Are there any jobs that you can't do if you have a history of mental illness?
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I would think it depends on the mental illness, the circumstances surrounding it, whether you have been sectioned and if you are currently on drugs to prevent relapses.
I would think that the military and police would have to be ruled out [but not necessarily] but a lot of jobs it would still be okay to do if you had a history, but as I said earlier it depends on the type and whether you would be a danger to other people as well as yourself.
One in four people have mental health problems during their life, unfortunately there is still a lot of prejudice surrounding mental illness. It is a hidden problem and many people feel ashamed to admit it. As someone who has a history of mental illness I understand the stigma surrounding it. There is a link below for you to get some professional advice.
anything involving knives or axes, I would think
Try envelope licker
psychiatry
Don't tell them about it!
They're coming to get you anyway.
Don't do lab-work as you will always be surrounded by men in white coats!
Politics Id guess but it hasnt stopped some it would seem - being an astronaut Id avoid that otherwise just do like everyone else does & pretend ur normal :-)
Surgeon
Don't think they'd let you be in charge of the red button to start a nuclear war. Anything else - go for it! - Bunny
I'm sure the question requested sensible answers.
You do not say what level of mental illness you have a history of.
Ever since I suffered a nervous breakdown as a result of an incident whilst on duty at work I have been the main carer for my 3 year old twin daughters.
They start fulltime school in September next year and will need something to fill the time I would have spent looking after the kids.
It has been recommended to me that I maybe start with some volunteer work as it is non contractual and if I find myself unable to cope I can leave. If this works out the next stage would be to move into some form of stress free part time position.
Like I said before you do not say what your history is but I would suggest that if you have not been working as a result of your illness then your re integration into work should be gradual.
Are you currently on incapacity benefit or some other ill health benefit. If so I believe there is a scheme called the permitted work scheme run by the DWP (if you are in the UK). Under this scheme you are allowed to work and earn a small amount without your benefits affected and if you find that you can't cope you are not penalised for not working.
Not sure of the exact details and it would be advisable to seek advice from your local DWP office. I am only just looking into this scheme myself.
Hope this helps. Good luck with your future.
I apologise for all the stupid answers you have got. You can do psychiatry, but you need to convince occupational health you are OK to do the job. The problems are if there is a lot of prejudice. The private sector is sometimes a bit difficult. A lot of people have peroids of depression now and I think prejudice is not so bad.
Because mental illness means you are socially disordered they don't want you. It also means if you want to work get away from the doctors.
Nothing in which you are armed.
Pharmacist or pharmacy tech. Those people need to get background checked and checked for history of mental illness.
You can do any job, as long as you fix your self before you "fix other people".
All of them, because you havn't a hope in hell of getting a job with all the discrimination around
I was in hospital for six weeks with depression. I have just got the job of my dreams, Graduate DSP Software Engineer, even though I had to declare my hospitalisation on their medical form. However, after coming out of hospital it took me two years before I was able to go for the job I wanted. My confidence was too low at that time to pass the interviews for graduate positions; having been in a mental ward made me feel pretty shitty and affected my interview performance.
Start low and build up your confidence. If you keep a clean record you'll be able to tell future employees that you've had no sick days since your hospitialisation.
In the united states, you cannot be in the military, can't be a commercial truck driver or pilot, (if you're on meds, you can't even fly a plane for fun), most states not a police officer, basically any job requiring a gun (in my state, you can have a gun if you have a mental illness, if you were never committed by a court. But I doubt you can be a cop, anyhow). If you were bipolar and blew your credit rating spending too much, you lose access to a lot of jobs because they do credit checks pretty often nowadays.
Usually, you want to avoid high stress jobs anyway. Also, if you are bipolar, you should avoid swing shift or night shift jobs like the plague.
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