Are there ideal jobs for lymies? What kind of work do you do?

Currently I work in an office M-F 9-5 and work as a server 1-2 nights per week (for my day boss' restaurant).
Lately, I'm having a lot of questions about lifestyle choices, etc Sorry if this isn't appropriate for this forum.

My boss and managers at both places have been so great once they found out what I was dealing with healthwise. In fact, my boss has a close friend who is very sick from Lyme and Co. and he put me in touch with her and she's been a tremendous help.

I can't imagine leaving either place and starting over but the restaurant work is getting difficult: I can't think fast enough when it gets busy, I have problems with elapsed time/memory, my hands sometimes have tremors which makes people think I'm drunk/hungover and I'm worried one day I'll drop plates, glasses, etc., I can't move fast enough because of the muscle stiffness, I get dizzy being on my feet too long, I startle easily, I get claustrophobic, and I get VERY angry at any type of criticism from my co-workers (there were a few times when I almost walked out mid shift!)

I need the second job to supplement my income (it's decent money without long hours) but at my best I'm about 75% of who I used to be which stresses me out. Most of my time at work consists of me trying to deal with my weirdness and just make it through to the end of the day.

It just got me wondering if there were really any ideal jobs for us and what are they?

pmm,

I am sorry you are in this position. It is so very hard when you have to work but you just can't do what you need to do to get the job done. I was so embarrassed and frustrated because I did not have a diagnoses other than "there is no explanation" but I just could not do my job. I had to quit and go on disability.

I can't help you with ideas but I know that there are those who can.

I do want to comment that you shouldn't feel bad about leaving. They can see how it affects your work and will understand. You could always go back later when you get well.

One thing I am considering is starting a home business to supplement the income, but that may not be feasible for you.

Good luck with whatever you decide.

I'm a computer programmer. I have done the same job since college, and frankly I loved it but most of the time I could do it blind folded. It's more of a how fast can you do things then how well. I was fine during this period of time.

Then we had a retirement. The guy who managed our entire software system. I was offered the position and accepted. No notes, not one thing written down. I trained for 10 months... the guy before me had 10 years that he worked with the original author of the code.

I felt behind the 8 ball. I have been on my own for a year and it has gone well. But... I fail when there is extreme pressure. I just cannot organize my mind. It used to be what I was good at... I also have days where there is incredible lack of focus. I need to focus!! But I have been having systemic herx since UVLrx last Sunday. Fatigue has been there all week, but other symptoms seem to be moving in waves. Mostly affecting my mind.

TGIF. I got thru today's emergency but it is one area that I still struggle with.

PeteZa, I am with you... overall, I feel much better when I go to work and do the routine... but when my brain fails me, it stinks...

It's so funny how my life is suddenly clicking together....I know what you mean astroman by underemploying yourself. I couldn't pursue a career in teaching because I always had it in the back of my mind that I couldn't do the commitment to the everyday job and the pressure and the hours and the being with people; it all seemed so draining. Restaurant work, when I did it full time, allowed me to only work 4 days a week, I didn't have to wake up early, and it was pretty easy to call out sick. But it also allowed me to feel really bad for a long time without seeking a reason other than depression. I was wishing to go back to restaurant work because of the 4 day work week but it's too physically demanding now. :(

On a positive note, my boss approached me today because I was really not having a good day. He's a wonderful man and really has been understanding in all of this....he's going to help me as much as he can.

I am in the IT field like 3HumpedCamel and luckily I telework from home. I do my best to get my job done, but when fatigue calls, I don't fight it and take a nap or a break.

Drawback is I end up working later in the day to make up for time lost and some on weekends.

It would be very difficult for me to be in a cube. I'd have my desk covered in supplements :)

3HumpedCamel, I use Mucuna and l-theanine combo for days I need extra focus. it works by providing l-dopa, and helps with depression for those who have a dopamine based depression. It is not habit forming.