Tired of hiding at home all the time.

[flyflyfly]

I'm having a really hard time finding a job that's suitable for my condition.

Criteria includes it has to be near to my home and has the least human interaction.

Sometimes I get really depressed while finding a job because normally people would look for jobs that give the most money, or is of their interest.

Yet I'm looking for jobs that are probably the most dull and least paid. Can anyone share their jobs and experience?

[allbymyselfagain]

Hello fly fly fly, I understand what you are saying, I work in a busy hospital and there are many times during my shifts when I become stressed due to other peoples reactions towards my odour. It can be extremely difficult to cope, but I seem to.

I have often thought of finding a job where I can work by myself, but there are not that many around. I thought about becoming a lighthouse keeper at one point, only to discover that they no longer exist. Then I thought about applying to become a road sweeper, but that would not give me the job satisfaction that I get from looking after my patients. Besides, why should I hide away?

[Arun Nagrath]

Hey Flyflyfly,
Well you do a good job on this site. I wouldn't have found a good Avatar if I didn't click on yours! I went to the same site and got one too.

Hey guys, why don't you also visit this site:-

photobucket.com/findstuff/

I got mine from the Photography Styles subheading.

To add an Avatar to your profile, first copy the URL address from some cool picture on photobucket.com or other such site. Then click on your Username, then click on Modify Profile, then click on Avatar URL, then paste the URL address from the Avatar you found.

DONE!

[jaxthemax]

@fly

I can totally relate to you since I'm trying to find a job currently. I did get an interview at tj maxx the other day. I don't if I smelled bad because some people didn't seem to be bothered by my odor while others made me feel like I was lingering a smell. The only advice I can give you is to maybe start a blog on something that people need. I know I did, and though I haven't made any money on it yet. It's getting there

[Arun Nagrath]

I am a Hospital Pharmacist and find being on the wards isn't so bad because you would expect smells on hospital wards. Obviously, this is a specialised field but I am sure there are many hospital jobs out there that don't need degrees. Just Google non-skilled hospital jobs (unless you have a degree etc).

Another member I know owns a pet shop. If one owns a small business premises, one can always install high efficiency extraction ventilation. If carefully positioned, this can stop severe body odour from being detected.

[mpdela]

Arun,

These are great suggestions. My younger son got a part time job as a transporter, taking patients from their room to other departments, while he goes to college. Sometimes when he gets home, his odor is very strong, but he says that some patients have strong odor as well, so it sort of blends in.

My older son worked as a volunteer at the Humane Society for a while, and that was more relaxing for him. He had already gotten his odor under control by that time, but it was still a relaxing environment for him.

María

[flyflyfly]

Hi Maria!

I'm always envious of people who make it big, I know they work hard for it, and had overcome many obstacles.

I wish to be a professional working adult myself, I am trying to find an inner strength and then work myself towards the goal.

I know that even without the odor problems, there will still be many huddles to overcome.

I keep telling myself not to give up, and to keep trying.

[mpdela]

Hi flyflyfly,

You have a very admiral ambition - to find happiness and to not surrender to the burden of living with this condition. After all is said and done at the end of your days, you will look back and be proud of how you overcame your obstacles as you see fit.

Set your own standards, not what you may think others expect from you. Determine what will make you happy, and go for it one step at a time, not at anyone else's pace.

Keep in mind, it's all about you - your criteria, your dreams and goals, not anyone else's. Because at the end of your life, you will be pleased if you lived up to them. You will probably feel cheated if you live up to other people's expectations, or if you are paralyzed and take no action to follow your dreams because of other people.

With this in mind, an odor condition is only an challenge for us to find a way to "work around it" in every respect - trying to control it, and creating a social life in which we manage to establish meaningful relationships that bring us joy.

In our community, we have many professionals who figured out how to do it, and many have Bachelor's and Masters Degrees in their field, and others have PhDs. Many are happily married or are in meaningful relationships. I bet you none will tell you it was easy, but they did it. And I bet that at the end of their days, they'll look back and smile.

María

[flyflyfly]

Hi Maria,

I know it's hard. I've been in hiding for a year and recently over the past few weeks, I noticed I've got frequent chest pains and headaches. I have been depressed over the year and did not exercise (gained 10kg+ over a year). And I've not been eating healthily (lots of canned/processed food).

I think it's taken a toll on my body and I will go to the doctor soon for a checkup. This has got me thinking and jolted myself a reality check: This will not be the way I shall continue living my life.

I hope the chest pains are not serious (I'm only 23) and will update here.

[mpdela]

Good luck to you with this, flyflyfly. You are too young and your whole life is still ahead of you. You can make it whatever you want it to be.

María