I'm 26, soon to be 27. In addition to being bipolar, I have GAD, and am autistic. Oh, and I've never had a job! I know. I think about how pathetic it is constantly.

I'm pretty close to finishing a political science degree from a shitty commuter school with a pretty low GPA (2.7ish), certainly not good enough to get into any grad programs even if I was capable of that.

I know I'll have to work eventually but thinking about it makes me so anxious and sad. I do have interests (fishing, photography, reading), but I feel like I'm too anxious and awkward around people to ever pursue the very limited career options that involve those things. I just feel utterly worthless for never having had a job.

That said, I KNOW some of you are either in the same place now or have been at some point. Or maybe you've reached your goals and maintained a succesful career despite your diagnosis. Regardless, I just figured that instead of sitting here ruminating and beating myself up about never working, I'd ask what y'all do for a living.

Hopefully I get some interesting answers!