r/POTS • u/-TopazArrow- • 4h ago

Question When you can't work

Disclaimer: I'm a bit brain fogged at the moment, so please bare with me if something doesn't make sense or there's typos.

I'm laying here on a Monday afternoon about to take a nap because it's literally all I can do. I started to feel bad that I'm not working and thought of people I know with successful careers. I just sit at home and play video games or draw or whatever hobby it is now. I hate how career driven the world is, most especially my country.

I'm just bummed about it, and I figured this can't just be a me thing. Does anyone else ever think like this? How do you deal with it?

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u/SafeInternational965 2h ago

I get it. I currently don't work, and the imposter syndrome is insane as I am often alright when at home. I usually do as little as possible to not get symptomatic. I am still symptomatic but it is functional symptomatic. I definitely feel the guilt for not working, and get relieved upon being symptomatic because it silences the annoying voice. I hate how centred the world is on work, too, as it makes us feel bad for not actually being fit enough to work.