Brain Fogged Sufferer's with PFS - What Are Your Current Occupation's?

General Discussion
#1

Just curious, from a ‘bread and butter’ perspective, what do you fellow brain fog / cognitive sufferer’s do for a living?
How do you get by???

I, at the moment struggle to get by, and work as a home health aide for an elderly person. I became ill exactly one month, after completing a contract assignment with a reputable company. The economy tanked, and I was unemployed, for over two years afterwards. When healthy, I was doing pretty well, as a former technical contractor, but sadly now, I would not be able to handle such technical, analytical and detail oriented work with the PFS, and my cognitive issue’s.
I also think about finding a way to file, for disability if my condition would worsen. This is a disabling condition, and you literally have to push yourself, through this impaired state of consciousness, and pray you make it through a day, and get your next pay check to pay the rent.

Please state your current occupation’s. Thanks.

#2

Robertino -

I am a high school science teacher in Singapore. I was teaching in the US - but part of the reason I moved to Singapore is because my depression got so bad I thought I needed to move somewhere with good weather. I’ve been in Singapore for 7 months now, and the depression still hasn’t gone away. I, too, have the brain fog, and an extremely insensitive penis.
I know what you mean having to push yourself through - there are days when I don’t want to get out of bed, and I’ve never felt like that before I took Propecia.

Adam

#3

thx jorbie for sharing your personal story. you are a brave and strong man. very inspiring and good luck with thing’s my friend.
feel free to pm, as i would be intersted in learning about your teaching program. i also thought about teaching abroad, in a place that has healthy food, not stressful climate, nice people, and plenty of sunshine.

#4

I was network /desktop analyst.
I have lost my job ( for lack of motivation, poor memory, lack of attention to detail etc, due to lack of energy)and don’t know how would I hold if I get one with very little energy. Comparing health and sexual issues I don’t care about sex. I need my health back so that can earn bread and butter for my family.
This site and many posts here give the impression that main problem is sexual ( or lack of sexual feelings) which is very misleading. Our physical problem is far more serious and crippling.
I wish people here had paid more attention to physical and metal disabilities resulting from it rather than crying for sexual loss. I don’t mean I don’t have sexual problem I have very serious importance sometimes almost 100% importance.

#5

Agreed.

#6

Have you tried the protocol by BrongFogBoy. It helped me with my last crash. Agreed the brain fog is the worst evil of the two… Makes functioning at work incredibly difficult.

#7

Thanks. Keep them coming please. I’m glad this post can add to the practical side of thing’s, like the ability to hold a job, and get people to share how they make a living suffering with the daily frightening cognitive impairment due to fin usage.

As far as the core focus of PFS is concerned, totally agreed, that it’s heavily focused towards the sexual issue’s, but I’ve made mention already, that I’m trying to organize a television story about only the brain fog guy’s. This would help.

We live in a very cynical society, and media exposure, would add an element of compassion, from the general public, in that they would not only view us as, perhaps subconsciously, as ‘vain’ sufferers, like breast implant disaster woman for instance, but also men who suffer from a disabling cognitive illness, as a result of using finasteride. PM me if interested, and I will place your name on the list for the potential story. I only have a couple guy’s so far…Our issue is VERY crippling in that it has severely impacted our ability to survive, while respectfully, the penis issue’s do not threaten, for potential homelessness to some with cognitive & brain fog issue’s.

#8

Agreed, but what can be done to change this and raise more awareness?
There is no balance up to this point.