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Depression and GAD - hard to find work.....

Post a new topicby sandy66 on Tue Nov 11, 2008 2:03 am

My boyfriend has been diagnosed with depression and GAD. He is taking Lexapro and it seems to keep him calm and under control. He has not held a steady job for 5 years and does not have a good history for working and holding down a job for more than 2 years or shorter. Is there a resource that he can utilize to find work with these disorders? He is a great guy and we get along great. He is great with people, but noone seems to give him a chance. Everything seems under control, but he has not worked for a long time. His parents are bugging him - obviously - he is 40 years old and does not know how to take care of himself. I think that he just needs to find the right resource, you know what I mean? I want to marry him some day soon and have a family, but this whole thing scares me. Any resources or advice? And, what can I do to help him with his job search and/or depression and GAD?

Thanks.
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