Start with something part time. Underemployment is better than unemployment and can be a way for you to get used to the environment. If you like the place, see if you can increase your hours. If you don't, either fix what you don't like (if possible) or find another one.

I am doing a part-time degree but this doesn't count as work in my dad's eyes. If I take any extra work I am classed as working too much and will be removed from health benefits (in the UK, it's ESA) and I will be placed into the full time jobseekers category where I have to sign on in a jobcentre every week. There is no middle ground. The UN has recognised that the UK's benefits system is particularly harmful for people with intellectual and psychosocial disabilities but nothing is being done and the government don't care.

Going into the jobcentre is actually the most stressful aspect of the process for me, but I also have to prove I am searching for work and cannot turn down an offer of work for health reasons. If I do, they'll tell me I am on the wrong benefits and cancel my claim. When I am back on ESA I will be told I work too much and will be disqualified plus there is an extremely long waiting period for assessment, during which time I will be at least £30 per week worse off.

My big problem personally is maintaining productivity. I work from home so I can be comfortable and have my cat and whatnot which makes it easier, but it's also harder to stay focused.

Same here. I am trying to set up a dog walking social enterprise but progress is extremely slow. I am constantly distracted and other things always seem more urgent. Like walking my own dog, planning food, sorting my laundry, making my bed, doing my university work, planning my family visit next week, budgeting, talking on Reddit....the list is endless and constantly replenishes.

I totally get what you mean about finding a niche within a particular role. I worked in Pizza Hut for a long time. While I hate places like that and never actually eat out really, I could hyperfocus on one particular task like bussing tables or replenishing the salad bar. Everyone knew I was a bit weird but seemed to like me for it rather than exclude me. I was never overly interested in working for tips and much preferred non customer facing jobs.

I've been looking into going into a more technical field but all of my experience is in customer service as I have always tended to do things I am bad at in order to improve upon my weaknesses. So my CV suggests my strengths are in an area which is actually the opposite of what they truly are. I'd like to teach myself a technical skill in ICT but don't really know where to begin. And with my degree, busy home life and inching towards setting up a business, I just don't seem to have the time to devote to it.