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Originally Posted by unhappyguy
Sadly, my mental and emotional state continues to get worse. Yesterday, I met with someone in a clinic to evaluate if I should file for SSD.
Living on SSD benefits is not an easy life. I will be poor. But, I do not foresee anyone hiring me. I have had panic attacks / emotional outbursts at my last two jobs. Granted, there were circumstances. I was working for psychopaths who wanted me to quit; who purposely made the jobs impossible. But, I could not handle the harrassment. And, it not only led to my firings but also to PTSD, anxiety and depression issues. The harrassment also made it difficult to look for another job as it made me feel desperate and of low value. I worked harder and harder to hang on. Now, I do not know if anyone with hire me. So, I think I will have to file for SSD.
Perhaps, even worse, my emotional state continues to deteriorate. I now yell and scream at myself constantly every time something goes wrong. My apartment is a disaster. I manage to send out few resumes. I do some temp work as a concierge but no one will hire me for that type of work. And, my bad feet make it a poor career choice. I also suffer from epilepsy (petite mal), IBS and pre-diabetes that gave me a heart condition. Maybe it's best that I am on disability. (I am still on unemployment.) I guess it's the best choice - I am suffering terribly. Comments would be appreciated. Thanks.
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I know exactly how you feel. I was in the same situation 9 years ago. Someone brought up the idea of going on disability and I was totally against it at first. But then I realized that I had a serious problem and I needed to deal with it. Your not going to be driving a mercedes
while on disability but you can survive ok if you watch your money wisely. Many times you can get rent subsidies and other things that can help you financially. It took awhile but I was finally able to get things back into order and return to school full-time. I would not been able to do this if I wasn't on disability. You don't need to use disability for the rest of your life just until you get back on track. When it comes to looking for work employers don't need to know about your disability.