sidestepper,
I'm sorry but that is much easier said than done. I was told several years ago that I needed to be on disability but I did not want to go that route. I did not want to "take the easy way out." I wanted to work as long as possible in order to have a good work record. Unfortunatley, I have both physical and mental issues that make it virtually impossible for me to handle any job. I have been let go from some the few jobs I could get in a very short time, some after a few weeks, some after a few days, and a couple after an hour, because I couldn't handle the demands. With other jobs, my supervisors just thought I was being lazy so they would pile the most amount of grunt work on me to "teach me a lesson," plus I would get bullied by the other employees because of my limitations, so I was forced to quit. That doesn't look good so a lot of places won't hire me! Even if you do find a government program that will "help," no one will hire you if you don't have experience or good references. I am talking about the real world here, not a fantasy that looks good on paper. And you cant force someone to hire you.