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Originally Posted by thickntired
Hellion,
I can so relate to how you feel. I get all panicky when I leave the house, and it's gotten so bad that now I rarely get out of my pj's! Also, since I was approved for SSDI there is even less reason to get up and get dressed bc I'm not working. I joined a gym, which I haven't been to in weeks, and I did some volunteer stints. The problem for me with staying home is I tend to wallow in my problems. And the more time I spend online the less I'm able to relate to people in real life.
I would recommend you try to find a reason once a week to get out of the house. Just baby steps because I think it would make us all feel better and more able to handle the dreaded social events we can't get out of, ie Christmas or SSDI evaluations.
Peace & Hugs,
TnT
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If I get on SSI even though I wouldn't nessisarily have a specific reason to get up but it would allow me funds to be able to do some of the things I would like to...I mean even catching the bus to go anywhere costs 2.50 and I've been everywhere worth going in walking distance repeatedly not really much around my house other then stores, bars and fast food places which of course cost money. The park is free but walking around there alone gets rather old. At the very least SSI would help me be less financially dependant on people like my mom because then I could at least cover my own transportation costs.
But yeah there really isn't much to do out of the house..and then half the time even when I do come up with an idea then the bus ride costs too much so then I have to try and figure out transportation but don't have gas money to offer anyone or just stay at home if I can't figure something out.