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I can certainly see your point. However, in today's economy it's extremely difficult to find a job as it is--employers aren't going to hire someone they have to acomodate.
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He's managed to find some - without a college degree.
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And nowadays, you need a college degree to work at McDonald's, for cryin' out loud! So more than likely, if he got off of disability, he would end up with no income at all.
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I don't think it's a matter of just going off disability immediately. You go slow and make sure you can support yourself. He can earn quite a bit of money without losing any of his disability. Over $900 per month on average. It's not really an either/or thing.
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And, while it's true that work is therapeutic, you did mention that his job is very "stressful and there's a good chance he'll fail at it." Which is worse? At least having somewhat of an income, or constantly working at jobs that are too much, only to keep losing them and having no income at all? That's not gonna help his self esteem much either.
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It's been very hard on his self-esteem to not work also. The best way to build self-esteem IMO is to make an effort and succeed. There's always a risk of failure. But there's also a chance of success.
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Perhaps he could do some volunteer work. At least when you're volunteering, you can get away with taking as many breaks as you need, taking time off when you get overwhelmed and doing hours that work for you.
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He won't do volunteer work. He says if he's going to work, he wants to be paid. He won't go to school either. Trust me we've covered this ground
ad nauseum. No volunteer work. No school work. And sitting home alone all the time sucks too.
He has very little social life and no hobbies or special interests.
I wish there were some easy answers. He's considered starting some kind of home-based business. Maybe that will work out for him one day.
We're just doing the best we can. I only responded to the OP to provide a possible alternative perspective. I wasn't trying to criticize anyone.