I think that's horrible. Have you asked a legal professional if you really can't get your retraining paid for? Who has been saying that you can't get retraining paid for because of your mental health diagnosis? Perhaps they don't know themselves. People in all occupations can be willfully ignorant. I've found that sometimes people say I'm not eligible because it makes more work for them and they don't want to bother with me. Nasty experiences like that get me on the phone with their supervisor, lol.

I take it that you're not in the U.S. where I am, so the laws where you are may be different. But it hardly seems civilized or logical that someone who wants to work cannot receive financial assistance for retraining due to a mental health diagnosis. Here in the States, the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation helps people with any documented disability get the equipment, job training and support they need to get a job. They paid for my (very expensive) hearing aids a couple of times. Perhaps there is a similar government agency where you are?