Thank you for your help so far. I'm in Oregon.

I'm not on disability (SSDI), I only have a disability (the BP). I'm collecting unemployment benefits at this point, which would also be affected by any earnings, but I'd much rather work than collect benefits. I hate being dependent on the government for anything! But I had only a few hundred bucks in savings, and burned through it weeks ago.....not much of a choice but to apply for UI.

My pdoc and I have had a discussion about SSDI, and we both agree that I'm not bad off enough for that---in fact, he out-and-out refuses to sign off on anyone who's capable of some kind of work, because they tend to get worse without having something constructive to do. There are plenty of people on SSDI who absolutely deserve their benefits; nobody questions that. But for someone like me, whose MI is serious but not the end of the world, it wouldn't be appropriate.

I'm sort of in a no-man's land---I have medical restrictions on the kind of work I can do, and nursing is NOTHING if not stressful. That's why I'm looking into VR---I need a much lower-stress job and may need to be trained for one, or integrate my nursing knowledge and experience with some other kind of work. In the meantime, it would be great if they can help with treatment costs, as I no longer have health insurance and my expenses are outrageous.

Thanks for the tips so far.