So was just curious if any of you here collect SSI while working a limited amount? I mean for now I am more focusing on therapy and working on myself one goal is to really start eating healthy and focusing on physical health aspects so not planning to jump into anything all that soon. Though if I do become gradually more functional I imagine I might want to start doing something for myself to start attempting to make a living without being entirely dependent on SSI and various welfare. But the trouble is not sure what my limits are, I know if I got a job I'd have to report it and they'd deduct SSI accordingly from what I gather. Then of course even doing a little side work is supposed to be reported.

Then the other issue is if I hypothetically found some kind of work and got entirely taken off SSI...then I also would lose my medicaid I imagine since being on SSI is what qualifies me for it so then I wouldn't be able to afford continuing treatment for mental health issue and end up in another state of decomposition or basically ending up at my lowest state of functioning where i can hardly eat...and my anxiety and depression is just all over the place causing me hell. I am just kind of at a loss....or do I just submit to staying on the SSI and at least having a consistant amount of money coming in each month to survive on whilst being able to keep the medicaid. Just wish there was more options for attempting to better yourself while receiving disability without essentially facing financial penalties should you start making any kind of progress....I mean what is the grace period for being able to remain on some SSI while supplementing it with some low level part time work for instance?

So anyways guess I am just trying to think of my future....plan ahead and develop a couple goals but seems in some ways being on SSI ties my hands, while on the other hand the medicaid has helped significantly with getting more consistent treatment and its good to have an income to depend on even if its not much. I would not even say I live comfortably really...which hey could be worse but seems like attempting to better myself and improve functioning runs the risk of leaving me where I was before the SSI which was on the verge of comtamplating suicide on a consistant basis due to hopelessness of not even being able to afford my therapy appointments or my current medications should something fall through. So does anyone have any experience with this stuff...any advice is appreciated I just want to try and make the best choices with the least chance of backfiring.