Hi JanyeEli,

I'm sorry you're in the situation you're in. I'm in much the same boat. I'm 47 and haven't worked in 6 years due to a combination of mental illness and addiction struggles. I've been living off my retirement savings for those past 6 years.

Most of my friends all have jobs and partners so I don't get to see them, often, and even then I can't really afford to go out. Recently, I've started attending meetup groups that put on low cost or free events. those get me out of the house, I meet new people, and I generally have a good time.

I'm in rehab now, but as soon as I finish, I'm going to start looking hard for work. I honestly believe that I can find a job, if I just keep trying.

But some days it's really hard to find the motivation to keep going.

I try not to think about retirement, since I know it most likely will be on very limited funds, but I have 20 years before that happens and a lot can happen in that time frame.

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