I recently stopped working again, due to termination, and went back on SSDI. The SSDI I get is really good but still doesn't cover my bills. I am trying so hard to make it all stretch. I'm using every benefit I can but I don't know how I'm going to afford Medicare premiums on top of my bills already.

I get too much from SSDI to qualify for most other benefit programs. I'm doing some freelance work part-time, but it's not even making a dent, and I can't go over a certain monthly limit or I'll get kicked off SSDI.

I'm not sure what to do anymore. I'm definitely about to reach an impasse.

I have been looking for full-time work, but I moved to this city for the job that I got laid off from, and there's just not a lot of opportunity for the type of work I did here. It's a very competitive field. And I can't afford, financially or psychologically, to move right now to try and find work.

I just don't know what to do anymore.

Something has got to give. And I'm just afraid it's going to be me.

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