I think it's fantastic you are planning for your future. I was on long term disability for almost 10 years. I never thought I'd be capable of working again. My psychiatrist had different ideas. He nudged me to get another grad degree and from there I took baby steps to make it back to full time professional employment. I'm a cancer researcher. I'm retired now and I write books about navigating life with a severe mental illness.

I think you will do great.