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Old Oct 22, 2019, 12:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Wild Coyote View Post
Hey Blue_Bird!

Those seem like valid triggers to me! I could be very triggered by your list. Financial stress is a huge one!

I recall living as a student in an area outside of the college I was attending. I was working full-time and I had to give 90%nof my money to the school each month. (I was a self-supporting student. I was limiiting what I would take out in school loans.) It was very stressful. I could not just go to the cafeteria to eat, necessarily. I do have some meal tickets; yet they were limited. I was very thin then! I'd needed glasses and would have to find an additional job to buy them. etc. I was lucky, I did not have to see the dentist during those years. I am making up for it now!

Just when I thought my days of very limited means were over, I became very ill with physical conditions and had to go out on disability. I was single then. I had no income while insurances fought over who owed me money. I also had to apply for SSDI. It was required by the insurance company. I was trying to live on $162.00/month (General Relief) until my disability claim was approved. I had to sell anything/everything I had. Once I had my disabiity pay, it helped, but it was not enough to live on. The benefits were also lacking and/or terrible. There were so very many expenses that insurance would not cover. It was a nightmare. It IS a nightmare for many people. ;(

Fortunately, I had a lot of training in surviving on very little income, as I had grown up in poverty.

All of this to say: I do know your concerns can cause an incredible amount of stress. I understand how financial stress can be very discouraging and can cause an enormous amount of anxiety. It is very difficult to resolve financial stess, as in many situations, income is fixed and despite the increasing bills, no additional monies will be arriving anytime soon.
I feel for you and I hope it, somehow, gets easier!
This about sums up my situation coming up in 4 months..... **** me.
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