What to do? >:l

Started the SSDI process. Now what am I gonna do for 6-18 months going through the processes?? I'm currently dependent on my spouse who makes 900 a month after taxes. We are struggling. It's hard to imagine waiting so long for relief. I'm currently in a vocational rehabilitation program but we are having issues due to anxiety and delusions. My team and I are still working out the kinks in my meds. I'm not even allowed to drive on my meds! It's a **** situation and I'm feeling really intense fight or flight feelings. I can run through walls right now I swear! Food stamps help a little with 80$ a month. The only people I can turn to for financial help are my parents, one who is disabled and poor, the other who is cloud deep in debt and can't even spare a dime! Anybody else been here before?! I can't stop obsessing about it!! I'm feeling pressured, backed into a corner. Bad things ALWAYS happen when I feel like this. I used to turn to drugs and alcohol and online affairs but I can't mess with any of those as part of my rehabilitation!!

UGH

Im sorry things are so rough for you. Hopefully you get relief soon.

I don't know what your living situation is but apply for welfare, section 8, heap , and toys for tots if you have children under 14. I'd call water and get levelised billing. If you have an Angel food alternative near you I'd go with that for food. Can you cut cable? Have a garage sale anything like that? Maybe craft shows? Strip to the bare minimum for now.cancel cellphones and get a safe link phone.? I know it sucks but it can be done. Just remember this is temporary. There's always the option to go back to school and live off student aid while learning a trade that works with your BP.

My disability was approved within 3 months of application. So it's possible you might get it sooner.

Miguel'smom has some excellent suggestions. Also hold onto the hope you might get your disability sooner-- it can happen.

I just got approved for my disability and it took like 28 months. For food you can hit up different food banks and churches during the month. For power we have had Salvation Army help pay the bills. Also like in our area after a certain time of the year if you have kids at home they can't shut off your power I don't know if this does not work if you have no children at home. If you get denied the first time for SSDI put the next set of paperwork in right away. I was denied twice and on the last and final appeal I hired a lawyer and we won. Good luck to you.

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I was "lucky" enough to be fired from my last job so I was eligible for unemployment which magically ran out one week before my ssdi payment came thru. My mom was denied twice and is working part time jobs and repeatedly being fired since she shouldn't be working at all. We are waiting for her court date so I don't know how hers will turn out. Just take it a day at a time.

I'm sorry you're going through this! My back's against the wall too. All I know to do is focus on getting through TODAY. If I think too far ahead, next week, next month or even tomorrow, I get so overwhelmed that I just shut down completely and absolutely nothing accomplished! It does suck living moment to moment, in a perpetual state of waiting for things to change, but sometimes that's all we can do. I just deal with whatever life hands me today, and hope that something will happen tomorrow that will make a difference. Eventually those months of waiting will pass, you've just got to make it through the day the best way you know how. Best of luck to you!

When I was in the no income period of disability (which was only 3 months for me) I found swagbucks.com which is a way you can earn some money online. I still do it. Depending on how much time you are willing to put in you can earn gift cards (including paypal) that can help. I generally make $50 per month (less right now because I'm not feeling well enough to work at it). It's got a lot of ways to earn; I get most of mine through using their search engine, surveys, and watching videos (which I do with the sound off and while I do other things so I pay little attention to what is on the screen). It's not like it pays well and it takes patience and practice with knowing what works for you to earn but it can help a little bit (and there are people who make a lot more than I do).