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#1
Aug 01, 2017, 02:48 AM
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so I want to throw something out there and see what others responses to it and reactions/comments are...
for people who are unable to financially support themselves because of their mental illness disability, how do you deal with the thought(s) that all you are is a financial burden?! 
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#2
Aug 01, 2017, 03:07 PM
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Well... I don't have this problem so much anymore since my wife & I are both retired & drawing Social Security benefits. However I stopped working years before she did. So there were quite a few years when I definitely felt like a financial burden.
What I did to try to deal with the situation was that I did as much as I could around the house. I did most of the cleaning & cooking as well as working on the various home maintenance projects that needed to be done. |
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#3
Aug 01, 2017, 07:26 PM
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I worked full time for over 20 years and faithfully paid my taxes. I'm on disability now and don't fill like a financial burden. Would I choose this? Absolutely not. I can't contribute financially around the house much so I contribute in other ways. I don't feel like a burden and I hope you don't either.
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Aug 01, 2017, 07:42 PM
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 I financially burden the state rather than a family. Nevertheless, the thought I'm a weight around society's neck is ... uncomfortable.On the other hand, I recognize my existence serves as a justification for several agencies to exist and draw funds from the state. Sometimes I wonder how many people my continued living "supports" in government service. 
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Aug 02, 2017, 09:29 AM
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#6
Aug 03, 2017, 04:53 PM
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oh it definitely is uncomfortable and a horrible feeling/thought. but it's one thing to have the thought on your own. it's a completely different horror to have someone else project that onto you...
 
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#7
Aug 03, 2017, 05:40 PM
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Quote:
True. Family? Relatives?
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Aug 03, 2017, 05:57 PM
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I really felt like a financial burden before I got disability. Now at least I'm paying something
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Aug 04, 2017, 09:39 AM
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#10
Aug 07, 2017, 04:57 AM
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Quote:
bingo
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#11
Aug 07, 2017, 05:06 AM
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I feel like a burden, as well..
and not only financially.
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#12
Aug 08, 2017, 12:49 AM
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dude, I completely understand. it's s**t like that that makes people feel like they shouldn't even be here anymore. and that really messes with the head...
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