u/Dazzling_Hand6170

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I (26M/F) need to get this off my chest and get some perspective. I know my work history isn't traditional. I’ve been technically unemployed for the last 10 years, but I haven't been idle. I do gig work—freelance writing, resume writing, and SEO marketing—to bring in money. I am also on disability (SSI) and receive financial aid for school, which allows me to pay my share of the rent and buy groceries.

Back in January, I fell in love with entrepreneurship and developed a startup idea. I worked hard and actually booked two meetings with very prominent companies in my city that are interested in my solution.

This is where everything fell apart.

Two weeks ago, my younger brother agreed to drive me to the first meeting. At the last minute, he backed out. My mom, who is chronically ill with heart failure, stepped up and offered to take me instead.

When my older brother, Eric, found out, he went off on me. He told my mom that this business is a complete waste of time. He started listing all of my past failures, saying I've never done anything right and that I’ll never be organized enough to succeed. He brought up a time years ago when he took me to something similar that didn't pan out, claiming I wasted his time then and he won't let me "waste our mom's time while she's battling heart failure."

After that speech, my younger brother piled on. He told me he won't drive me or pick me up, banned me from using his car, and said, "You have money for the bus or an Uber anyway."

Eric is right that I’ve had interviews and projects in the past that didn't work out. But what hurts the most is the hypocrisy and lack of support:

* I gave Eric half of my school money to start a small business, which failed.

* I gave Eric my entire SSI checks to help fix his car.

* He has never paid me back a single dime.

* I used to let both of them buy whatever they wanted on my food stamp card, even when it meant I only ate what they wanted.

* When my younger brother was trying to be an artist, I promoted him everywhere and did everything to support his dream.

I am literally in tears writing this. This is the first time my younger brother has ever treated me like this, and it is completely heartbreaking.

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Well it happened pretty much. I don't know how to feel about it tbh.

I've been on disability/ SSI for years and there was a lot of tension in the house from my older brother about it. When my uncle found out about the whole kicking me out thing they got into a fight and my uncle said. She helps with rent and is the reason there's fucking groceries in this house why can't she stay here? ....

Brother pretty much started to threaten me with karma and poetic Justice that's when my uncle told me to pack everything and leave with him. He said at this point it's probably not the best idea for me to stay here since he didn't like the tone in my brother's voice. I started to apply for jobs again while looking for a job/ living with my uncle. We just switched my disability check and food stamps to me. Finally.

One of my mentors suggested to me that I change the positioning of my startup and see if I can land bigger clients. He kept saying that the people I'm trying to work with aren't right so I took his advice and it's working. I booked three meetings with major enterprise clients. in short one check could change my life but I'm really nervous and stressed. I'm in a really bad situation and in a way this could be my key out of my current life. So these meetings are high stakes for me and I feel like I'm just going to make myself look desperate because of where I am in my current life. I just need some advice... Anything would be good

Looking for founders who we can relate to my situation

I'm just so nervous I can't think anything

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I’m a 26-year-old female and have basically been a NEET (unemployed) for the last ten years. I've done some gig and freelance work over the last five years.

Lately, my older brother and I have been getting into heated arguments because he feels I don't contribute anything. He recently told my mom that if she passes away or leaves the house, he’s giving me a 30-day notice to get out.

My uncle sat me down this morning and asked what my plan is once she’s gone. He made it clear that I’m essentially about to be homeless. He told me that while I can keep working on my startup, it’s a waste of time right now since it’s not making money. He said I need to get a job ASAP—it doesn’t matter what it is, I just need a paycheck.

He’s going to try to help me sign up for independent living and disability programs. He mentioned I could live with him as a last resort, but he already works two jobs and has a family, and I feel like a total burden.

I want to work. I really do. But every time I apply, I don’t get hired. If I get an interview, it goes nowhere. The longest I’ve ever held a job was two months before being fired. For context, I was diagnosed with intellectual disabilities at 14 and show many signs of autism.

I tried the entrepreneur route because traditional employment wasn't working, but I’ve run out of time. My uncle says he won't let me go homeless because of my disabilities, but I can't live like this. I’m willing to do anything to get started immediately. I know my diagnosis creates barriers, but I’m desperate.

Does anyone have advice for someone neurodivergent to find work quickly? Or are there specific programs I should be looking into? I'll take anything.

This morning I got up and my uncle sat me down and spoke to me about when I was going to get a job and the resentment my brother has for me about being unemployed/ on SSI. I said that right now I don't work because I applied for jobs for around seven years and never got hired. My uncle says he's going to try to put me in a special needs program to help me get a job but my mom tried to do this for years. I could never get into any independent living program. I could never get into special needs job programs. For years I'd apply for these places but never successfully got placed. He says this can help me but I'm so over it.

I don't have any friends. I'm a 27 year old virgin. I've tried meeting guys and going on dates but nobody was interested. I used to literally have guys give me money for no reason then they'd just leave. Never had sex. I'm going to be 30 years old with no job, no relationships and no friends.

My brother is probably going to kick me out because I'm only tolerated because of family members. That's why my uncle is aggressively trying to get me into any program he can before my mom leaves to get her heart transplant.

Tbh I'm thinking about just killing myself. No matter what I do I can't make money no matter what I do I can't make friends I can't get into relationships. I can't even get gig work anymore it's been years since any opportunity has come for me. Now I'm just trapped with no real options. My startup is probably going to fail. Nothing I've done has gone right at all. I actually made the startup after losing all of my friends/ having to take classes online. I just woke up one day and realized my life is so ridiculously horrible I might as well should start this because I have nothing else to live for I literally lost everything. I'm looking at being homeless. I've tried being friends with other neets even Incels. Even the Incels rejected me.

I know this sounds harsh but if you're ugly, broke, have no friends and can't even get basic gig Jobs anymore what is the point of being alive? My biggest regret in my life is that I failed to kill myself when I was younger. I had no idea that I'd be so alone and miserable as an adult and my past scuide attempts failed