How do you afford basic necessities if you can’t work and don’t qualify for disability?
Hi there,
So. I have been disabled in one way or another since I was a young child.
Lately I have been experiencing new and distressing symptoms that have my doctors stumped.
I have called out of work the last few days, and there is no relief of my symptoms in sight.
I’m in a lot of pain and moving makes it a lot worse.
I’m pretty concerned I might lose my job or just get to a point where I can’t work because of the pain. However, it’s not like I have a diagnosis to point to, to apply for disability, and my other diagnosed conditions have been determined that I can in fact work, quality of life be damned.
I feel like if I got a work from home job, it would be life changing, but those are so scarce atm.
I’m… really not sure what to do. The kindness of my friends and family will only go so far as far as being able to get my basic needs met (food, shelter, etc.)
How do you afford to live while not being able to receive disability, yet you can’t work?