u/Reasonable-Town4456

Hi. I'm 26 and have been homeless for a little over a year. I've worked for the same company since October, but things are getting bad. I injured my wrist at work and failed to report it. I went to Urgent Care, ER as directed by UC, and a really shitty Ortho as directed by ER.

Something something, worker's comp, now my employer hates me and I don't have proof that I can't fucking work right now. This all snowballed so fast and idk what to do. I'm already homeless and in some medical debt that will eat up all my savings if I lose my job. I am medicated for mental health issues and have overall been successful as a homeless person (I even have a place to live lined up by the shelter) but... I can't do this. I can't deal with the debt or shame from smashing my wrist and the employees at the ER calling me a child and not having any family for years now and not ever getting a fucking break to just breakdown and cry. Im typing all this with my non dominant hand.

I can't do this. It feels like stability in life is fake. This stuff is literally why so many homeless people just give up and live outside on the streets. I'm really strong and really resilient but no one fucking cares about me but me. People take advantage of me and treat me like I can't do anything right because of my autistic quirks. What the hell am I supposed to do?

I dunno, really the title is it. Just really "hands-off" treatment from everyone, until they find a good "reason" to let me go, like clocking in late or smth. I just sorta feel really taken-advantage of when it comes to work, I get bullied or talked down to a LOT, and no amount of performing "confidence" is gonna fix my brain wiring. I get the "dumbed down" tasks because they tend to think i can't do anything right (I'm visibly autistic, apparently?)

I don't want to go on disability at all but I don't even know what "Autism-friendly" jobs would be safe enough for me.

I have a really good friend, who I've known for a while now; we meet up a few times a week to hang out. We're both at similar points in transition/lack-of which helps us relate to each other's experiences as nonbinary people.

I'm so happy to have a chill, queer friendship like this. I feel like I can talk openly about my identity with someone who gets it - without pressure to date or explain myself so much.

In the future, I want to make all kinds of queer friends and ensure my friendship a safe space for others. I also want to throw little queer get-togethers where we read books and eat homemade snacks! XP