How angry are we these days?

[davidthegnome]

61. I considered it.

At twenty-nine, I've never had a job I've been able to keep doing for more than three or four months, until recently. When I had my latest disaster... psychological breakdown, whatever (PTSD), I I set up a meeting with a lawyer to see if it would make sense for me to apply for disability. I have been in the "looking for work" business so very many times in such a short life. At times I've spent months, even a year, just looking for something I could do given my limitations.

Listening to the lawyer talk about it really quickly convinced me that it wouldn't be a terribly good idea for me. I'm still young enough to work, I'm in reasonable physical condition... and I'm hoping that at some point, I will get the upper hand against... well, myself.

It would have been a max of something like 200-300 bucks a week (not sure if this differs greatly between states, but I'm in Maine) and I would have had to have been satisfied with that, not trying to work to earn more, being careful not to do too well if I go back to school.

So I shook her hand, thanked her for her time, and went back to work. Six hundred a month isn't huge, but it's enough to live with my parents. It just sucks having to explain to potential girlfriends, friends, and even co-workers that... well, yes, I live with my mom and dad, because I'm screwed up in the head. Ugh.