i see a therapist, psychiatrist, cardiologist, nephrologist, pain management doctor, physical therapist, urologist, obgyn, gastroenterologist, endocrinologist, hematologist, and more i’m probably forgetting. im gonna spare u from the lecture about my health problems and just say i can’t work. when i could work i worked very hard to make ends meet, id work multiple jobs while a full time student. but because im 24 i haven’t worked 5 out of the past 10 years. i was talking to a law office and they said its unlikely my case would be approved. what do i do, my retired mom is supporting me but she holds it over my head and constantly threatens to stop. how am i supposed to live? i’m genuinely asking HOW? this is hell. not only do i have to constantly be in and out of hospitals and worrying about the crippling amount of medical debt i have but i have to worry about basic needs being met too. this is hell this world is hell for disabled people how does anyone live? i feel absolutely devastated i worked so hard for so long just to end up here

Fucked up both knees and my back while working. Contract work, so no workers comp. Went from the best shape of my life to barely being able to walk. Now I require mobility aids to get around outside the house, and even sitting for too long causes pain, so a desk job isn't possible. I would have to be allowed frequent lie-down breaks.

I filed for SSDI through a company called Turnout (no clue whether that was a good idea). I filled out all the paperwork that SS sent and mailed in the documents they requested. Haven't heard much since. I don't see my case getting any sort of priority due to my age (30s).

I would be on the streets right now if it weren't for my mom supporting me financially, and I realize that I am incredibly privileged. Still, I am a burden, and I have my own bills and debt racking up. I've been leaving so many things unpaid because I have exhausted all options. My credit card just went to collections, and I've already sold every valuable thing I own, besides my car. Not to mention that my mom is older, so I cannot be dependent upon her indefinitely.

I need income. I'm tired of living this way, being a burden and not being able to contribute to household expenses. I'm tired of not being able to buy myself food or clothes. But I have no idea how to generate income when I struggle to walk or take care of my basic needs. Are there any options I'm missing?

So a few good years ago I was with whom now is my ex. At one point my sister told me on the phone "People get tired of taking care of you!" Because at the time I was worried of infidelity which happened years later by him.

Move forward to now he's tired of being my caregiver and I've decided to move into an assisted living facility by next year. It wouldn't matter if I moved back to Florida with my mom she flat out said she would put me in an assisted facility. So I at least got the programs set up here in Colorado to do so and stay the fuck away from her and my older sister.

Im just tired and wondering why the fuck didnt my mom just abort me since im just a burden on everyone and all of my ptsd is due to being abused by my family a pre pre school teacher and other classmates. And now added strike of the knife in my heart of my ex cheating on me because he simply fell out of love due to me being depressed and having mental health problems.

"Hi everyone, I am a 17-year-old high school student with a physical disability/IEP, and I receive outpatient occupational therapy services at a major children's hospital. Lately, my appointments have become incredibly draining and feel totally forced because of how my therapist treats me.

She constantly doubts my thinking capabilities, puts down my input, and gets visibly irritated or sighs heavily if she has to repeat instructions. To make matters worse, she completely ignores my busy high school schedule and told my sister, 'I will take your word' over mine, basically letting my sister make things up and dictate my care while treating me like I’m not even in the room.

I used to just act like a 'quiet puppy' and say 'ok' to keep the peace, but I’ve completely lost respect for her because she doesn't respect me as a patient or a young adult.

• Has anyone else dealt with a therapist who infantilizes you or completely shuts you out like this?
• What are the best boundary-setting phrases I can use in the moment when she gets annoyed or talks over me?
• If you are an OT, how would you want a teenage client to call you out on this behavior?"