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How clever to start that with "no offense", that is offensive, and I bet there is no way in hell that you would walk outside and say that to you next door neighbor. It's interesting that some people think that the anonymity of internet forums give them a license to be rude.
OP asked for advice. That's the best advice he's going to get, and would be the exact same advice I would give to anyone who approached me with such a ridiculous premise.
I would only consider disability as an absolute last resort. I don't want to be a burden on society. And that's assuming I could even get it. Most people would probably claim I was faking it just so I didn't have to work. It would probably be very depressing sitting around all day doing nothing.
If there are few low-stress jobs that pay a living wage..well...I'll have to find a way to make it work living on even less.
I'm not here to beg, I'm just trying to see what's out there.
I have tried. Currently there's no good treatment for anxiety. Anxiety drugs work well in the short term but cause dependence/addiction if used for more than a few weeks.
Thank you for your input. I will look into it.
I'm on anti anxiety drugs. Have been for 5 years.
Am I dependent? Yeah. I can feel it If I skip a dose. It's not pleasant, though it's mostly just tiredness, impatience, and moments where it's hard to focus. Like day 1 of quitting smoking, if you've ever done that.
Addicted? No...because I use them exactly as directed and haven't changed dosages in a few years. Addictions get worse over time.
Including twice yearly doctors visits, I pay $300 a year after work-sponsored insurance. They keep me sane and stable enough to make well over $15 an hour, whereas before then I was about to get fired from a (frankly awful) call center job.
I think it's a fair trade. Don't write off medication completely as a boogeyman. A combination of talk therapy, lifestyle changes, and meds can be very effective.
I don't know anything about it from the inside, but the claims people at the insurance companies seem to have a pretty chill job.
I think it pays pretty decent too.
I worked in insurance for a short time and didn't care for it much. My job was mostly 100% sales based. Obtained my insurance license and only made $12 an hour. It was low stress most of the time but certainly did have stressful times. Overall it was quite easy, which is why I didn't like it. The hours dragged by and it was very boring with no real substance. Not a terrible job though, clean environment and if you work for the right person could be enjoyable but I am not someone who enjoys sitting at a desk for 8 hours with no real goals or outlook.
I'm sure there are insurance agents who make much more, I felt my pay was low plus I did not get any benefits(no health, no 401k, nothing).
Honestly though, if the job was purely claims based I could see that as being quite stressful. Just working in a insurance agency wouldn't be as bad IMO.
Not sure about the pay, but how about a security night guard for any big building? Most of the times things should go without a hitch and you won't be dealing with the public. Not sure if you can handle graveyard shifts.
Or maybe gov't job for parks/rec/sanitation/library.
Isn't New York one of the most expensive cities in the world? Will you be able to save money on 15/hr?
Not sure about the pay, but how about a security night guard for any big building? Most of the times things should go without a hitch and you won't be dealing with the public. Not sure if you can handle graveyard shifts.
Or maybe gov't job for parks/rec/sanitation/library.
Isn't New York one of the most expensive cities in the world? Will you be able to save money on 15/hr?
I'm in a rust belt city upstate, far from NYC. Totally different. Some of the lowest COL in the USA.
Am I dependent? Yeah. I can feel it If I skip a dose. It's not pleasant, though it's mostly just tiredness, impatience, and moments where it's hard to focus. Like day 1 of quitting smoking, if you've ever done that.
Addicted? No...because I use them exactly as directed and haven't changed dosages in a few years. Addictions get worse over time.
Including twice yearly doctors visits, I pay $300 a year after work-sponsored insurance. They keep me sane and stable enough to make well over $15 an hour, whereas before then I was about to get fired from a (frankly awful) call center job.
I think it's a fair trade. Don't write off medication completely as a boogeyman. A combination of talk therapy, lifestyle changes, and meds can be very effective.
I've tried almost every SSRI on the market. Only makes the anxiety worse. Only thing that works for me so far are the benzodiazepines, which cause dependence/addiction. I can only use them once in awhile for high anxiety situations.
Most of the time, you're doing nothing but there is the rare chance you must have to use your gun which is rare!
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