justanoldgamer: I'm now officially on disability pension. Not that I'm in love with having a massive anxiety disorder but it's one less thing to be anxious about. It doesn't look like my income will be greater than on disability welfare but that's fine, I'm a socialist that did not mind having 1/3 of my income going to the government and as a socialist I do not expect a safety net on which I can have the same life as when I was working.
And I might be partially wrong, my income might be a bit more now but one aspect of my disability is the inability to concentrate when reading important official paperwork (It's like the part of my brain that know how to read shuts down). I gave everything to my little brother so he can explain it to me. Without him and the support of the rest of my family I might have killed myself by now.
I also just learned that one of my favorite person here is a history lover, it always make me feel less like an alien when I find people who enjoy the same things I do. (at 5, my imaginary friends were in a space ship in Earth orbit).
Hi
I am also on disability, I got it a couple of years ago. For me it was ok, not exactly how I wanted to end up, but at least I will always have enough to eat and money for a place to stay. The day I delivered in the papers, or the day I got the confirmation letter... that was days with a lot of feelings in all possible directions, all at the same time. I was only 36, and retired!?! But now Im safe, no matter how sick I get, I can provide for my self, I wont be homeless.
When one pressure, the economy, and all I had to do to make sure I had enough for me and the kid, was relieved, my condition gradually improved, Im not healthy, I will never get rid of it all, but now, a couple of years later, Im better.
I hope that you also will get better. Remember, the pension is your safety net, and it is difficult to get, so you deserve it. I dont know how the social climate in Canada is regarding disability, but remember that the ones who get the pension, have proved that they need it.