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I've been told by family that I'm free, without a job or any money, to travel the world and do what I want, and that I'll never be homeless, because too many people love me, yet I've been unemployed for going on 6 years now, despite looking & applying plenty, and even starting pointless funders like this one (https://gofund.me/096dabed), in hopes all the above is true, yet I'm still stuck only living in this room in my parent's old place ...
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because I'm unable to get or keep a job (serious depression/anxiety played into this, to be sure, and even though I'm taking medication now, I'm not out of the woods here), and I live in a society which only truly values production - what work one does & how much one earns via that work - above any other personal traits. And for people like me, who fail continuously in that arena, it truly hurts to feel valueless in this world...
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@Astartiel Right there with you. It wasn’t until I got to the point where no one would hire me that I went to a psychiatrist and got diagnosed with Asperger syndrome complicated by severe depression (since added anxiety by another psychiatrist). None of us is valueless—we merely have skills the majority of neurotypicals choose to ignore. Awareness is growing, however, and free resources through your local community mental health organization can help.
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