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I'm severely unstable, unable to work and want to help people.
So my psychiatrist has labeled me as severely unstable and "too stressed to work." because I've tried killing myself over stress and my mental illnesses because of every time I've tried working. So he's been helping me to get disability. He even insisted on going to court FOR ME. He's TRAVELING to go to court. That's how bad off I am. And he's one of the most intelligent men. Every person who has ever met him has said that. So it's not like he is biased or anything.
But I was watching this tv show of this woman helping other people. I've always helped people all my life. I give money/food to homeless people even when I don't have enough myself, I kind of live off my parents right now, but I do help them as much as I can, I only ever ask for food and absolute necessities. So it's not that I'm taking advantage of them, they said that they love me "too much to let me be homeless."
I help stray animals. I compliment people, especially when they look upset.
But... it's not helping my depression asssssss much as it used to. It still does, but I want to do bigger things to help as well as still little givings.
I believe in the Law of Attraction and I've been trying to use the power of thought to win the lottery so I can help out more and do more things.
Today, I was wishing I could buy a lottery ticket, but didn't have the two dollars, but then I saw a random $5 on the ground. No one was around, so I guessed it was a sign from the Universe to buy a lottery ticket. I haven't found out if I won yet, but I'm still using the LoA.
I'm not winning it for myself, I just want to help out as much as I can.
In what ways can I help out now that I don't really have an income?
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YOu mentioned mental illness but not anything about being prescribed meds for it or whether you are even taking the medicine. If not, you need to start to be feeling better. Since you are seeing a Dr. I would think he has you taking medication for mental illness. As to the depression,
It's possible that the mental illness could make you depressed that you 'can't be normal like others'...at least, that's what a mentally disabled client I used to care give for, called it.
You will have some kind of disability income monthly as soon as your Dr. can get that going for you with Social Security through which you'd receive a monthly disability check, its just called SSI, Supplemental Security Income instead Social security checks to folks 65 and older.
As for helping others, hon you are already doing that. You said: I give money/food to homeless people , I help stray animals. I compliment people, especially when they look upset. While not as grand as having millions to start new housing for the homeless for example, help is help no matter how great or small. Actually, the one giving help may think of their gesture as small and have no idea how great the impact of what they do.
I read a story of a man who stopped his car and got out to go back and talk to a person sitting on the rail of a bridge looking like they would jump. The person got off the rail pretty quickly when the driver began to talk. In a short conversation, the driver heard the person say that they had made a deal with God. That if not a single person stopped to check on him by a certain time, that he would jump to his death. The driver urged people to be willing to say a kind word to people. Sometimes that is the biggest thing you can do. You never know if what you say might impact a person in a positive way or even save a life. If the driver had won a lottery recently and didn't stop to help that man, then even the money he had could not get medical help, housing and food for the man if the man had jumped and died. I think in Gods eyes, what you are doing is as important as more expensive ways of helping others. I live out of a van and we live on PT income. So I don't have money to give. Maybe a dollar every once in a while, but I cheer others by complimenting them as well, and I volunteer time to be on here answering questions which is another way I help. I also go with my husband once a week to a church that prepares meals for the elderly and homeless from give away food at the local grocery. Theres two dozen people at tops who come and volunteer and their help goes towards a very wonder dinner that feeds a room full of people for one night. Actually, that is something easy, once a week, and if they have enough volunteers and you had a bad day and didn't want to go, it wouldn't be a crisis. You could do something like this. Heck, at times, a mom also brought her 2 girls in age 8,10, to help and there was easy work for them too. If you have artistic talent, pour it into crocheting, knitting items for sale, or making jewelry and other such things. Then with your Mom or someone else to help, rent a table at a local Christmas bazzaar, or at a local festival or fair. You could be there as the artist but the pressure is off you if you have a family member committed to be there and handle the purchases and whatever. This would be using your hobby to create things People can buy as gifts for others. You helped them find a gift for someone. There are lonely people in nursing homes. If you just show up on a day you are feeling your best and tell the staff at the front desk that you are there to be company for someone who is lonely, they will direct you to people who need company. From how you write, you are very clear in what you say...better than a good half of what comes in where the sentences are so awkward. I know you'd be great at conversing with an elderly patient. I found out how much they like volunteers when my Dad ended up in a nursing facility. There were many lonely people. Thats something that is needed but rarely has people helping out there. Again, no real day or time commitment so you feel no pressure to show up on a particular day. If you don't think you can handle being with the elderly, I read recently of hospitals that take on volunteers to hold and give attention to premie babies. Of course they would do background checks to make sure a person wouldn't harm children. Depending on the extend of your mental illness, if holding and talking to a baby for an hour doesn't seem something you would enjoy, then don't look into it. Studies have shown that premies that get more attention and touch do much better health wise. So you would be helping a baby to thrive well. There are lots of things like this that for the most part are all overlooked when people think of giving help in some way. Your disabilities can only limit you if you let them, if you believe there is nothing you can do to help. So Thank you, for being one of many of us who volunteer in some small ways to be of help to others. Change your thinking from only helping in big ways. Because even all of us who are not disabled are doing the same thing or thinking the same way. I hear too many say they can't help because they are broke. They have no idea that because everyone is thinking the same that help has to be on a grand scale that all the smaller stuff is overlooked and so they are desperate for volunteers. If anything interests you and you need help to set it up, either your parents could help with that or as soon as you have been assigned a Residential case manager. This is a person you will see once a year as they visit at your home to determine if your level of care from the system is still valid with your needs in case there are changes for the better or changes for the worse. Once in the system with DSHS, you will be able to let your case manager know if you need help with something other than their yearly assessment meeting, and they will refer you to someone who can help. I know that those able to work like my client did, they get employment help by help with finding a position where they will hire disabled adults and can and will act as a go between for you and your boss if needed. If they do that, I am sure there is someone who also helps decide what type of help and volunteering would be a good match for you and get that set up for you. I hope this helps hon.
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