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[__ Praise __] volunteer work!

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thanks for this.

the volunteering has been arranged largely (mostly?) thru the clinic. i mean, they could have said 'no,' etc., but...i think the clinic got a grant or something to do this jobs placement (or, in my case, volunteer work placement) program. and...

-sigh- the 1st offer was to be a pt janitor...at local university...for minimum wage, when needed. blah. im not 'too good' for anything, but it seemed almost like...punishment, especially when my dad told me that, way back when, he'd done stuff like that, just to get money before he finished his degree...and it was worse than it sounds. blah.

if i make it thru the training and im a 'good fit,' etc., it will just be a few hours, 1x per week. i looked stuff up last night, to see...and it seems that volunteer work could be grounds for ending benefits, especially if one volunteers a whole lot or if the 'volunteering' is at a for-profit place. and so...

-depressing- i do have my parents and all, but...the big, big deal is that disability covers the Rx at a low co-pay, plus it covers the appointments at the clinic. my Rx are generic, but...for whatever reason, the main player ("atypical" antipsychotic) still comes in at a high, high cash price...this, 4ish years after going generic. i don't get it.

blah. now, to be honest...id kinda thought about trying to get away from the clinic. too many mind games...hard stares, snarky comments from the other counselors (not mine), even the receptionists...

and although i like my counselor as a person, im only in his office every 6-8 weeks, and i suspect protocol is for that to be stopped, eventually. the psych now is competent, professional, but...i had some rough times with psych ppl there, honestly.

i dunno. thanks for sharing your concern. i wouldn't even be -on- disability if it wasn't for my parents...

and i had involuntary shock, etc. i suppose they could/would provide (yet again), if needed, but...

ugh. depressing. when i have worked, people have made it as hellish as possible...largely because of some "professionals" from back in the day. ugh.


ok. thanks. :)

Volunteer work if it doesn't pay anything will not affect your SSD. I know being on disability myself that I could work part time, but only up to a certain amount of income before it would affect my SSD. I do miss working, but just can't do what I use to do anymore.
 
ok. i found a law firm's website (they specialize in disability cases, clearly) that laid out the # of hours they've had people volunteer without difficulty...

and im well within that range! :)

I'm thankful (now...) for this jobs placement lady...she's good at her job, and I think she actually cares, which...makes a -huge- difference. :)
 
yay. the jobs placement coordinator called me, and...she's professional, she's competent. i gotta let go of the stuff from back then...i was not treated appropriately or...well, it was bad...but then again..i was unrepentant, deeply in sin, and the world, etc. destroyed me. shrinks were only part of the problem.

and so...yay. progress. God is Love. thanks for the prayers+support. :)
 
thanks!

its good times, so far. I think the HR lady is OK with me, even. :)

I just...cannot believe how kind+merciful God is, vs how cruel and harsh the world often is, to many people (like...me...). 'my yoke is easy, my burden is light...' comes to mind.

im at the volunteer spot thru the jobs placement people at the clinic. -mixed bag- i get help getting a volunteer spot, they've hinted that if I do well I might end up with a job of some sort (?), but...

i have a volunteer spot -because- of a mental health clinic. ugh. I try not to focus too much on that...I'll take all the help i can get. :)
 
ok. the Christian lady gave me a huge when I came in today! :) so awesome. and then...

homeless lady with obvious psych issues. i tried to engage in convo, not be rude or anything...i got her a small snack, thinking that would distract her. she didn't even eat it. and then...

HR lady said they couldn't call a hospital right off the bat, a security guard would have to get involved. maybe an hour into my shift, a security guard came into the place, homeless lady rolled out, on major incident. -sad-

so, ok...when my shift was over, I came home and took 1 Rx I'd forgotten to take this AM. I mean...wow. wow. some people need meds, I guess. I seem to be one of them, and...that could easily have been me, if not worse...had it not been for Jesus and my parents. so, there's that.

overall, a very good day, actually. :)
 
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