Comment by genewitch
9 hours ago
a refrain i hear a lot from my friend, who does actually have issues, i wasn't trying to imply they didn't^, is, "What if i [go to school], get a job, and then something happens where i can't work, but they've already kicked me off? I'd be in a way worse position"
They could go to school and make enough money to take care of themselves, obviously, but the threat of losing the safety net is enough that they still never went to school, and have only worked for retail a few times over the years for maybe 6-12 hours a week, obviously at minimum wage.
^ just in case it seems that way.
No worries, I didn't take it that way.
I heard the same thing. Even if her condition were to be "cured", if it ever came back she'd be screwed. The system would take that as proof that her condition was fixable and was therefore not a disability.