Posted by Christ_empowered on February 14, 2012, at 14:49:42
I tried vocational rehab. For 1 day. I just felt...institutionalized. As if what we were doing was therapeutic--putting patients to some sort of work--and not actually "work" per se. Also, they made us all go into the break room during breaks so they could know where we were ever minute of every day. I get it, I do--state agency, some of these people have violent criminal histories (I'm hardly one to talk--I just happen to have gotten mine expunged),some of these people aren't fully "there" in terms of mental functioning. I get all that, but it still sucked, and plus it was near the jail where I had to chill in 23 hour lockdown for 7 months.
So, in addition to quitting vocational rehab, I quit my public health shrink. I had to go to the community mental health place while I was in jail, so I have these terrible memories of this place. The doctor there is *so* competent though, I really feel as if I may have made a mistake. Too late now.
My parents are going to try to find some sort of "our offspring is crazy and needs coverage" loop hole to get me back on their insurance. I don't know how that works, but my disability advisor mentioned it as a possibility.
I think I'm going to re-apply for disability. I don't want to be on it forever because, honestly, I'd like to *DO* something eventually, but I think this way I can feel like less of a burden on my parents and also get whatever kind of state-funded medical coverage they give you, just in case getting back on private insurance doesn't work out.
What do you guys think? My Christian friends think I'm doing the right thing. So does my mother. My non-Christian, high-achiever friend thinks I've screwed myself royally.
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