Living with a disability and wondering why I even work.
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I don't have a significant disability, but it affects me enough. I have pretty serious hearing loss, but my hearing aids have helped that a lot. I broke both of my hips within the last 2 years due to my brittle bones, and my left leg is still recovering and on a cane. That has been a huge setback. I will live with this disability forever. I have had issues with my stomach for years and have been tested for every disease. I have tried a ton of medications and diet changes. I've decided to just accept that my stomach is going to be upset most of the time. I constantly feel fatigued and in pain. I am so tired of hurting. Hurting and suffering is all I have done for most of my life. I don't really have fun anymore.<br><br>I have been doing things to improve. I cut out drinking alcohol, nicotine, and smoking marijuana. I have been exercising once or twice a week for the past year. I have worked on my diet. I have made a lot of lifestyle changes. It has helped a bit.<br><br>My job is pretty easy, but exhausting. I get paid $25 an hour and work 40 hours a week. I work in marketing at a big company, and my job is just making advertisements for social media and email. I work from home, so I can do exercises on my lunch break, but I just want to sleep and go home.<br><br>I make really good money for my age and situation, but it all goes to my bills and nothing really else. I have paid off my student loans and car, which is a big plus. I am just tired of giving my money away just to live with disabilities. I want to travel and buy fun things and not worry about money. I just feel like I am barely getting by all the time and I am sick of it. I put 30% of my income into savings, which I feel is a lot. I just want to be able to enjoy my life.<br><br>I don't want to not work. I like having the structure and I don't want to live off of disability checks, but I am struggling to find a reason to work other than paying my bills. I'm tired of not being able to afford to do things.
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