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Having anxiety right now

jitterbugz7 May 15th, 2023

So much is triggering my anxiety. I had to renew my lease for public housing and they are reviewing my financials, my son''s disability is being reviewed and I had to fill out a functionality report for him with no training or help and I'm terrified I did it wrong and will cost him his disability that pays the rent, I have a big big medical appointment with a blood specialist friday that is testing me for leukemia, and my therapist has been out on maternity leave so I've been basically without support for a while. She comes back thursday thank goodness, but I've tried to do everything she taught me. Count. breathe. mindfulness . grounding. idk its so bad right now its like nothing helps. Anxiety is truly miserable. I'm just overwhelmed.

I'm at the mercy of government programs and beurocrats in offices decide the outcome of my life based on their paperwork and requirements. People like me slip through the cracks every day and become homeless over red tape or a missing document or a problem with paperwork. So I feel powerless and at their mercy and truly intimidated by the office staff who grumpily decide how much my rent should be, if I can even keep living here, or if I will keep getting medicaid for my medication, or if my son will still recieve disability. My life is literally in the hands of these government workers that mail paperwork to my house that says its due yesterday.

I have a social worker but the paperwork always arrives late, with just a couple days to return it and no time to make an appointment with the social worker to help! So I do the best I can and mess everything up doing it wrong. I''m just venting. I feel like I need a business and a law degree to navigate these programs. In fact if they cut my son off his disability, I am going to have to hire a lawyer to help.



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uniqueGrace8272 May 15th, 2023

@jitterbugz7 thats a lot for one person to handle bugz. first of all i am really sorry about your situation. all these paperwork and documentation process on daily basis can really get on your nerves so what you are feeling is totally valid. hopefully things will get better once your therapist is back. all i want to say is trust yourself. you have survived a lot. you will survive whatever is happening right now.

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jitterbugz7 OP May 17th, 2023

@uniqueGrace8272 Thanks so much!

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