Cannottakethis
Gold Member
I’ve been on SSDi since 2013. My ptsd was bad, I’d just come out of a 30ish day stay at River Oaks for treatment and the therapist and my husband convinced me it would be best for me to apply for it. I got it after one appeal, which led me to believe I must be pretty effed up if it got approved. So since then I’ve lived in this state of limbo. I loved my job, loved working, hated being a housewife, ended up with 6 more hospital stays including 2 commitments and another trip to River Oaks for PTSD 36 days.
My husband has been verbally and occasionally abusive the entire time.
Just over a month ago I tried to kill myself thinking it would be better than staying in the marriage. I realize now I’ve been living in a trauma state pretty consistently for most of my marriage
So now we’re getting divorced, finally. And civilly, for the most part. I was trying to look for affordable housing, however in my state it’s like a 2-3 YEAR wAiting list.
In the meantime, separating from my husband has been the greatest thing for my mental health. I feel better than I have in years. Energy mood everything.
So, I decided to go back to work. I have over 15 years of experience in my field so I started looking and I had my first interview in over 7 years last Thursday and they’ve already startec checking my references. I’m so excited. My husband was so afraid of me working, losing my SSD money even when I told him about their programs.
So I’m very excited, a bit nervous and I feel like I’m finally getting my life back!
My husband has been verbally and occasionally abusive the entire time.
Just over a month ago I tried to kill myself thinking it would be better than staying in the marriage. I realize now I’ve been living in a trauma state pretty consistently for most of my marriage
So now we’re getting divorced, finally. And civilly, for the most part. I was trying to look for affordable housing, however in my state it’s like a 2-3 YEAR wAiting list.
In the meantime, separating from my husband has been the greatest thing for my mental health. I feel better than I have in years. Energy mood everything.
So, I decided to go back to work. I have over 15 years of experience in my field so I started looking and I had my first interview in over 7 years last Thursday and they’ve already startec checking my references. I’m so excited. My husband was so afraid of me working, losing my SSD money even when I told him about their programs.
So I’m very excited, a bit nervous and I feel like I’m finally getting my life back!
