I'm a few more shades more conservative (Read: self-hating) than the guy in that video but I can't stop laughing.
I'm at the point where he's talking about how he suspected he should get diagnosis's from two doctors to get on disability and he was right and he was told to go to a third doctor anyways. It might be hard for people to relate to how I've had to have a hard talk with people that they will likely have to fight for years to get on disability assistance regardless of if they're legitimately disabled and that you can be too disabled and lacking in support to get through the system to get disability support. I know why things are like that but it doesn't make it any less cruelly ironic.
It's pretty wild isn't it? I learned how to mask pretty dang well at puberty and I didn't really start being totally drained by it until my mid 20s. I got diagnosed around 30 and I also "live with" ADHD and some other comorbid brain worms and because of the nature of my job move states a lot and need a new GP. It's crazy how many will decide to totally re-evaluate me. Like seriously bro, I've been on these meds for eight years. If you fuck with my timing while I'm trying to unpack and start a new job literally everything could be very fucked. It's cool that you hate me and this state hates me too.
The magic words just about anywhere I've found are "this is effecting my job" and you just get whatever treatment you asked for. But if I overly autistically explain anything they wanna run me through the shredder and set new appointments. "You just don't seem autistic." Yeah... do you know how these tests work also I'm hyper-vigialant masking right now because it's 7:30AM on a monday and I just met you.
Is this a time where I could have used the word Kafkaesque and it actually applies? I'm half drunk and don't know where that would fit in. I've got little tiny bug feet. I don't really know what bugs eat.
> you can be too disabled and lacking in support to get through the system to get disability support
This 1000 times. I’d be on the street if not for the wherewithal to complete a grueling application, and an address to stay at where they could send the rejection and appeal letters 18 months later. Because of that, I am comfortable, while the homeless are homeless even though they may equally qualify. Safety net has too large holes.
I'm at the point where he's talking about how he suspected he should get diagnosis's from two doctors to get on disability and he was right and he was told to go to a third doctor anyways. It might be hard for people to relate to how I've had to have a hard talk with people that they will likely have to fight for years to get on disability assistance regardless of if they're legitimately disabled and that you can be too disabled and lacking in support to get through the system to get disability support. I know why things are like that but it doesn't make it any less cruelly ironic.
This video is so fucking real it's unreal.