That's a really shitty situation to be in, and I totally empathize with you. I've had to move country twice in the past 5 years. Once to a new country where I had no friends, and then back to my old country living far away from friends I had. Making friends and establishing a career as an adult is so difficult without limitations, let alone with other issues.
It sounds like your parents are helping you out for now, which is a big step in a positive direction. As tempting as it may be to stay in your comfort zone and not look for work, I encourage you to really think about the long term consequences.
You really don't want to live on disability if you can avoid it. Its below poverty in almost every country. You'll be scraping by for the bare necessities, and if you're in America you won't have adequate healthcare on top of that. It's really a horrible life.
If you can't physically travel, there's bunches of jobs that can allow you to work from home, and the possibilities have actually skyrocketed because of the pandemic. But off the top of my head, if your parents are willing to help you with schooling - coding, IT, data entry, website design, movie editing, web site moderation, research assist...I'm sure there's much more. It is possible for you to get a job, and you really should if you can.
As far as a social group. You need one, end of story. You'll suffer if you have no one. It is difficult to make friends as an adult, but it's difficult for everyone. There are so many adults just like you who really want new friends, I'm not joking. I've gone through the process more than once. I thought it would be impossible. Nope...I even have a weird group of lockdown friends (00000000). It's really just a matter of talking to people, any people. You may not have a specific interest or hobby, but I'm sure there's something that you like. There's legit groups for everything now...from knitting, to cooking, to hating jeff Gordon. I made a million friends in australia through 4 wheel driving, which is not even my thing at all.
You just have to take initiative to change your life. I know it's awful and scary to take the first step, but you have to be the one to do it. A social life and a job are not gonna come knocking on your door. You gave to go out and get both of them, but trust...it's not as terrifying as it looks.
IIN to not have a life?
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That's a really shitty situation to be in, and I totally empathize with you. I've had to move country twice in the past 5 years. Once to a new country where I had no friends, and then back to my old country living far away from friends I had. Making friends and establishing a career as an adult is so difficult without limitations, let alone with other issues.
It sounds like your parents are helping you out for now, which is a big step in a positive direction. As tempting as it may be to stay in your comfort zone and not look for work, I encourage you to really think about the long term consequences.
You really don't want to live on disability if you can avoid it. Its below poverty in almost every country. You'll be scraping by for the bare necessities, and if you're in America you won't have adequate healthcare on top of that. It's really a horrible life.
If you can't physically travel, there's bunches of jobs that can allow you to work from home, and the possibilities have actually skyrocketed because of the pandemic. But off the top of my head, if your parents are willing to help you with schooling - coding, IT, data entry, website design, movie editing, web site moderation, research assist...I'm sure there's much more. It is possible for you to get a job, and you really should if you can.
As far as a social group. You need one, end of story. You'll suffer if you have no one. It is difficult to make friends as an adult, but it's difficult for everyone. There are so many adults just like you who really want new friends, I'm not joking. I've gone through the process more than once. I thought it would be impossible. Nope...I even have a weird group of lockdown friends (00000000). It's really just a matter of talking to people, any people. You may not have a specific interest or hobby, but I'm sure there's something that you like. There's legit groups for everything now...from knitting, to cooking, to hating jeff Gordon. I made a million friends in australia through 4 wheel driving, which is not even my thing at all.
You just have to take initiative to change your life. I know it's awful and scary to take the first step, but you have to be the one to do it. A social life and a job are not gonna come knocking on your door. You gave to go out and get both of them, but trust...it's not as terrifying as it looks.