First, a bit of background; I have suffered with depression for most of my life. Starting from around 13 and I am now 30 years old.
I've always hated the idea of working, during school I was always the kid that didn't have an answer to what I wanted to be when I grew up or whatever.
I've worked a few different jobs during my life that I never enjoyed. I was at the point when I could finally starting to save up money to move away from home.
My mum gave me an ultimatum of taking this new job she had found or I will be thrown out so, I went for the job. Long story short, on the first day, I walked out. My mum got home and told me to leave.
I moved to a different part of the country (in England) I should say and have now lived here for nearly 4 years. I got a job pretty quick being a delivery driver and I kind of always enjoyed driving so I was able to be content with the job.
A year later I got sacked through something that was ultimately my fault, I am willing to admit but at the same time it was a dumb misunderstanding.
Before I get onto the next part, I should say my mental health had been worse and worse as life went on. Getting sacked at my job was the final straw. I tried to kill myself but ultimately it didn't really work out. I told my doctor about it and he told me to go to an emergency mental health centre.
They have been helping me out over the past 3 years and have made me officially unfit for work.
Due to this extra disability funding I am able to get along financially completely fine. I am so much more comfortable now than I ever was when I had a job and at this point I'm renting an house for the first time. The area where I'm living is admittedly pretty cheap but still, the fact that I am more financially stable being out of work than being in work is ridiculous.
I am officially signed off as “indefinitely”. I definitely have no intentions of working ever again.