I suffer from severe depression that I inherited from my mom's side of the family. The weird thing about me is that none of the medication I tried worked well on me. As a result, I can't hold down a job. Some people think I'm coddled, but they don't realize how debilitating depression is. I have no energy or motivation to be productive and that is a symptom of the illness. My uncle was just like me. He had schizophrenia and depression and he never held stable employment. I don't think he had a single job that lasted even a year. My mom took care of him until he passed. Now she's taking care of me. Not everybody considers depression to be a disability but I consider it to be.