[Chris Green]

While I cannot answer for others I can tell you the process I have gone through. I became ‘officially disabled’ meaning I qualified under the Social Security regulations as unable to obtain or maintain gainful employment two and a half years ago. I have worked steadily since I was 13 years old and one of the most difficult issues I had was that I am unable to support myself. There are a large number of things I can no longer do for myself and that frustrates me. I have had to accept a new definition of who I am. It doesn’t help that my disability isn’t immediately visible. Just looking at me you would be surprised to find that I am unable to walk more than 20 yards or so and I cannot lift more than 5 pounds or so without extreme pain. All of these things contribute to depression. While depression can be defined as an imbalance of the chemicals in your brain I find it is the feeling you get when life exceeds your abilities. I have fought my way past these feelings of worthlessness but I know that a lot of folks do not have the support structure I have been graced with. Just remember, a person who is fighting the feeling that their life is over is going through a time of redefining who they are, some folks get stuck in that process maybe because they don’t see any options in front of them.

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Name : Chris Green, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Disability : spinal arthritis with extensive nerve damage, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Christian, Age : 43, City : Little Rock, State : AR, Country : United States, Occupation : Retired, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Lower middle class, 

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