Help me be able to live independently

That photo was taken in the Yorkshire Dales in more financially secure days. I don't think I've ever felt more peaceful. Right now, I'm trying to find a more long-lasting kind of peace. If you follow the same sorts of topics as I do on Twitter, you'll know all about the legislative poverty of living on ODSP. In order to prevent the starvation many experience, I've been sharing with people.

I don't have the kinds of friends I can share an apartment with. As a result, I've had a chaotic history of people I've mostly failed to get along with because I can't handle their drama or they refuse to be quiet at night. Or our mental health challenges clash in another way. I live in constant fear of angering the two people I live with.

I can't focus anymore. I can't sleep, even when I'm not listening to one of them swear at his video games all night. All I want is to live alone. I'm asking for help to survive that until ODSP is improved or the Canada Disability Benefit is implemented.

My hope is if I can have that peace, I will be able to sleep better. Then maybe I will finally be able to recover my mental and physical health enough to work a bit more. When I can work, I am a supply educational assistant. I want to do my best for those kids, but I can't right now.

Thank you for you kindness and please keep advocating for an end to legislative poverty.