What can we DU now to help TTW and Yoshi ?

[daredtowork]

373. Medication won't help with the employment problem

Most medications that would calm TTW down would also zone her out and still give her cognitive problems that would make it difficult to work - it's not like the meme of "taking a xanax". This is not the kind of thing either of us are qualified to diagnose, much less prescribe medication for, much less understand the side effects of such medications (which are vast).

One thing you might want to reflect on is whether you might be a tad resentful of the minimum wage jobs that you have have taken and/or your son has taken: you seem to keep projecting on other people being unwilling to take them even when they are. Regarding TTW's other job, the main thing I remember is she needed a uniform for it. Just the fact TTW was even still trying despite the fact she had a legal case and eviction hanging over her head (let alone people on DU demanding updates) seemed admirable and worth supporting to me: but you seem to have it in mind that she's trying to get out of delivering pizzas...?

I also think I remember TTW mentioning something about paralegal training, though I haven't seen any reference to getting a job that uses those skills. I would be curious if Msanthrope's Ex, on first impression, thought she should get such a job.

I'm not sure what you mean by "beyond help": if someone is that "beyond", I doubt they could hold down a job, and they would probably end up homeless. The alternative to that is working with good case management services, though it doesn't seem like you believe in that.