A week ago or so i asked what people checked on forms about employment status when disability is not one of the options? For around 6 years i checked unemployed. lots of people unemployed now so i did not feel that was exceptionally bad thing to check now. I would be one of the crowd.
I just switched to checking Retired. I suppose for 6 years i checked unemployed as an indication in my mind if something came along that i could be competent doing, was available to me. i would do it & be employed.
I think it was gomer who used the term 'medically retired'.
Now at 48 i have been dealing with some financial stuff filling out a lot of forms and i have been checking retired and converting it in my mind to medically retired.
i am also in conversation when i would have used "disability" or "i'm on disability". i use the word I'm "medically retired"...
somehow it shuts down the stupid responses i got when i used the term disability. i either had to defend my disability status or i had to listen to how they had issues just like me and they weren't on disability Ugh!
i have to say the response from even family members is much more positive. Try using that instead of the word disability. i think i am a convert.
I just switched to checking Retired. I suppose for 6 years i checked unemployed as an indication in my mind if something came along that i could be competent doing, was available to me. i would do it & be employed.
I think it was gomer who used the term 'medically retired'.
Now at 48 i have been dealing with some financial stuff filling out a lot of forms and i have been checking retired and converting it in my mind to medically retired.
i am also in conversation when i would have used "disability" or "i'm on disability". i use the word I'm "medically retired"...
somehow it shuts down the stupid responses i got when i used the term disability. i either had to defend my disability status or i had to listen to how they had issues just like me and they weren't on disability Ugh!
i have to say the response from even family members is much more positive. Try using that instead of the word disability. i think i am a convert.
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