Yes, but how am I suppose to take care of myself without a job? And I can't get a job if I am always in pain or always dealing with new things. New things that make you have to go home if you happen to be at work. How does one enjoy life with that kind of stress. I have been homeless before with these issues. It is no fun to be in pain and homeless. Sure, I could probably relax more and enjoy life if I didn't have to worry about things like that. I am facing homelessness once again as soon as my father who I live with now decides to go into a retirement home. And then of course stress brings on more pain. Not fun for sure.
Hey, I fully sympathize with you and your situation. Not fun!! Believe me, I know all too well what you are talking about. I lost a job because I couldn't stand for long enough due to Fibro, and I was severely limited in what I was able to do for work for a very long time. I still am limited. Having fibro brought on depression, anxiety, despair, and feelings of helplessness.
Here's the thing: No one can help you with this, really, except yourself. Sure, a doctor can give you medication or a friend can do a task for you or people like me can offer support and sympathy. But the bottom line is you have to take responsibility for yourself and your illness and for taking care of yourself.
If you are facing homelessness, I suggest you start right now to explore all your options to finding a place you can live even if it is temporary. Ask for help not just from people you know but from every single association or organization in your area that helps people. They are working overtime these days but that doesn't mean you won't be helped. Be determined and persistent. If you cannot work apply for assistance of some kind. Sure, a lot of people are needing that right now, but also a lot of money is being poured into those programs to help people.
I have lived under the supposed "poverty line" for my entire adult life. I have almost always eaten healthy food, and when I didn't it was by choice not because I couldn't afford it. Unless you live in one of the many "Food Deserts" in this country (and if you do, you really have my sympathy and I will try to help you if I can), there is healthy food available in the market. Eating healthy food is a lot less expensive than eating junk or processed food. Trust me, I know, I've done this all my life. This is the first way you can take care of yourself. If you need more info to help with this just ask.
The second way to take care of yourself is get exercise. It costs nothing to take a walk. It costs nothing more than a couple dollars to buy 2 cans of whatever and use them as light weights to do an easy and light workout. Or, you can do it without weights. Online there are many free workout sites, especially these days.
The third way to take care of yourself is to try your best to be kind to yourself. Give yourself a break, take rests, take naps if you like, be kind to your body. Do whatever it takes to manage stress: meditate, listen to soothing music online, read a book, watch a movie. All these things are free. Books and movies are abundant at libraries (that's where I get all of mine!)
If you really want to feel better you can do this. I did it. I was on the bottom, and taking opiate medication, and able to do almost nothing, and brought myself up from that to where I feel better most days now than I did on my best day four years ago! It doesn't happen over night. You have to re-calibrate how you are managing your life, but you can do it.
And a big part of that, for me, was not permitting myself to feel sorry for myself or to say "I can't". I spent a serious effort finding things to be grateful for. You can, too. For instance, you currently do have a place to live, and you obviously have internet access. That is more than over 90% of the world's population of human beings has. There are millions of people who will never even have a clean glass of water to drink in their lives. There are hundreds of millions living in refugee camps, and of course a lot of them are sick, have Fibro, or have even worse physical problems, and no support, no medication, no medical attention at all. We are lucky even if we have Fibro.
Don't discount what I am saying. I was told these things 5 years ago and just said "yeah, right, easy for you to say". But when I took it to heart and started changing my attitude and taking charge of my own well-being, things turned around to an amazing degree. I still have pain every day, but it is usually not as bad as it used to be. And more important: I don't
suffer as much when I am in pain. My suffering was caused by my anger, my fighting it, my feeling helpless, and my self-pity. When all that was made to go away, and I accepted that it is what it is and learned to live with it and manage it on a day-to-day basis, it made all the difference. You can be happy. You can have a good quality of life, even with this syndrome and with chronic pain. Lots of people do. You can do it too.
And, I will help you any way I can with tips and suggestions if you want.
I really, really wish for you not to become homeless. I wish I could help you more with that. But don't give up. There's help out there.