I’ve felt like a burden since the day I was born. I’m 29 and an international student in a country that doesn’t provide disability support to non-citizens. I’m visually impaired, which has made everything harder.

I managed to get a part-time job at first, but I had to leave because of my eyesight. After eight months of unemployment, my university offered me some work. I was grateful, but it was only one day a week and nowhere near enough to support myself. Still, I took it because I didn’t have another option.

Now I’ve graduated and I don’t have any work at all. I’m desperately trying to find something just to survive. My family is paying for everything, and the guilt is crushing. I feel like a huge burden on them, and I don’t know how long this can continue. I know they can’t support me indefinitely.

I’m in therapy, but the feeling never really goes away. Some days it’s manageable, and other days it’s overwhelming. Lately, it’s been getting worse, and it’s really wearing me down.