I am in 'intractable' pain. They could give me pain medication, but they won't. I have no real idea why, but I do have a theory.
So, I am missing just under half of my teeth. I cannot afford to address this, because the dental profession has decided to be very precious about its practices. I suspect that, when I go to the doctor, they see this and decide I must be some kind of drug addict. Which is always hysterical to me, as I usually equate bad dental hygiene with mental health issues or just being poor (like myself). I guess they do not see it that way, probably because they keep denying me anything. I also feel that it is the fact that they don't want to 'say that quiet part out loud'. Which is that they know I am poor, and therefore won't be making all kinds of money from me. My dental issues would cost a fortune under their pricing, and my dental insurance, like most non-rich people's insurance, is a complete joke. I cannot hope to even approach my deductible. It is a complete sham.
No, a lack of significant success is not an indicator of failure. Not being able to pay your bills, not being able to continue your pursuit of that career/life goal, not being able to support the ones you love more than anything... those do indicate it. Watching your husband slowly work himself to death while struggling to keep some kind of income going and you are stuck at home because your body is done with trying to heal or even stay alive... that indicates it. Wondering what you are going to do when your only means of transportation gives out because there will be no more cars after this one thanks to a ridiculous desire to make vehicles out of range of most of the population. (Mostly because of overloading them with nonessential bullshit that makes them massive amounts of income while you pay extra to get your radio to actually work.) Those are indications of failure.
The fact that no one has ever said anything to me about being affected by, or being inspired by, or helped through, or anything... about anything I have ever done, is a massive indication of just how completely I have failed. Across three different careers, it never happened.
That sure looks like failure to me.
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