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What does a person do, in the United States in these modern times, when they have no money, no friends, no hope of getting a job, no insurance, and no foreseeable chance of getting SSI because they can't afford doctors/psychologists visits to get records?

Almost 30 that's where I'm at. I have shelter and enough help buying food to stay severely underweight, that's it. I've been on request for insurance for a year. I'm afraid of doctors anyway, and my only psychologist visit (evaluation) severely impacted my trust in the field.

I feel like I was pushed from a bridge and this is the freefall, waiting to hit the ground.

Sorry to hear about your situation. Is it not possible to get help from family members?

You have access to the internet, have you considered trying to seek employment online? There can be hope for some of the above, if your anxiety isn't terrible you can try to get any job temporarily and simply make do until a better opportunity arrives.

Why is it that you think you have no career opportunities?

I have never been employed. I was doing eBay at 16 and found good money in a niche that's gone. I moved on to buying out classic arcade games by the truckload and learned electronics well enough to repair them for profit. Again, not possible anymore. The product is all gone, or in the hands of people who know what its worth.

The one time I managed to almost find a job was through my girlfriends family, for a month I was on call to fix computers and I built and networked 15 computers through a proprietary system they paid for. This was 6-7 years ago and I was far better off socially, I couldn't do that now. But the owner was stealing money and left the country.

The most money I ever made was gambling (skill gaming) for 3 years but they banned me. Accused of hacking; wasn't.

I've tried freelance work, but I don't have the complete skillsets to do the things many people want. I tried stock photo work but you need to photograph people to make money. I did 360 panoramas for awhile and wanted to train others to do real estate photos as a business, but I couldn't manage people. I didn't have the money for photo gear to do the professional stuff I wanted, I built what I could but several thousand for lenses and full frame cameras was beyond me.

I got a business license and started getting samples from china. I intended to find a good product and start a full time eBay income. I had some money and was going to borrow the rest from family, until I found out it's impossible to tell if you're getting scammed unless you go to china and meet the people. The business world pure evil, they will ruin anyone they come across for a larger number in their bank.

I've tried writing articles, but I'm not quick enough. I've managed up to 10 websites at once trying to make money on affiliates but the only thing that really pays is spam networks, not content. I've always sold game items ever since Everquest came out, but games have cracked down on this and big china has stepped in with an army of workers at 15 cents an hour.

I'm not unskilled, I can do a wide assortment of worthwhile things. But I have no work experience at all, no references and a high school education. I get severe migraines under stress which put me down for days, not walking headaches. I vomit, cant see or think straight.

My anxiety is at a point where I can be around people as long as I don't have to speak more than a word. That has been my comfort level for awhile. I've considered several times to stop leaving the house entirely because there's nothing out there for me anymore. Even the most basic interaction, like going shopping, has always been hard on me.

I'm really just pissed off at the world in a calm understanding way. I can see how and why things are bad, and there's nothing anyone can do.

I think I meet the criteria for SSI, but my window in just thought I was a drug addict because I'm skinny and have long hair. A real professional opinion there since I have never been a drug addict nor a drinker or smoker. In 6 months to a year I can get a result IF I can pay out of my pocket to get another opinion, while combating this guys opinion. The pennies fell out of my pocket years ago. All I wanted was money to support myself to get healthy and get back on my feet where I can find something to stick with for awhile.

So yeah, I have family to help out with a place to stay. But I can't ask for too much, I'm already leeching away just to barely stay alive. But I'm not in a proper place where I can actually start anything on my own and there is no employment for someone like me. I'm unsocial and people can't label me, its natural for people to want to stereotype or name things to interact with them. Stress keeps me up all night or puts me in bed with a migraine for days, I can't work for other people in this modern world. On top of that, my social life ended when my long time girlfriend left me for my best friend, at which point I left the social circle I had.

I'm just a ghost watching the world happen through my computer screen.

People like that in my state would turn to crime or end up homeless on the street because there really aren't any otter options for em. A few join the military because it's the only option. Looking in to charity groups would be about the only suggestion I can think of at the moment

That doesn't sound too good, and i guess in your current situation finding a professional for help seems unlikely. I think though that your anxiety is probably the main reason you're unemployed, rather than for example being lazy and not wanting to work, or not having any skills, which as I can see you have plenty of. I'm not experienced with your circumstances so wish i had some real advice, but i think if you can overcome your anxiety, i think you'll find a lot of doors starting to open. Best of luck...