Hi there. I need MAJOR help.

I am a full time Uber Eats driver. Let me tell you how I got to rock bottom.

I used to be a high risk, in home therapist in New York City stopping child abuse.

In January 2024 a friend of mine offered me 2 years rent free to move with her to NYC. 4 days after I got the offer, I shattered my knee and my heart was also shattered. But after 6 months of healing I decided I couldn’t miss this opportunity. I took the first job I could get thinking I had 2 years rent free to figure something out. I got this car because my other car was barely working..again..thinking I’d be able to pay it off early since I wouldn’t have to worry about rent.

I dropped everything and moved.

3 months in, the roommate I moved with left and I felt completely abandoned and traumatized. I miraculously found housing but was BARELY surviving. I depended on a friend to afford food.

After 6 months of living at the new place, my roommates all told me they were leaving and that I would have to find a new place. I couldn’t afford food, much less a place with new deposits and moving fees. I was forced to quit and use what little money I had to move back home in August of 2025z

I have applied to over 3,000 jobs since then but have not been able to find a job that pays a living wage or one that pays more than Uber even though I have a Master’s and 5 years of intensive therapeutic experience.

Today, as I was making a delivery my car stalled in the middle of the street. It was terrifying, but luckily no cars were around. I had to park it, turn it off and turn it back on.

If I lose my car, I lose my only source of income.

I have $20 to my name. I have worked every single day for the past 6 months with no days off and with no working car AC. I am barely surviving as it is because my dog also had an $8k surgery as soon as I moved back. I also recently had to replace brake pads and battery that costed me around $600 that I didn’t have.

I am asking for help with the $200 diagnostic test and costs for the repair because I honestly don’t know what else to do at this point. I have been fighting so hard to barely make it.

I truly appreciate any help—donations, shares, truly anything.

I did everything I could to ensure I set myself up for success in life, but I am just truly struggling at this time to survive.