I've tried everything I can possibly think of to catch up on my bills, but I continue to only fall further behind.  I was considering declaring bankruptcy because that seemed to be my only choice, but I cannot afford to pay a lawyer.  Out of the last 36 months, I've been without a job for a total of 12 months.  Those job losses occurred because of budget cuts and illnesses.  I've been sick so many times over the past 3 years that I am having trouble finding the strength to work more than 40 hours a week.  The past 3 weeks, I've been doing other projects outside of my full time job in order to help me catch up on bills.  The problem is that I've worked so much that I am now sick again.  I can't seem to win for losing.  I'm a single lady, who is beyond the end of her rope.  I'm tired of working so hard only to fall even futher behind.  I don't know what else to do.   My whole life has been filled with difficult obstacles such as epilepsy, illnesses, head injuries, etc that I have had to overcome, but I have experienced several emotionally devastating events over the past year that have made it near impossible for me to find the motivation to keep going.  I really don't know where to turn.  It feels like I have no one to turn to for help.