I have over {$200000.00} in existing student loan debt, both federal and private. I have been working XXXX jobs, 7 days a week, to try and get by and repay my loans as best I can. XXXX years post-graduation, I have NEVER missed a payment despite my monthly payments being over {$2000.00} combined. 

I contacted Discover Student Loan, who services about {$85000.00} of my private student loan debt, because they advertise on their website that they have Repayment Assistance Programs for struggling borrowers. Several of the programs offer either reduced monthly payments or interest-only payments for a period of time. 

I spoke with a very pleasant lady who understood my issue and wanted to help. She took my information and looked into " what programs I qualified for ''. She advised me, at this time, I do not qualify for any of the repayment assistance programs. I was n't sure exactly what she meant by this so I asked, what exactly would qualify me for the programs. She did not know, but simply that I did n't qualify. 

I asked what, in the future, I would need to do or have done to me in order to qualify for the student loan assistance programs. She said that she did n't know but that I simply am not eligible despite not being delinquent on any payments now or ever. 

I do n't understand what kind of game Discover is playing. If my situation is not the ideal one for the repayment assistance programs, I do n't know what is. I am being CRUSHED by student loan debt and, yet, I am doing everything in my power to not default or miss payments. I am trying to be a responsible borrower and live up to my end of the bargain, but the private student loan companies are making it very difficult. Defaulting on my loans becomes a more and more enticing option every day. 

Please help!