COBRA costs more than my rent, what did you do? - any advice?

I was offered COBRA and the monthly cost is more than I expected as an accounts payable clerk. It has been a long 5 weeks. My spouse has a chronic condition, so dropping coverage feels risky.

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it 10 months ago, and it settled down once I kept a simple log of every call and form.