this is the newest item on the list of things i’m doing. i’ve been meaning to do this, but like many other things, i just haven’t gotten around to it. well, more likely i’ve been avoiding it.
i realize that most people aren’t approved the first time they apply for SSDI, so i know that this will likely be a long process, but what do i have to lose?
part of me feels ashamed about applying, though i know i shouldn’t. i started working when i was 15 and only stopped nearly two years ago now, because of bipolarness. and anxiety. so it isn’t like i haven’t paid any taxes.
the pdoc doesn’t want me to do this because he doesn’t want me to waste my MFA. i find this funny because it’s an art degree after all, although it’s part of English departments. on the other hand, he understands that money’s money.
he really wants me to get a job, like a blow-off job, but he and my therapist know that i’m not ready. my therapist said that she and i need to work out my issues about not going in to work if i don’t feel like going that day. certainly when i was teaching i went, but they’re in agreement that i’m not ready to teach yet. anyway, she’s talking about other part-time jobs i’ve had in the past, like ones i didn’t care about. she also pointed out that even when i wasn’t in a depressive episode, if i really didn’t care about/like the job and i didn’t feel like going, i wouldn’t. must work past this.
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I’ve been through all of this and am on disability. if you have any questions…e-mail me!
When I applied it took for ever to get it. It took almost a year. I got denied the first time and then I got a lawyer and got approved. I think you should go for it.
Like everyone else, I was told to apply and was turned down. Most of the questions on those stupid forms have to do with lifting and bending and stretching and that sort of thing.
Unfortunately, most of the questions they ask have little to do with why it’s hard for people with mental illnesses to work, so it’s doubly difficult to get approved.
Good luck, I’m crossing my fingers for you!
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