Posted by alchemy on January 13, 2013, at 20:18:39
In reply to Re: Disability update-feedback, please! » alchemy, posted by brynb on January 13, 2013, at 14:03:02
> Hi alchemy-
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> Thanks so much for the feedback. It's for depression or bipolar 2. I haven't held down a ft job in over 2 years because of it. I'm a writer and teacher and take freelance/independent contractor positions here & there, but I can't anymore. I'm mentally incapable and never know when an episode will hit. I'm also treatment-resistant.
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> Sorry, off on a tangent here. I just want time off to get well, heal, do some Tx and try meds while giving them time to work and giving me time to rest from side effects.
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> I'm starting to disdain my podc & feel ready to give up.
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> Thanks again,
> BI'm so sorry. It sucks. I was fired from my last job & received a warning from my current one that has been so hard to deal with. Before I was eligible to apply for disability with my company, I started the process of going through the government, but I didn't follow through with it. I do know that it is suppose to be normal to get denied the first time you file and attorneys start sending you emails wanting to represent you.
Have you applied? (sorry, I didn't catch where you were in the process) It sounds like you should if you haven't. For myself, I am wondering if it's the long-term effects of stress and depression have created a more extreme breaking point or if I am just sick of it. I have always had depression problems, but somehow in my younger years I could make myself get lost in work at times.
Sometimes it is hard to know our limits. It sucks when it changes with mood cycling. But we still have our limits. Call it stress, pressure, struggle or pain. Sanity is personal and needs to be protected.
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