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Silver Swan
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#361
@MarcusAurelius You don't know that you will be rejected for SSDI/SSI. Some people get it their first try. It takes time and lawyers but they take their pay out of your award - you don't owe if you are denied. Your pdoc can gather proof from your records. Its worth it to apply. Even if you have to apply again it's worth it. You deserve it.
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#362
Marcus, what moose said! I was still young when my pdoc and T suggested SSDI I said ok but if they reject me I’m not gonna fight. I was accepted within months. This despite a history of work since I was 16. Honestly I was shocked and it was SSDI that convinced me I had an MI.
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#363
Also for Marcus, now is probably a good time to apply. Things like recent homelessness and difficulty holding jobs matters and when they are quite recent they stand out to the reviewers. I had been IP twice in a short period, once for a quite serious plan, and couldn't do my job anymore when I applied. I was down to no money and my mom was helping me but it was not a situation that could go on long. I applied and was approved in 11 weeks.
It is such a relief to have closure around the whole thing. __________________ Bipolar 1, PTSD, GAD, OCD. Clozapine 250 mg, Emsam 12 mg/day patch, topamax 25 mg, ,Gabapentin 1700 mg & 100-2 PRN,. 1.5 mg clonazepam., 50 mg Seroquel |
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I felt some pleasure today, walking under a very pretty, wide-open evening sky. I've gotten out both yesterday and today for coffee, shopping and joyriding our subway. It feels good to be active. It fights off the feelings of helplessness that build up from long hours of staying home. I see that i can get around the city and i can get things done. I really enjoyed myself today!
@Moose72: Your new sofa is nice! It looks comfy and is in nice subtle shades. I'm sure if you continue to persist with the paperwork everything will work out. There's still a week and a half to the first. Time enough. @MarcusAurelius: Sorry to hear you're feeling so down again. I'll PM you. Hugs to all who struggle, especially those effected by weather disasters in the US. |
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#365
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Silver Swan
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The paperwork has been forwarded to the new apartment complex's office. I will call the person that I've been working with there and let her know I've sent it and find out if she got it. Now it's up to her to get it done quickly (I hope) and get it to either me or the case worker who is awaiting the paperwork. After she gets the paperwork she can finalize the paperwork telling me what my portion of the rent is and schedule the inspection- and hope it passes! This will be my next week and a half- plus packing! __________________ Wellbutrin XL 300 mg Caplyta 42 mg Ingrezza 80 mg Ativan .5 mg 2x/day Propranolol 20 mg 2x/day Mania (December 2023) Mixed episode/Hypomania (September 2023) Depression, Anxiety and Intrusive thoughts (September 2021) Depression & Psychosis (July/August 2021) Mania (April/May 2019) |
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The husband of a couple my wife and I have been helping and been friends of for about 30 years is dying.
He's in the hospital now but says he doesn't want any treatments anymore because he feels his body can't take it. He had a heart attack about 25 years ago and has been living with just 25% of his heart working, so he's had significant health problems since then. He needs dialysis but he might refuse that too so he might pass away very soon. We are trying to find if a hospice is available to take him but he might pass away before we can get him there. __________________ * Dx: Unspecified Bipolar and Related Disorder * Rx: Remeron, Prozac, Klonopin, Vraylar My avatar picture is a photo of the Whirlpool Galaxy I took in April 2023. I dedicated this photo to my sister who passed away in July 2016. |
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__________________ ********* Mr. Robot Makes me sick to the heart, Oh I feel so tired. And the way the rain comes down hard, that's how I feel inside. --The Cure
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#372
Our air has cleared AND we got some rain!! For those things I am VERY glad.
However, today was difficult. Someone said something that sideswiped me and threw me into a major funk. Hovered on the verge of tears all day. It just added to the despair I've been feeling. I'm just so rung out from it all. Came home from work, straight into jammies. Going to sleep early tonight. I'd like to just stay under the covers till who knows when. My signature's lyrics say it all. __________________ ********* Mr. Robot Makes me sick to the heart, Oh I feel so tired. And the way the rain comes down hard, that's how I feel inside. --The Cure
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Yes, I get the same little rash every time I increase Lamictal. I showed it to my pdoc once and she nearly flipped out. She called a dermatologist from another part of the clinic to come in and look at me. He saw the rash & said he wasn't concerned. __________________ |
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I was approved for SSDI last month. Yes, it's a long road but the road is much longer without it. I wish I would have applied years before I finally did. Fill out the form, send it to the Social Security office. They'll most likely reject you. So call a number to set up an appointment with a law office that does disability cases. If the law office thinks you stand a chance of getting approved they'll take your case. If not, they won't. You'll know right then and there. __________________ |
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Checking in. It's been four days since I was last here. Maybe five. The overnight thing messes me up. It's 3:47 AM EST. I'm not sleeping. That ***** called Mania is here. So is that asshole depression. I'm being torn apart. Can't sleep a wink. Ate one fast food sandwich for the day yesterday. That's not like me. Haven't showered since Tuesday. I promised my wife that I'd do it tomorrow... i meant today before church. I also need to take a walk before church. I might move that to afterwards though. I might need some sleep before walking on that main street with my wobble.
I am not suicidal. We decreased my Depakote on Monday because I couldn't keep my eyes open, but now I don't know. I have to stay at "work" until Friday. After that I can deal with any program I need to. But I won't. I won't go twice in one year. My wife needs me to be functional. I've been out of work so much this year. I've made myself some promises. If they came back to me with an offer of something, anything, I'm walking away. They put too much pressure and poison onto people. They asked me if I had any questions, and I said, "Why didn't you pretend that you weren't going to fire me? You made it obvious." They said nothing. I'm floored by that. My next job I will find a way to use my skills to help people. I really want to help others. I want to help myself too. My problem? No college. I made it up to a pretty high salary with no college. I don't know how I'll do anything else. I'm really nothing. I have tons of experience, but when I get to education, there's not much to say that I chose a different path and have suffered for it. It's not important for me to go back now. For me, the money is better served towards my kids. I don't know if I'll see near a penny of it again. I don't know what I've given up, and for what!? I actually made a statement two months ago that if it came down to a single mother and I for the job, that I'd rather she keep it. Today, I panic if that was the moment that I ruined my kids' lives. I'm having a really hard time tonight so I'm going to go watch a movie about living with bipolar disorder and see how lousy I can feel. I hope that you are all sleeping in your night cycles when they reach you, are watched over by your higher power, and are finding what you need to heal and grow. |
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