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Old Sep 14, 2009, 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by LandingSanely View Post
I kind of fear I am going to lose my job. In the last 3 years I have lost 2 jobs, related to my depression etc. It makes it impossible for me to cope sometimes. Luckily I have always found a job again.

Does anyone know if there is any sort of disability over mental disorders or anything?
Yes. My Mental Health and Mental Retardation [MHMR] provider filled out the 6-hours of computer forms for me. Go prepared. Call SSA, but I think you need a birth certificate and SS card. Take these, along with: all the jobs you lost, dates, and reasons lost; names of all doctors treating you for ANYTHING dysfunction - thier diagnoses, names/addresses/ph #'s and the medications/treatment their prescribed. Don't exclude medical diagnoses. For each diagnosis, on the page for added comments, explain how each diagnoses makes you unable to work at any job. E. G. Depression impairs my ability to intiate, maintain and concentrate on tasks so that I can't keep up work in a timely manner; Spondolesthesis of the back makes it hard to sit, walk, vaccum and rake; forefoot pain makes walking even more difficult; tremors impair my ability to write and type, etc. Major Depression and Bipolar Disorder tend to quality, I believe, but include ALL dysfunctional medical problems. billieJ
Thanks for this!
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