Hi guys,

I know I've not been on in a while. I was severely depressed since last October when the mania ended. A few weeks ago I started to feel better on a new medication combo/dosage. Then yesterday in the mail I get a denial letter for both social security disability insurance and supplemental income.

They said bizarre things like, "There are plenty of jobs you can work with your age and experience in the national economy." They totally didn't read my file. It doesn't matter what the job is, I can only focus to work 5-7 hours a week or two days of 4 hours a week. Even that is excruciating. I'm so exhausted after I work I can't do anything. It's like they're punishing me for working hard at being semi–functional.

Here's the issue. If I don't appeal and eventually get SSDI (at very least), I lose my state insurance plan that pays for my medications and hospital visits, etc. If I don't get my medications (which cost around $2,000 a month), I will be in the hospital on a regular basis and go bankrupt. So the state will end up paying anyway.

How do I get that through to them in a non-threatening way in my appeal letter?

Also, does anyone have experience with winning an appeal? How did you do it?

Thanks for your help. I'm so bewildered.