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Old Apr 02, 2010, 09:19 AM
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Originally Posted by BNLsMOM View Post
Does anyone feel guilty about receiving disability? I got my official letter today saying that my children and I will be receiving checks in the next couple of days. They are back-paying me the maximum amount.

I feel really guilty about it, eventhough I know I need it and haven't had a proper pay check for nearly three years.

How do others on disability deal with feelings of guilt about receiving money?

It feels very confusing because I wanted to be approved and I feel terrible when I read about someone being denied...

I don't know, it's just weird.
When I was out of work for 8 weeks, I felt bad about getting disability checks, even though I had paid for the coverage. I think most of the problem was that I felt bad because I was out of work. Where I work also provides the option to carry Long Term Disability coverage as well. I have the buy-up plan for short term and long term, so when I inevitably do go crazy again, I will have those options.
Thanks for this!
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