Yes, my therapist agrees that they completely overreacted and jumped the gun. You'd think they'd never heard a woman cry before?!?!

I've made up some ground, talked to SS again at the 800 number and made some strides forward. They sugested another office, it is a bit more of a drive, but well worth it. The woman I spoke to thinks I did the right thing, that this one time things got crossed and the woman in the other office shouldn't be working with the public.

I'm working slowly on things, and I'll get there. I'm also looking into some social security lawyers to see if they can deal with it for me. TIme will tell. In the meantime tranquilizers and anti-depressants are the order of the day.

My brother used to joke that if you take and "upper" and a "downer" together you'd get even. That was then, now anti-depressants to keep me up and out of the blackest depths, and tranqs to keep me down and from over-reacting. Reality, so much more wild than the strangest fiction. Go figure!

Mean while I went to the bank, and the phone company to change my name with them. Exactly the same paperwork, and no problems at all. Who needs drugs when reality is always lurking ready to take you on a wild trip in a strange direction . . .

Thanks for the vote of confidence!!! {{{{{{{{{{{{{everyone}}}}}}}}}}}}}