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Originally Posted by grandmaof3
If you can afford to live off it and be able to get your meds it may be the right choice for you but it may take you awhile to get it. My sister is on disability for her bipolar and it took her 3 years to get it. Fortunately they could get by on what her husband makes while she waited and she is covered by his insurance. I struggle at work sometimes but... Personally, disability would be a bad choice for me. There are some days when the depression hits and the only thing that gets me out of bed is knowing that I have to go to work people are depending on me.
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I don't have any kids, not married, and I'm a complete hermit. I have a handful of friends, and I don't do much at all. I think I spend less money when I'm not working, simply because I won't drive, and don't feel the need to eat gourmet meals as a treat for "surviving another week" at work.
Anyways, it's not my first choice (to go on disability) but I've been thinking about it even when I thought I just had ADHD. I keep thinking I'm losing ground, it's getting more difficult rather than easier, and some days I just hurt all over. I can barely walk sometimes and have to lie down on the ground most of the night. Cement floors aren't super great for the lower back pain.
I'm sure I could manage somehow. I have a pretty decent family on my dad's side, minus my uncles, my aunts are doing very well. They own lots of houses and rent them out, so I would bet I could work something out.
I dunno, since it takes years, that's the only reason I'm thinking of at least applying, just in case. My maximum for a job so far is 3.5 years, and I've been at this recent job for 1.2 years or so. So at this point, that's what I'm thinking.