Long story short, my problems have made it extremely difficult, if not impossible, for me to hold steady employment.

Because of this, I no longer have health insurance as of the 15th and I can't afford COBRA. My husband makes just enough to scrape by, but we can't afford private insurance, and at the time he was offered insurance through his employer we were covered through mine (the game plan wasn't for me to quit and I was disillusioned and thought I had my problems under control...ANYWAY) so he is not eligible again until open enrollment which is at the end of the year. (SUCKS considering it is JANUARY.)

I have thankfully found a sliding-scale clinic to visit and I have my first appt on Tuesday. I don't quite know how we're even going to be able to afford that, but I guess we'll just have to figure something out.

ANYWAY, I know I will receive a diagnosis(diagnoses?). Depending on what it is/they are, how easy is it to get approved for SSDI? Is it considered a short-term payout with an expectation that the applicant will get better, or does that depend on diagnosis? Does one have to re-certify or provide new documentation essentially saying, "Hey, I'm still ****ed up in the head!" every now and again?

I'm just trying to gather as much information as possible from people who will probably know the ins and outs of this the best. I cannot afford a lawyer to advocate the application process/approval for me. So far, I just know that I need a diagnosis first. That I am working on...and I know that I won't walk in on my first appointment and walk out knowing what I have.

I'm sorry...I get wordy sometimes. :X