I had to go on disability due to Bipolar II, plus some physical health issues such as fibro. I've been on it for eleven years. I was turned down the first time (standard practice) and then filled out the forms again, following someone's advice about spelling out exactly how my ailments kept me from performing. (Like having to sit in a chair to try to cook, not remembering appointments even when written down, etc.) Plus my psychiatrist and therapist wrote letters in support of me--and evidently did have me characterized as a true basket case. I also had to go through medical testing at a center specifically for approving or not approving Medicare. I soon got approval.

I have a feeling, though, that the government is getting even pickier about the process. My husband is also on disability due to Bipolar. They are putting him through the wringer about whether he still needs to be on it. I was even sent a lengthy form to fill out about him. That has me upset! I need to get busy and fill it out, but it's making me more depressed.