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Originally Posted by BrokenNBeautiful
I am on SSI and SSA because I have a mental disability.
I have an axis one and an axis two disorder.
It's "inivisible" though; I am not in a wheelchair.
Also, when I was 11, they detected some lesions on my brain, and I also have a vision problem.
But I hate it when ppl think I am lazy or don't want to work.
I got on SSI when I was 5. I was put in County Mental Health then because I was really emotionally disturbed and was upsetting the other children and the teachers could not deal with it.
For the rest of my life, so far, I have been on disability. My father, I think, collected railroad retirement or something, and now i have 2 checks.
I do not mean to abuse the system! I really think I need this money. With an axis one disorder to go with my axis two disorder, plus my physical disability, plus that ad on tv that talks about "Social Security being for mental AND physical..." Why do so many ppl assume that people abuse the system?!
I am sharing this because this attitude that I get in general adds to my mental health problems. I do not abuse anything. And I don't need MORE guilt about collecting benefits!
Carol
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don't let that get to you... fight for people like you who feel the same... I'm so sick and tired of the apathy all around us... people are so quick to attack anyone on any aid... I think it's funny most don't realize the ones on food stamps, assistance, etc .. 2/3 are single moms trying to raise their kids.... they'd change their tune FAST if they were ever put in your position or the position of a single mom with no family who got ditched or the father got locked up or.. died... I tend to find that the ones with decent families, fairly smooth childhoods, good opportunity, support, etc.. they're the ones who do it most.. because they have NO CLUE how hard that is.... you didn't do anything wrong, so don't let people make you feel that way.
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'She'll lie and steal and cheat,
and beg you from her knees
Make you thinks she means it this time
She'll tear a hole in you, the one you can't repair
But I still love her, I don't really care
When we were young, oh oh, we did enough
When it got cold, ooh ooh, we bundled up
I can't be told, ah ah it can't be done
It's better to feel pain,
than nothing at all
The opposite of love's indifference
Pay attention now, I'm standing on your porch screaming out
And I wont leave until you come downstairs'
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