I have had issues dealing with mental health since I was first seen by a therapist at age 17. I am now 26 and things have only progressively gotten worse. I have been treated inpatient/outpatient a total of 62 days since this past December. Most of them were due to depression, one for suicidal thoughts, one for aggressive thoughts/behavior at work, and last 2 for overdose on 2 different prescription drugs given to me for my disorders. I have been diagnosed with mood disorder NOS, Borderline personality disorder, ptsd and panic disorder. i still take meds and see a psychiatrist outpatient at a local university hospital. my current job has kept me from seeking the therapy that has been strongly suggested by my drs. they really want to see me in counseling but my work hours were from 7am to 6pm which rules out many therapists hours. also i do not have insurance and being able to afford even a sliding scale is a burden to me. i know i need the help. things are only getting worse and i see it happening more and more each time i have an episode. family and friends would like to see me apply for disability and therefore be able to afford/have access to the therapy and dr i need to finally get better. my illness has caused me to quit one job and now my current employer wants me to either go from full time to hardly even part time or commit to returning to fulltime without missing anymore work. how can i do that when i have dr appointments to assure i am stable?
my question....do i even have a chance of qualifying for disability for my mental illnesses based on my years of treatment especially these last 6 months?
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