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Originally Posted by Miguel'smom
Disability is repetitively sole crushing when applying for other benefits and whenever receiving the money. Remember it is better and less expensive then more repetitive, longer hospital stays, and constantly looking for new work. I'm sorry you are faced with this choice and I am hoping you are able to choose what is best for you. As for your family there is no reason for them to know you are no longer working or receiving benefits until at least you are comfortable with the idea.
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Actually, I disagree. I am a research scientist. For a year I was hospitalized and then for another year I was out-patient and recovering. I was on disability. Even though when I returned to work I was scared, extremely stressed and still putting my life back together, the satisfaction intellectually, financially, and psychosocially propelled me into a much more functional life. My psychiatrist told me that sending me back to work was the best drug he could give me. It gave me a path on which I could reestablish a healthy life. Disability doesn't do that. For me, it would have perpetuated the sense that I was sick and unable to care for myself.
That's why I said earlier. Go with your physician's recommendation. He can see the big picture.