I'm bogged down and weirded out. My docs recommended I apply for SSDI since my head is so jacked up right now, mixed episodes, hysterical sobbing, zoning out, etc. I had an short interview with SS to verify some info and they asked the question "have I gone by previous names"?

I said no, but they brought up an alias I had when I thought I was going to be a writer. I had forgotten about it, and it was 30 years ago, but swearing that I didn't have another name was bad enough. Then I got the paperwork back and I realize they had also pulled one of my step-father childhood names that I went by up. Now that's two names that I forgot about. When I got the summary docs, I realized there was also a third step-father name that I went by but SS still doesn't have. I am freaked out that I forgot about 3 names I had growing up other than my birth name. I had a rough childhood, lots of neglect, maybe I just blocked my childhood out or made it "not me"? Has anyone else forgotten such crucial info about themselves?