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Jan 04, 2015, 06:30 AM
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Member Since: Aug 2011
Location: Midlands, England, UK
Posts: 603
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Originally Posted by shortandcute
I can't work either, but I don't qualify for disability. I have bipolar I, anxiety disorder, PTSD, and have been diagnosed with personality disorder, NOS with the following traits: histrionic, dependent, borderline, and depressive. I have also been dx'ed with social phobia, but there's a possibility it may be either avoidant personality disorder or agoraphobia. I am also in pain a lot, but I cant get it because: I go to AA, go grocery shopping, have gone to church occasionally, I clean my bathroom on occasion, I graduated from high school and went to college.
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It's ridiculous how they decide - some that don't need it get it, while a lot that do need it don't. Have you tried getting a written statement from your pdoc explaining the worst case scenario and his/her thoughts about the effect of work on your mental state?
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