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Originally Posted by wheredidthepartygo
i also think that if i was on disability i could try getting a job and slowly working from only a couple hours a week to a bit more and a bit more...
i feel like it could kinda help to ease into something? probably therapists would know more on that
but then there's not the stress of your livelihood on your job because working wouldn't be about the money if you're on disability and i just think the stress of that really contributes to problems with this kinda thing
(at least in my case)
anyway i understand what you're going through and i wish people could be more understanding and helpful in times like this
it's not fun feeling like your worth is tied into how much you can work when you feel like you can't work  |
Heyhey, that last sentence, wow, sad but true. Worked for social security in their disability determination team for many years and most submissions are denied outright or requested for additional information. Most of the time the process takes a year or more, thats before your first denial. That process isnt about you, its about jobs. Know that going in helps. Also many states have programs where you can work and still recieve benefits. The thing with that isnthey are in your business big time. So weigh that against the long fight of just getting benefits in the first place.
Many people never apply for benefits they desperately need to survive. We are from a family of seven. Mother, father, 2 brothers and 1 sister died with out ever recieving any benefits. They all worked jobs were social security taxes were taken . Collectively they worked more than 130 years. What happens to all of those tax dollars? We found out when we went to our local office to file for disability. A case worker was explaining to a mother and daughter from another country that the mother would need to be a US resident for 2 years in order to be eligable for benefits. And here we are having to fight for benefits that US citizens have paid into and many die before ever receiving a penny. This isnt a soapbox. Its like your last sentence. Sad but true.
So start the process. And dont give up if you are denied. Get a lawyer if you have to but atleast apply. One suggestion for you is get all your info together first. Every name, address, phone number of places worked, lived. Dr's seen. Also, SS usually sends you to their own group of dr's regardless of whether or not you have a doc of your own saying you are diabled. So dont wait to find a dr that will write you as disabled.
Good luck and be strong
