I'm on disability, and how I got here was a long road with a hot of hits....first of all, over a year I used all of my family leave. Then I changed jobs and crashed and burned out of another one, but that one actually wasn't my fault entirely. After that, I worked as a contract employee until my psychiatrist flat-out told me I needed to apply for disability and that she would do her part to fill out the paperwork.... but there were huge hints before that, as employers suggested I only work part time (but I didn't listen because it wasn't MY fault, right?).

Look at your life, if you have no life because you have to concentrate all of your life on working, that's a big sign right there. If your doctor is actually willing to do the paperwork for you, there's another huge sign. And having your job be your life and having no life is a third.

I hope this helps you. I know that being disabled has actually been a good thing for me.