I think doing the work that it takes to get on SSDI is hard work. You should be proud that you were able to not only do all of that stressful work, but that your work made it possible for you to be on it. That's an accomplishment right there!

My dad had to go through two or three rounds of not getting approved and appealing to finally get it. I think people who judge you for it are unaware of how disabling mental health issues are. It's not a hand-out, its something you earned by working all the years before that. I don't know why our culture is so obsessed with what we do for work. I wish we were more family driven and asked each other, "How's your family/spouse/kids doing?"