amanda louise: i applied for disability when i was 23. i was deemed disabled since the age of 16. my survivors benefits ARE under my dad's SS number. not sure what you are talking about. my mom applied for widow's benefits and this is how i know it affected my SSDI, because they took $120 out of my disability check each month stating they limit what one gets under 1 person's SS number. my sister has been mostly healthy up until 6 years ago. she has never applied for SSDI which is why she never got survivor's benefits.

rose: my sister was on abilify and was doing much better when she would take it. im aware that meds are not miracle cures. i wish she would get in therapy. in the state i am in (NC) they make it hard to commit someone who is not actively sui or homicidal. other states it is easier to do. i want to say that until 2010-2011 my sister was normal. she was herself. up until this has happened she had a healthy life- friends, job, independent, living on her own, went to college and got a bachelor's degree. she is 30 years old now and has none of that due to her coming off her meds. i fear the longer she goes in this psychotic state the worse it will get, and might cause irreparable damage. i know it might seem like im saying the meds will 100% fix this but thats not what im saying. she does need to at least get a therapeutic dose of meds in her in order to break free from the psychosis and then hopefully seek support elsewhere, like therapy or something like that