Thanks for the post. It kind of strikes too close to home for me. I was a HS teacher; I had a few breaks before being forced to apply for SSDI. Your own doubts dovetail with the doubts you imagine others must have about you. I especially liked the part that stated prisons have become de facto mental hospitals. Since they closed most state hospitals in the 70's & 80's (& they were no piece of cake) incarceration has become the solution for those who don't have the means to hire competent legal assistance. That's the sad part of this article. Working for Legal Aid, he could have related to those he was representing. He was, however, too broken by his hospitalization & subsequent battles with bipolar disorder. This disease sucks.