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Originally Posted by Hopingtrying
Golden Eve--I am high functioning too! I attempted 4 days after a temporary job ended (I was doing tech support in a call center--a 40 hour a week job). But I really needed this break to heal. I had been dealing with a lot of financial stress for a very long time. If your dad has never dealt with job insecurity--he just may not understand despite being a psychiatrist. My father's generation had more job opportunities IMO.
The fact that you are treating it with meds and therapy means that you can use those records to apply. You need a break from your financial worries for a while. Financial stress is pushing you over the edge. Though your father is a psychiatrist--he is also your parent--sometimes parents want to see their children in certain ways and are blind to some realities. Though your families nonsupport would be a problem. Social Security asked me to give a questionaire about how I was coping to someone who knew me well--I gave mine to my husband. He thinks I am crazy  so he may have been the edge I needed to get approved. But I still think you should apply. Your father doesn't have to know. Would your mother be supportive? Or a sibling? Someone who really knows you..... |
You know, I actually ended up in the emergency room suicidal two years ago after my boss had bullied me for months on end. That is on record with the hospital.
A part of me is a bit prideful too? I think? And worried about the stigma and repercussions, especially employment-wise? Do employers need to know you've been on disability? Do they find out? I don't want any potential employer knowing my mental health history whatsover. I am very private.
I also don't know if I even qualify. I know that here where I live, disability is VERY difficult to obtain -- that they typically reject you upon first application and that it can take
years to get approval. That alone is a huge deterrent.
I think my therapist would be the only one who could complete that questionnaire about how I am coping.... I wonder what she would say. I can ask her next week when I see her. You have my wheels turning certainly, but I just don't know.