I have never had any problem being on SSI for depression & anxiety.....later added to that is dealing with stress related anorexia & PTSD from a trauma I went through 3 years ago & it's thought that PTSD should have been part of the original DX.

The only problem I have found is that because I was an engineer & had a good salary....my disability income is based on that.....while it is good to have more disability income...it is also keeping me out of programs that I could get financial help with. I am struggling right now finding enough money to pay for my meds....my med costs $1200/month.....even though I have the prescription coverage now....it still has the "donut hole" where you have to spend $4050 before they will cover you again. Coming up with the $1200/month during that time takes almost my whole disability....leaving nothing for my $850 propane bill/month let alone food & other expenses.

Unfortunately, I am considered to still be married even though I have to get the divorce going....so I am even more messed up because they hold his disability against me on top of that....& we own the house in California which has to be fixed up before it can be sold.

As far as anyone holding the fact that I am on disability against me.....I mostly tell people that I am in a forced retirement & if they ask what kind of income I have that's when I say anything about being on disability.....but if they don't ask....I don't offer.

I found I was also messed over with medicare.....the cost of hospitalizations & Dr's are still there & I haven't had the money to pay for those either.....many went to collection because I was to sick & didn't have the knowledge of my financial situation when I left my husband in control.....he didn't take the financial information to them to have them excuse the payments like they would have.....so now I owe thousands in medical bills & have several leans on the California house that have to be cleared before the refi goes through.

Now that I am living on my own & in control of everything.....things are being handled under control.....& now that I know my own financial situation.....I can handle it if I ever get sick to the point I was before......I won't be depending on someone else to take care of the situation which was wrong because my husband was anything but the kind of person you could depend on.