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Originally Posted by tait
I am 36 and bipolar. I was diagnosed back in 2005. I have NEVER been able to keep a job. I would be lucky if I could maintain a job for 9 months. My husband doesn't understand and blames me for all of our financial difficulties. I so depressed about our money issues that I tried to kill myself earlier this year. I have applied for social security disability three times and have been denied all three times. I am depressed, sad and tired of being blamed by my husband. I've been on the INTERNET to see if their were other bipolar's like myself who have had trouble keeping a job, because I was curious to see if this was a characteristic of being bipolar. Does anyone on here have the same issue as I do? I just don't understand why I can't keep a job.
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allsup...google it...they will coordinate your petition for ssd. the catch is until you are accepted, your monies are accruing in a hold pattern for when you are given disability. allsup's payment is that money. i got accepted in record time so they didn't get much.
the key is to have your pdoc and T's full support to document to ss tht you qualify. if they do their job you will "be in like flinn."..whoever he is.lol.
an atorney is another option.
but if your pdoc is not thorough with your papaerwork or thinks you don't need ssd, ask him by the way, then a job is a good idea. the suggestion kitty gave you is a good one. you can take an online ocourse for say, medical transcribing...once you have that credential doctors would jump at you even with working at home. just realize any job has deadlines and if this creates too much stress, the merry-go- round begins again looking for a job. only you and your pdoc and T know if your situation is tenuous enough for u to qualify for ssd.
i wish you the best....it was suggested by my pdoc and T (SSD)7 years before i applied. after getting stabilized i had 7 more successful years with my career. but the key words for me were stabilization, therapy and compliance with meds.
keep us posted.
we bpd ppl do understand how u are feeling.
you didn't say why you were let go at the jobs you had. you can request that info if they did not supply you with it.