Is it possible for me to get disability?

My whole life i have had a learning disability. took adderall since high school. My EPA they said i have low selfsteem and my reading is close to 5th grade level. I attended community college for 3 years on C average or below. Went from job to job. And recently i lost my professional job which i did for 7 years and my doctors refuse to let me go back because i was hospitalized twice and the first time i tried to commit suicide. well now i am on long term and switching meds and going to a nurse practitioner for for the past 9 months and counseling and our goal to get me back to work. if all that fails do i have a possible chance of getting social security.

Yes!!, sweetie. Get a lawyer... most of them are free ...they get paid through your disability winnings. Make sure you stay in treatment. Sorry you as really having such a rough time.

Sounds like you'd have a good chance of getting disability if you aren't able to return to work. Hospitalizations do tend to help with getting on disability as it is pretty good medical evidence your mental condition is severe enough to severely interfere with your ability to function in life or on a job.

Might be a good idea to think about applying soon since it can be a long process...if you are thinking returning to work soon is not very realistic for you.

I am on long term disability now for 3 months now I was on short term..my work made me see a psychologist and she said I need further treatment.

oh I thought you mean you wheren't on disability, and where wondering if you would be able to get SSI or SSDI disability...which it sounds like you'd qualify for but you already have it?

I was on short, then long term disability from work when I applied for SSDI and I was approved before I required in hospital treatment. My employer paid for an attorney to assist with my SSDI application which probably helped my case.

I dont think I will be ready to go back to work for several years so i would rather push it for social security disability. I have alot of mental problems and the insurance i am dealing with will push me towards their social security people that they deal with which is Genex and they said if i refuse Genex then they will cut me off and I am thinking of going to a law firm where you only pay if they win your case.

DON'T go to a law firm. There are AMAZING local non-profits that will help you fill out the forms and get all the information together with you. They usually have mental health advocates and social workers to help you. You should only start looking for a lawyer if you get rejected once.

It sounds like you might be talking about two different things: lack of education and mental disorder. You feel like you are unable to work? What do you base that on: lack of skills or a possible disorder? If you have a disorder of some kind and feel that keeps you from working or functioning you will need a Dr. of some kind to validate that in writing so that you can apply for SSDI. If the history of a disorder has been documented (hospitalizations, other treatment, etc.) and you are having trouble functioning then you could have a good basis for receiving disability. If you feel that you can hold a FT unskilled job like a janitor or bagging groceries, etc. then that's not considered a disability.

You do have a chance. There is good advice above. Start calling law firms, and call at least 4. Compare what they say. The main thing that would be against you is that you are probably relatively young. The younger you are the more they figure that you can eventually find a way to adapt to your disability. The best thing you have going for you is that you do have a paper trail of being treated.

Some law firms will tell you to apply on your own and come back to them, if you get denied. I don't recommend that to anyone. If you can not find a law firm to take you on right from the get-go, that means that they don't see you as having that good of a case. They tend to be right in their predictions.

Have you worked in the past? I know you have to have a work history of X amount of hours/years to even be considered for SSDI disability, and you need back up from your doctors agreeing that you indeed are not able to hold down employment . If you dont have a long enough work history you would be filing for SDI , there is a difference between the two.

Go to your Local Social security office and ask them how to proceed and for what program.

I wish you luck

I think Christina means SSI (Supplemental Security Income.) There is SSDI (Social Security Disability Insurance) and SSI.

If you use a law firm, any lawyer will automatically submit an application for SSI along with applying for SSDI. On your own, you will have to submit both applications. I do not recommend doing that on your own. To get SSI, you go through the same process as trying to get SSDI. That means that you must convince them (over at SSA) that you are disabled. Do yourself a favor and talk to a lawyer before beginning. It won't cost you anything, initially.

Here is a link: Supplemental Security Income

Also, as Christina said, backup from a doctor is pretty essential.

Yes Rose .. SSI I mistyped it .. thanks for catching it