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I was just wondering if anyone here has looked into disability pension and if they were successful in getting it?
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DONT KNOW ABOUT DISABILITY BUT I KNOW SOMEONE THAT HAS BEEN PUT ON SICK UNTIL 2007 FOR HAVING MAJOR ANXIETY
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it depends on where you live. in the US the laws vary from state to state. here in hawaii it took 6 months before i started receiving full social security benefit, about $650 a month..which i know isnt much but for now it covers most of my living expenses. during the 6 month wait i was recieving welfare and EBT. i have phone and mail phobia so going through the application process was really difficult for me, so my doctors helped me with some of that. now that i do have money i was able to use some of it to buy me an old clunker so now i can get to the grocery store (which is a nightmare for me) and to and from my doctors appointments without having to bum rides. so it really is worth it for me.. but its not a position i want to be in for the rest of my life. i wanna be successful just like everyone else. but thats not gonna happen until the world around me doesnt look like an acid trip. :shock:
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Jordan,
I'm in the process of applying in Canada. Hear it's hard to get on though. I know of a few on this site who are on disability because of anxiety, depression and DP... so it is possible. Just depends on where you are, how debilitating it is for you (or you make it to sound), who evaluates your applications... etc.
Good luck. Let us know if you can get on it.
I'm in the process of applying in Canada. Hear it's hard to get on though. I know of a few on this site who are on disability because of anxiety, depression and DP... so it is possible. Just depends on where you are, how debilitating it is for you (or you make it to sound), who evaluates your applications... etc.
Good luck. Let us know if you can get on it.
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i've realized i have to surrender (accept) my dp/dr before i can get better. getting on disability sure would help me out in the area of being able to get better
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·Hi Uni-G,
By way of introduction I'm actually here at the site trying to understand what goes on with my b/f who has some dp problems. I am not dp/dr but I am on disability here in the US and I can give u or anyone interested some information on it.
There are two kinds of disability in the US and you get them through the social security administration, see this site: http://www.ssa.gov/disability/
The difference between the two is essentially whether you made enough money by working yet to be eligible for social security insurance benefits (SSDI) themselves. If not, you are getting 'supplemental security income' (SSI). It's less money and the rules are different. I get SSDI myself and because I used to make a lot of money before I got sick and I live in a v expensive town (new york city) I actually get almost $1200 a month. I believe that SSI caps around $600-650 but I'm not sure of this.
The deal with SSDI is that you need to apply yourself and get your doctor (I believe and MD psychiatrist not just a phD psychologist is necessary) to apply as well. Your problems must be significant enough that you do not expect to work for I think at least a year, and you have to be out of work for at least 6 months to even apply, if I recall correctly. So essentially, if you're not sick enough to not work for like at least a year then disability is not for you.
Once you are accepted into SSDI you generally are not medically reviewed again until three years later. Once accepted they will let u know when you will be reviewed and unless you go back to work u receive benefits and are not contacted until then.
With SSDI you can make up to $500 a month or so yourself and still be considered impaired; above that amount they begin counting you down and after 9 months they begin to think that you must be well again and schedule you for a medical review.
There's also this thing called a 'ticket to work'. This weird sounding thing essentially means that you can get government sponsored vocational rehabilitation services to help you get back on your feet again when you're ready. Using this, it's actually possible to get continued help while you attempt to go back to school, for example, to start a new career. Under SSDI (not SSI) you can even set up a savings program that in this weird way gives you extra money to set aside in order to start a new business or go to school. It's all very complicated but that's the kind of thing you'd have to look forward if you were actually eligibe for disability here in the US. There are these organizations called BPAO's that answer questions about disability benefits and going back to work, a list of those is at this site: http://www.ssa.gov/work/ServiceProvider ... ctory.html You wouldn't really want to call them though until you actually have disability, but you might be able to get them to answer questions if you're curious. The one I called was seriously helpful.
Personally, being on disability, yes, has had its downsides. It's embarrassing and it is difficult to motivate when you know the bills are being paid. But if you genuinely need the time to work on recovery, it can be a life saver. I am on the road now to trying to get back to some sort of working life, after 2 years of a life dedicated to intensive therapy (and some really fulfilling and low-stress volunteer work... and being a mom!).
As to whether dp/dr is one of the disorders that qualifies for disability, I have no idea, but there is a list of them on the website somewhere as I recall. Again, my diagnosis was not dp/dr, so I have no idea.
Hope this helps; don't know what country you hail from... but to whoever might benefit: be well.
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By way of introduction I'm actually here at the site trying to understand what goes on with my b/f who has some dp problems. I am not dp/dr but I am on disability here in the US and I can give u or anyone interested some information on it.
There are two kinds of disability in the US and you get them through the social security administration, see this site: http://www.ssa.gov/disability/
The difference between the two is essentially whether you made enough money by working yet to be eligible for social security insurance benefits (SSDI) themselves. If not, you are getting 'supplemental security income' (SSI). It's less money and the rules are different. I get SSDI myself and because I used to make a lot of money before I got sick and I live in a v expensive town (new york city) I actually get almost $1200 a month. I believe that SSI caps around $600-650 but I'm not sure of this.
The deal with SSDI is that you need to apply yourself and get your doctor (I believe and MD psychiatrist not just a phD psychologist is necessary) to apply as well. Your problems must be significant enough that you do not expect to work for I think at least a year, and you have to be out of work for at least 6 months to even apply, if I recall correctly. So essentially, if you're not sick enough to not work for like at least a year then disability is not for you.
Once you are accepted into SSDI you generally are not medically reviewed again until three years later. Once accepted they will let u know when you will be reviewed and unless you go back to work u receive benefits and are not contacted until then.
With SSDI you can make up to $500 a month or so yourself and still be considered impaired; above that amount they begin counting you down and after 9 months they begin to think that you must be well again and schedule you for a medical review.
There's also this thing called a 'ticket to work'. This weird sounding thing essentially means that you can get government sponsored vocational rehabilitation services to help you get back on your feet again when you're ready. Using this, it's actually possible to get continued help while you attempt to go back to school, for example, to start a new career. Under SSDI (not SSI) you can even set up a savings program that in this weird way gives you extra money to set aside in order to start a new business or go to school. It's all very complicated but that's the kind of thing you'd have to look forward if you were actually eligibe for disability here in the US. There are these organizations called BPAO's that answer questions about disability benefits and going back to work, a list of those is at this site: http://www.ssa.gov/work/ServiceProvider ... ctory.html You wouldn't really want to call them though until you actually have disability, but you might be able to get them to answer questions if you're curious. The one I called was seriously helpful.
Personally, being on disability, yes, has had its downsides. It's embarrassing and it is difficult to motivate when you know the bills are being paid. But if you genuinely need the time to work on recovery, it can be a life saver. I am on the road now to trying to get back to some sort of working life, after 2 years of a life dedicated to intensive therapy (and some really fulfilling and low-stress volunteer work... and being a mom!).
As to whether dp/dr is one of the disorders that qualifies for disability, I have no idea, but there is a list of them on the website somewhere as I recall. Again, my diagnosis was not dp/dr, so I have no idea.
Hope this helps; don't know what country you hail from... but to whoever might benefit: be well.
H
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·Hopealso wrote
Also, if it helped, what exactly means 'help', or does it mean 'cure' in your case?
May I ask you how much you earned and what exactly your job was?
What was your diagnosis?
What kind of therapy did you have and did it help?
Also, if it helped, what exactly means 'help', or does it mean 'cure' in your case?
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·Thats my attitude. Despite my laziness, and my recent inability to succeed at anything, i'm not going to let i kill whatever motivation i have left.Inflammed said:
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the word lazy is something you should never EVER use to describe yourself. its just another way to put yourself down and blame your illness on some sort of character flaw that really doesnt exist. everything about my existance right now could be characterized as 'extreme laziness'. ive been told my whole life that im a lazy good for nothing. that all i need to do is snap out of it.
being on disability benefit doesnt make you any less of a person than someone with 2 fulltime jobs. before i became officially disabled i was that person. i worked 2 full time jobs and had a brand new crv. everything on the outside looked perfect. but on the inside i was killing myself. i still had all the problems i do now, except i tried to FORCE myself to work and be a normal productive member contributing to society and "pulling my own wieght". during which i had massive anxiety from the time i woke up till the time i went to sleep which was never because i had horrible insomnia because i dreded the day to come where id have to do it all over again. i hated everyone i worked with.. all i wanted to do was run as far away as i could. everyday was a living nightmare. sure i was making money and i was 'productive' but i was neglecting my health and putting myself at risk. the result was a massive breakdown where i sold all my posessions and got on a plane. i didnt tell anyone where i was going. fast forward 2 months and im standing in line with the rest of the homeless crazies waiting for my one hot meal from the church. i couldnt walk cause of staph infections, i slept on a towel with my dog as my only protection and warmth. i had completely lost my way.
but now... since im recieving benefits and not working, im a lazy bastard who has given in to my illness???
being on disability benefit doesnt make you any less of a person than someone with 2 fulltime jobs. before i became officially disabled i was that person. i worked 2 full time jobs and had a brand new crv. everything on the outside looked perfect. but on the inside i was killing myself. i still had all the problems i do now, except i tried to FORCE myself to work and be a normal productive member contributing to society and "pulling my own wieght". during which i had massive anxiety from the time i woke up till the time i went to sleep which was never because i had horrible insomnia because i dreded the day to come where id have to do it all over again. i hated everyone i worked with.. all i wanted to do was run as far away as i could. everyday was a living nightmare. sure i was making money and i was 'productive' but i was neglecting my health and putting myself at risk. the result was a massive breakdown where i sold all my posessions and got on a plane. i didnt tell anyone where i was going. fast forward 2 months and im standing in line with the rest of the homeless crazies waiting for my one hot meal from the church. i couldnt walk cause of staph infections, i slept on a towel with my dog as my only protection and warmth. i had completely lost my way.
but now... since im recieving benefits and not working, im a lazy bastard who has given in to my illness???
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·I'm not sure my one sentence does any justice to how I feel about this. I'm being as stoic as possible and I feel that i'll be anxious either way. I might as well try and be a productive member of society and make the world a better place rather than leech off of the system. I think that I might be more anxious while working, but the success will cancel some of that anxiety out. Money isn't everything, but it sure is something.
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·Yeah, my trip started with a real acid trip. Ever since then, I feel like i'm on 3 hits of acid everyday. Hooray for my life!
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