disability

[amishparadise]

I finally got up the nerve to try to apply for disability again. (I have had severe OCD all my life, and it has recently gotten too bad to spend much time around the public at all.) I am not sure how I feel about this. Might be nice not to be broke and in danger of having no healthcare; but I feel like it's giving up. I don't know. They'll probably just deny me again. In the meantime, I wait.

 

[Onlythingavailable]

OCD might not be as well known as physical ailments, but that doesn't make it any less real. It hinders you from supporting yourself, just as any other disability, so I don't think applying for disability is giving up at all. Giving up would be not fighting the OCD, and just accepting it.

I suffer from OCD too, not to the same severity, but enough to understand what you are going through. I'll pray for you.

 

[madison1101]

Instead of seeing the darkside of being on disability, look at this as an opportunity to serve the Lord. Seek studying the Bible and ask the Lord to help you find a way to use your spiritual gifts, and ask for Him to help you overcome your symptoms enough to do that.

Good luck with the latest application.

Trish

 

[catofhope]

I "had" to apply for disability a couple years ago.
It was tough to do but knew I really had no choice.
It was granted to me and my life has changed so much.
I am thankful to God for all he has done in my life once I let go.

 

[nathan57]

ive had experience with OCD, it can be truly debilitating. i hope for the very best for you

 

[amishparadise]

I really don't want to do it, though. I would only do it because it seems to be the only way you can get any help at all from private charities (Kennedy Ctr., Goodwill Industries, many others). If you ask me, that's kinda messed up, but, that's how it goes, I guess.

But, I think I've pretty much run out of other options. I can't keep burdening my loved ones forever. And I can't get any kind of work that I can tolerate, and can't afford to do so much as dream of going back to school for anything better. There's no possible way I could hold down any more work at any more bottom-of-the-barrel low-wage jobs in high-stress environments. I have been trying that, and failing every time, for nearly a decade. I'm truly at the end of the line with employment.

Disability is depressing, though, and conflicts with my political beliefs as a Libertarian. I don't want to get into much detail, here, because I'm sure I'll accidentally offend somebody- so, I'll just leave it at that.

 

[hogndog]

I feel your pain, my circumstances were a wee bit different but the bottom line is what your after.

In Christ

 

[Buttermilk]

What about some online courses if you can't get to school?

 

[nathan57]

Online courses is a great idea actually.


Good thinkin!

 

[amishparadise]

What about some online courses if you can't get to school?

I can't afford school at all. Thanks, though. back.

 

[Buttermilk]

I'm in the UK, so I don't know how the American system works, but can you not get any type of grant or anything like that to help you with studies?

 

[rushingwind62]

Just remember that hardly no one gets disability the first or even second try. It usually takes a couple years and a third go around. You my try talking to a disability lawyer and see if they will represent you. It cost you nothing unless you get Social Security. Just a though for you....God Bless!!

 

[madison1101]

If you are interested in school, you can apply for financial aid. If you live in the US, go online and file a FAFSA. Then, contact a school you are interested in and inquire about financial aid. The less money you have, the better your chances of getting aid.

God bless.
Trish

 

[Kristen.NewCreation]

Have you considered or looked into vocational rehabilitation? I had a friend who had anxiety, her husband left her and she had to become the sole provider for her and her children. Because of her situation, they interviewed her, put her through some tests and paid for her classes to gain the skills to do a job that she could handle with her limitations. If voc rehab say that you don't qualify because your disability is too severe, that is generally something that you can tell the disability people to add to your case.

Unless your parents are still claiming you on their taxes, or you've already gotten a bachelor's degree, it's likely you would qualify for financial aid and sometimes that will pay for most or all of the cost of a community or state college.

What rushingwind said is true.. many people are denied a couple times. Sometimes an attorney is necessary. They can help secure the records that show a person is disabled and they tend to know what the disability judge is looking for on appeal.

 

[stevoboytaylor]

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