alt.social-security-disability

Hi Gina,

My health problems are all "psychological"... well, except that my
messed up brain chemistry is causing my emotional problems. I do feel
bad for those with either physical and/or psychological disabilities
who deserve SSDI and are forced to fight the system - I was honestly
shocked to have been approved right away when I hear so many stories
about people who are terminally ill, etc not being approved. But I
also know how hard it is to live inside my head - to live at all,
really - and I know that I'm unable to work right now.

Take care,
Vivian


On Sep 1, 3:20 pm, Psal...@ (Gina May) wrote:
> Is most of your health problems mental or is there other health problems
> that you do have, &
> I dont doubt that you are very ill but my thinking is so many are so
> well deserved to have SSD and many still go with out.. I know of people
> who waited for 6 yrs this is a person who was in a wheel chair. and had
> bad health issues going could not walk and they made them wait i that
> wheelchair for 6 yrs..
> being locked in a wheel chair can drive you to madness alone and then
> have to wait upon the GOV to act on your behalf..
> unreal
>
> Group: Date: Sat, Sep 1, 2007, 1:08pm
> (CDT-2) From: uselessemaila...@
> Gina and M - I think (and I'm totally guessing here) the main reason I
> was approved without question was a long medical history of my issues.
> As references I used my GP, who I've been seeing forever and who has a
> list of all the meds I've ever been on; my ex-husband, whom I've been
> divorced from for several years but who (not so) fondly remembers how
> messed-up I was; plus a shrink who once hospitalized me for self-injury.
> I think it also helped that I've had about 20 jobs in the past 4 years.
> Stu - thanks for the advice. I'm calling LIHEAP to get my electric bill
> taken care of first thing Monday. Thankfully my meds are being taken
> care of by a local program for now.
> Rip: There's literally NO Section 8 housing in my area. My best bet
> is subsidized housing I think. And you forgot to add "sell your plasma"
> to your list :)