I posted this on /b/ then realized it's probably best here:
How do so many Americans get on disability? I have bipolar disorder. I thought I could handle my job (it's hilarious, I'm actually a counselor and can't find another job). I have multiple meltdowns a week and often ditch work because of how crazy I get. Then some days I skip work b/c I feel like I can't even get out of bed. I am on medication, but because I was an alcoholic prior to getting on the meds, I'm told I probably can't get disability without somehow proving that my symptoms came from the alcohol. I never wanted to be an out-of-work loser, but I can't do this anymore, and I don't want to mentally harm any of my clients (adolescents) because of my own problems.
>>18174409
You are looking for extremely specific advice.
Unfortunately I am not able to help you if not by bumping this thread.
>>18174409
Maybe ask /r9k/? They call it neetbux
>>18174416
That's fair, I suppose it is very specific. I just feel like a lot of people are on disability who don't really need to be, and then others can't get on it.
I got accepted for disability, like basically instantly. I have had many in-patient stays at mental hospitals, have taken every single kind of medicine out there, see a psychiatrist every month etc. I have diagnosed severe depression, severe anxiety, delusional thinking, and BPD. ive had jobs before but i really think it "hit" the person interviewing me that one of the last jobs i had i was barking at clients. Lol, not kidding. All you need is an INTENSIVE medical history from various psychiatrists/therapists. The more meds you take the better, the more you have been prescribed that didnt work the better. I didnt need to hire an attorney. Sorry, but it is REALLY hard to get on disability for mental problems, sometimes even physical problems!
>>18174763
Interesting... perhaps I should have let my wife drag me to the hospital all the times she wanted to. I tried to kill myself once, but I was really manic and it was, admittedly a half-hearted attempt. I felt terrible that she was the one who had to save me in horror.