I have been really considering getting disability.
But my mother would not be on board. I am 25 and i want to do something or i will end up in a dead end job with no prospects for the future. School is an option but only if i would go on disability.
How did you guys deal with family pushing you to keep pushing yourself?
My parents were just as excited as me when I got on disability, because it meant I could live independently from them
My mother keep holding on to me. She hopes for a “normal” life for me. And that’s just not how it goes. She just can’t accept it
Dude use the disability as a crutch until you get a treatment plan completed that works totally. I made the mistake of not taking support I think, doesn’t make you less of a man. So many others enjoy luxuries at others expense. You deserve to have basic necessities like meds housing etc even if you cant get it yourself… the sick pay their debt to society in spiritual ways. They teach humility and other life lessons that cannot be had other than by suffering and we deserve our keep
Get disability until you are able to work.
I am working now but i won’t be able to keep on doing it. I want to go to school
@anon4126574 i don’t even feel guilty about that. In contrast i believe it’s to little and i deserve more money, more facilities and much more. I didn’t choose this life, nor did i choose to be sick or suffer like nobody did. For example when my mind thought with all it’s power that i was in hell and demons were scratching my skins, ripping it from my body, i was in hell. literally, because that was my reality for a couple hours.
No matter how silly it would seem for anybody, my mind creates my reality and suffering and it choose to throw me into the depths of hell.
School would be cool, @anon20787234.
You could try explaining to your mom that by accepting disability you could further your education, which in turn would allow you to get a good-paying job in the future.
I know it can be difficult: my mom also treats me like a normie. I told her I wanted to quit my job and she was like “you can’t just quit because you don’t like it.” I was like “no mom, I want to quit because the stress and anxiety isn’t healthy for me because of this illness.”
Sometimes when we’re doing well, or at least give off the impression that things are fine, others think we’re cured. People forget that this is a chronic illness with ups and downs. Good days and bad.
Good luck 
Im sorry @Schztuna do you still work now?
As for me, i had the most heartbreaking conversation with my doctor, his tone of voice and the kindness which he showed me on the call was making me feel terrible, I really don’t want to dissapoint him…
IDK, I always thought it was a good thing. They didn’t really push me, they encouraged me.
Same for me. She doesn’t want me on disability. Its been 10 yrs that I was diagnosed with sz and still didn’t apply for disability. One pdoc told her that disability will make me lazy and will make me never try work. Honestly I did have a few jobs since sz but longest I was able to maintain a job was 9 months full time. I was on 80mg Latuda.
I kissed their ass for 10 years while they put me up.
Now I’m on independent and dgaf
If someone’s going to ■■■■■■■■up for myself; by-golly it’ll be me
Don’t let other people get you in trouble
You usually can’t go to school on disability, in the USA.
Hmm I’ve heard you can, just not full time…
Not for sure. They think if you can attend school, you can work.
Yes I’m considering to to get on disability also… but it isn’t up to me really… it’s the SSA…
But I think it’s a smart move, if you have a contingent financial status… after all, it is Social “Security”. But it states that you need certain credits for ssdi.
SSI is not much… you can’t live off it.
True… but I would look into it and consult with the administration, because it doesn’t sound too fair if they completely discard people with disability to get educated
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