I’m going to an interview with a doctor, nurses, social workers. Afterwards they decide if they will grant me disability or if i have to take a job (sheltered job).
On one hand I dont think it’s realistic for me to work anymore, on the other hand, I would love to be able to work.
I’m confused.
I think i have to be objective, realistic and hope for disability (but in the back of my head, i hope they don’t grant me disability, but instead demands i take a sheltered job)
But as far as I know we (in our contry) are still allowed to work even if we are granted disability, wouldn’t that be an option for you? In a sheltered work of course.
Good luck, hope it works out for you. For me I was put in a mental health facility for 5 months when I was fist diagnosed, at the end they just told me they are putting me on disability, they didn’t even ask if I wanted it. I had to answer a few questions but the nurses, doctors and social workers did all the work. A month after I was discharged I got my first disability payment. I didn’t even know disability was a thing back then because all this stuff was new to me, but it was such a relief to get it at the time. If you can get disability and you are capable of working part time, you should have enough money to live a comfortable life if you budget well. All the best!
I don’t know what country you guys are talking about, but I live in Ontario, Canada and I can work while being on disability. That is what I am doing now. But I have to report my earnings at the end of the month and they deduct a certain amount from my disability based on how much I earned.
If I work even 1 hour I automatically get a $100 bonus on my disability check, I guess it is to encourage working if you can. I’m allowed to make up to $200/month without any loss to my disability. After $200 they deduct half of what you made from your disability.
So for example if I make $500/month working, the first $200 is “written off”. That leaves $300. So they would deduct half that, or $150 from my next disability check. Plus I would get the $100 bonus for working. I think it is a fair system.
thanks @Headspark and @anon8091425 - yes here in Denmark you are allowed to work even if you are on disability, and i hope i have the strength to do that too.
Im not that worried about my economy, you can make a living of a disability here in Denmark, but i need a job to se other people /colleges, that i don’t chose myself.
You weren’t really clear on whether or not you actually wanted to get disability, but I wish you good luck on getting what you want out of the decision.
@Bowens on one hand i want disability, on the other hand i still want to work, so yes im not clear on what i acutally want, but thanks for wishing me good luck.
Sometimes i feel like disability is the end of things, but it might as well be the beginning.
Good luck tomorrow. And I think you’re right, this could be the beginning of something good, something better. Conventional work ethic is just internalised slave mentality.
If you are young and there is an opportunity for you to work, I will advise you not to go on disability now, perhaps later.
Im 52. If i had received disability when i was 25 i think it might have been a disaster, it would have stopped me from getting an education and it would have stopped my personal development.