have you ever considered trying to get on long term disability?
I was denied at all levels. I have a remand hearing coming, but now that Iâm working full time I wonât be eligible. I waited 2 years. They should owe me around $30,000 back pay, but the system screwed me and Iâve not gotten much better.
My attorney was great, the ALJ I had denies everyone.
Good job sticking through this week
Thatâs very sad! 
Have you considered relocating to another area with a more compassionate ALJ?
Iâd have to start all over and I donât have two more years to waste now. Iâd be living in a cardboard box.
Sorry that youâre struggling so much. I hope you get your life turned around and start enjoying again soon!
Iâm just curious, what type of job do you have? Perhaps you said earlier in this topic somewhere but I only glimpsed over it so I missed a lot of details.
Call center. Im struggling to learn about health insurance
Will you be able to work from home eventually or youâll always have to drive in? A guy I used to go to school with was working as a customer service representitive for a bank and was able to work from home. Obviously he didnât like hearing customer b*tch all the time but it was very convenient for him to able to stay at his house while working.
Thereâs a long waiting list and they will eventually use a Web cam to make sure youâre working and taking breaks on time. The place is a joke for someone like me.
Sounds harsh! Eventually a job will come along that you enjoy and are good at! Just keep putting in applications and going to interviews! Perhaps some of your IRL friends can help you find another job that you enjoy better?
Did you finish high school and go to college at all?
Anyways, try to relax and enjoy your weekend! Itâs time for me to take a nap, ttyl!
I donât have any friends. I finished high school, dropped out of college.
I also drive to a different city to get to work. I donât even know if $10 per hour is worth it. It wouldnât be if I lived on my own. I couldnât survive on that with a kid. I live with my aunt and uncle. I want to just quit, but they would be furious. They think Iâm just lazy and donât hallucinate and think my crying spells are me whining. Argh! I hate people!
Do you exersize? When I was in a really bad place I would run every evening and it really helped me feel better. I would just let my mind wander and make up dumb stories like I was a cowgirl in real life and the town needed me and what I was going to do to stop them. It sounds even dumber when I put it in writing (it already sounded dumb in my head) but it really worked for me and probably is the only reason I didnât die. If you have a bike you could try that if you donât like to run.
@Bipolar_Bear are you on a bipolar support group website too? I need one and no one here seemed to be able to find one. I wanted to go on recommendations instead of just googling. I got lucky with this place but Iâm worried Iâll end up somewhere with a lot of wackos (wackos in a bad way).
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well done for doing a full week of training 
it sounds like lots of people need Obama care so youâd be doing them a lot of good helping them,
i think the lack of paper and pens is because memory is not good to remember somebodyâs details if someone were to commit fraud so dont worry about it, just keep plodding along helping people and youâll be great 
hope at least there is paper in the toilet 
haha
I havnât had a lot of luck w/ bipolar websites and generally bipolar people tend to be more dangerous than szâs from my experience.
A couple people have pointed me to this site before: http://www.psychforums.com/bipolar/
Also, thereâs an irc chat that I really like for people w/ psychosis called http://theircvillage.com/chat/. Itâs mostly szâs but quite a few bpâs also.
It sounds like the job will be easier than the trainingâŚ
Awesome! I hope youâre doing great!