Posts under ‘Personal Stories’
Blog: Conversations In My Head
Chica, of Conversations in My Head, has a great site discussing her ups and downs (no pun intended) dealing with bi-polar disorder.
My symptoms are constant and unpredictable. There are stretches of time where I find myself uninterested in hobbies, the kids, days where I want to sleep all day and days when I can’t sleep. [...]
Are You Disabled?
The Bipolar Blog has a great series of posts on applying for Social Security benefits. The first article presents this situation:
My wife feels disabled. She used to teach junior high school Spanish full time for over $60,000 per year. She can no longer work as a full-time teacher, because the stress triggers mania. Believe [...]
Living with Social Phobia
Touching video about what it is like to live with social anxiety / social phobia.
VA Ratings in Social Security Claims
CT Blue talks about the often unspoken cost of war: veterans coming home with disabilities.
According to a new report from the Pentagaon “1 in 5 American servicemen and women who have been in Iraq are coming back with brain injuries.” The same report says that “17 percent of the soldiers returning to war could [...]
Living With Depression
The Pink Report has an revealing article on the gradual descent into depression:
Depression isn’t just feeling sad, or discouraged. It is a deeply penetrating darkness. Every fibre of my body feels hopeless. Nothing brings a smile to my face– not my children, not the sun, not a windfall of money, not even Jude Law. I [...]
Video: Social Anxiety Disorder
bishi4me video blogs about her daily life and how she deals with social phobia:
MS and Social Security Disability
Bob Kraft’s P.I.S.S.D. site discusses the difficulties faced by individuals with MS when trying to obtain Social Security disability benefits:
MS can be hard for doctors to diagnose. Its symptoms can include fatigue, pain, cognitive problems like memory loss, weakness, blurred vision, dizziness, and bladder or bowel problems. A person with Multiple Sclerosis will often look [...]
Surviving a Social Security Audit for Children’s SSI Benefits
California Blogging has a story about surviving a four year Social Security Audit(!)
During the audit they inspect every account, every dime I make and spend. I am allowed some money from some sources. Services from other government or social programs are not counted against Zachary. Even though it’s immaterial it’s still audited. Child support is [...]
