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Category Archives: Personal Stories
Video: Disability Dance
Losing limbs doesn’t keeps these kids from some serious dancing.
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, … Continue reading
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. … Continue reading
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Tagged Bipolar Disorder | Manic Depression
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Living with Social Phobia
Touching video about what it is like to live with social anxiety / social phobia.
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Tagged Social Anxiety-Phobia, Video
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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– … Continue reading
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, … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
