Disability?!

Disability?

I've heard that once you are on disability you will be on it for the rest of your life and poor. Is this true?

I suffer from depression/social anxiety and have not been able to keep a job for more than 6 months. I cannot attend collegel 3 days out of 5 because I cannot mentally leave my house. I am 22 years old.

Should I try to apply or wait? I

6 days ago
I have seen my current psychiatrist for 6 years and have been on medication the entire time as well as therapy.

Hi L K:

You should apply for disability. No you do not have to be on it for the rest of your life and poor.

If you are disabled in one way, shape or form you are entitled to receive disability compensation.

You go to your local social security office, fill out the application, sit with your case worker and go over very basic things, name address, etc...

Now all is up to the government. The do the records requests and so on. When you get your letter in the mail to approve or deny you do not expect an approval. Expect the denial.

Now you appeal the decision by your self or with a lawyer. I appealed by my self and again was denied. For my 3rd try, I hired a disbility lawyer. I paid no monies up front, he only got paid if we won and his fee would be 33% of the first check which is actually retroactive from the day you first applied at the social security office.

With the help of my lawyer (Oh, who was excellent) I was approved right there in court in front of the judge. I was shocked.

I am on disability and I will not state the amount that I receive be it is well beyond the $600.oo that is mentioned, if I am able to work even a little I am allowed to earn up to $500.oo a month w/o my benifits being affected. If I am able to work or earn more the a meeting with social security will be made and the options will be discussed with you. If you can go back to work full time then your disability will stop, BUT if working full time makes you disabled again, then you will be placed back on disability.

You do not have to be on disability for life. Being poor has nothing to do with your benefits. You can have a million dollars in the bank and that will never effect your disability benefits, ever. So it also has nothing to do about how much money you have or how much money you don't have.

I would not wait, you sound as if you have a disability. Go to the social security office an apply. The sooner you go, the faster it will be activated.

Be safe and be well