| My experience with Social Security has
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| | do was to fill out a request for a
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| been a rough one. In the beginning, my
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| | hearing, so a judge could decide my case.
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| family and I did not want to consider it
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| | When I saw the judge, he could see how
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| because we thought it would be easy for
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| | nervous I was, and at the hearing the
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| me to get a job. However, it was not so
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| | judge agreed that I should get my Social
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| easy. The first time I went to their
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| | Security Disability benefits.
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| office I had to wait a long time for the
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| | I feel this whole system is ridiculous
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| clerk to give me an application. The
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| | and unfair to those who suffer from a
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| long lines were terrible and so
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| | disability. To go through this struggle
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| overcrowded.
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| | every time Social Security reviews your
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| After I finished with the application, I
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| | case can damage a person's mental health
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| sent it to Social Security and within
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| | even more.
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| weeks received an answer. It stated that
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| | If I had a book that would have helped me
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| although I have difficulty in stressful
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| | at that time, I probably would have
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| situations; based on my age and education
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| | received it the second time around, if
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| I could have done a job with simple
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| | not the first. I probably would not have
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| tasks. What Social Security does not
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| | to get a lawyer either. However, the
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| comprehend is that there is a need for
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| | book was not available at that time.
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| accommodations in order to get a job and
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| | Today, there is a book on how to help
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| keep it depending on the severity of a
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| | people with Bipolar Disorder or other
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| person's mental illness. They do not
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| | mental illnesses to win Social Security
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| realize how stressful job interviews are,
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| | Disability Benefits. The book is called
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| why disclosure is so difficult, and how
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| | "Bipolar's Guide to Winning Social
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| hard it is to maintain a job with today's
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| | Security Disability". Although it is a
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| technology.
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| | specifically geared toward people with
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| After the first rejection, I filed
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| | Bipolar Disorder it can be used for other
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| another application form for
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| | mental illnesses too. It is an excellent
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| reconsideration. This time Social
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| | book to get and I wish they had such a
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| Security realized that I have Bipolar
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| | book in my time, it would have made
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| Disorder, which has given me difficulty
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| | things a whole lot easier.
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| concentrating and relating to people, and
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| | For those of you who have Bipolar
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| they still felt that I could work doing
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| | Disorder or any other mental illness, I
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| simple tasks. How could they say this to
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| | strongly recommend that you buy this
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| me when they know I have a serious mental
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| | book, especially if you are applying for
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| illness? How can a person work when
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| | Disability. Do not worry how much this
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| there are issues and problems that the
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| | book will cost, it is for your benefit if
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| mentally ill are facing? For instance,
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| | you have not found a job yet and will
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| stigma, discrimination, etc.
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| | help you get some income for yourself and
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| I thought my battle with Social Security
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| | be more productive and independent in
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| was a lost cause until I was advised to
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| | your life.
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| see a lawyer. The first thing I had to
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