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Kahlisha - posted on 09/22/2011

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thsank you wendy it is very helpful hopefully i can provide some sort of income to my family today with this mental illness it doesnt effect my raising the kids aits dealing with alot of people and public im very defensive i argue its a mess so i dont know if i have it anymore i spent my first years with my kids working 2 fulltime jobs alone til i hit about 26 including school im tired to juggle all this i just brake down so thanks yeah its good

Annette - posted on 07/18/2011

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I have bpd and yes I get DLA it was trend down the fist time so I phoned them up and toled them to look at it agane and I got it

Wendy - posted on 06/10/2011

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Angela, sounds like you are doing a great job, whatever you do, don't give up.

Angela - posted on 06/09/2011

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Thank you Wendy. I will check all this information out. He is aware that he is bi-polar. He tells me, "Mom, I just can't help it". I understand him. He has the discharge papers, I have not seen them, but he was discharged because of that. We have tried meds. some are too strong and completely knock him out and then the others don't work. You probably know how hard the system is to deal with. Some of the meds would have cost us/him $500 a month. That is not affordable. Additionally, the majority of the meds if you just stop taking them, its just no good. SSI might be a way to be able to put him on meds and keep him there. He is not a threat, he controls himself, but if pushed too far on one of his bad days. Well, I just pray everyday.

Wendy - posted on 06/09/2011

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Angela, let me start by telling you I understand where you are coming from. My sister was a nightmare to live with when she became an adult. I had the same resentment towards her as your other son has.
As far as getting help for your son, he has to want it unless he is a threat to others or himself. If so, you could pull the "Baker's Act", or an Involuntary physchiatric hold. http://www.ehow.com/how_4431397_baker-ac...
Does the military have a report that they can give you with a reason for his discharge? This could be helpful with filing for Social Security Disability.
As far as your other kids, tell them to be patient. There will come a day that their brother will see the damage he has done once he comes to terms with his illness. My sister is now my best friend since she is on the right "cocktail" of meds.

Angela - posted on 06/09/2011

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good morning everyone, good morning Wendy. Living with a bi-polar child is an everyday roll-a-coaster ride. Its tiring. I wonder how is it worth for me to look into the SSI for an adult child with children of his own. Its probably not worth it. He was discharged from the military because of bi-polar disorder. What next. He really goes off the handle at times and its bad. It's like when the phone rings and I see his name on the caller id. I prepare myself. He has distanced his sister and brother. Especially his sister, by lashing out at her with insults and name calling, to the point where she developed IBS. It didn't calm down until he moved out. Now she hardly has any attacks. His brother is just pissed at him because of the way he treats me. You get the drift. I try to make them understand, but its a step by step situation. I'm exhausted. Any ideas?

Katie - posted on 01/08/2011

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Thank you Wendy. Disability payments have definitely been helpful for me and my family since I have agoraphobia and get anxiety attacks easily!! I strongly recommend anyone look into it if needed! :)

Carmen - posted on 01/04/2011

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I haven't checked in here in awhile. Thanks for posting that! My son is 25 years old. Two years ago I filed for social security for him. After months and months of paperwork and phone calls and dr. visits, he was turned down. After that he lost all interest in even trying. I know I am going to have to reapply for him soon. He can't seem to keep a job at all - even though he really does try. And he has a daughter that he is supposed to be paying child support on. It's hard, when he can't keep a job. Thank you again!

Kimberly - posted on 11/07/2010

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I started receiving my disability last month for myself and then extra per child and i have 5.

Tricia - posted on 10/19/2010

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Thank you so much for the link. It really helps me lot.

Robin - posted on 10/18/2010

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Thank you for this link, it will come in handy when my daughter transitions from a child with a disability to an adult in another year

Maria - posted on 10/17/2010

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yes it is a hard case to prove; I did with the assistance of an attorney, but the amount is not worth it.

Kasei - posted on 10/13/2010

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Sory it took me so long to get back to ya thanks I will def check this out. I already got denied twice without them even looking at my medical records. Nice huh. Have a great day hun.

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