Bipolar Disorder Support Group

Bipolar disorder is not just a single disorder, but a category of mood disorders marked by periods of abnormally high energy and euphoria, often accompanied by bouts of clinical depression. This is the place to talk about your experience with bipolar disorder, learn from others' experiences, and find support.

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scooternut 11/08/2011

I'm sorry I haven't been around much but the depression has it's hold on me.
While the depression is weighing me down, we recently applied for our 20 year old son's ssi.
They just sent two questionnaires about activities of daily living and about symptoms. It's frustrating because his autism is so much of who he is that sometime that is more of the reason for his disability than the bipolar. How do you convey a lifetime of symptoms in a few sentences.

I don't know how I'm going to do all of this.

peanutsandcheese 11/08/2011

You can do this. I had to do this ( something similar ) for my son. Take your emotion out of this as best you can. They ony want the bad crap really . You are probably thinking that you are betraying your son somehow but you are not . You are only speaking about his Autism and thats only a part of who he is . Its not all that he is. I am holding my breath on the biplar thing with my son as he already has enough on his plate . Its not looking good though as not only am I a beeper so is his brother . Take these questionaires in small pieces and think carefully about each piece. You can do this

deleted_user 11/08/2011

yeah, i agree, they really want the `worst case/ worst day' scenario.
take your time and be completely honest. good luck with it. you can do it.

scooternut 11/09/2011

Thank you peanut and mojo,
I just finished the questionnaires, I'm sure there is more to come. I hated writing about the bad times but I understand why.

deleted_user 11/09/2011

((HUGS)) I know you are going thru a lot right now. He should get SSI, the waiting is the hard part. Hang in there and just hold his hand thru all of this.

deleted_user 11/09/2011

I'm sure you did fine filling the forms out. But I'm sure they will have more questions. I wish you the best of luck and I hope he gets the SSI with no problems.

deleted_user 11/09/2011

Although i dont have advice for you, i just wanted to say i wish you the best of luck.
HUGE hugs
dee

deleted_user 11/09/2011

I agree they want to know the worst of what happened or happens maybe if need to make a list instead of doing sentences. If need to you might be able to write it on another paper and just attach it so if you mess up you can start over.

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