I’ve never wanted to do this but for right now at least I don’t see why not. I surely am unable to work because of this shit as since I was let go from my job of 5 years spring of 2018, I’ve had 3 different jobs that I was only able to hold down for a combined whopping 2 months or so. The latest one I had to quit a few weeks ago as I wasn’t gonna make it out of training. My anxiety, stress and dissociation were so bad I wasn’t retaining any of the training whatsoever, in one ear out the other so I quit before I was gonna be surely fired when evaluations came up. It’s truly a terrifying feeling not being able to support yourself and work because of this bullshit and watching what money you do have drain from your bank account, as when there’s no money coming in just coming out boy oh boy does that shit fly. I mean I feel like a failure considering applying for benefits, even tho I know that’s beyond ridiculous as that’s what the hell they’re there for, ppl who are disabled by an illness that prevents them from working. I worked from 16-28 (now 31), been out 3.5 years not counting the 3 jobs I couldn’t hold down, so if I was magically approved it would def be helpful but nothing incredible, although I’d be grateful for anything. Does anyone here have experience applying for disability for anxiety/mental health. Is it rly as impossible to get approved as I’ve read it is, or you need a lawyer or some shit which I def can’t afford and wouldn’t do. I’m jw if it’s worth the time n effort as I know it’s a shit ton ridiculous amount of paper work and I don’t rly need the aggravation of taking the time to do it if it’s pointless. I mean I know for a fact I should qualify. That may sound a certain way but it’s just how I feel about it. I am disabled because of this shit and despite trying to work through it (which I did for years), I obviously can’t do that anymore with the current severity, as evidenced by the 3 jobs I failed out past few years. But obviously what I think doesn’t mean shit. I understand I guess why they deny so many ppl who are applying on mental health grounds. I mean how can they tell who is truly disabled by their mental illness and who should be able to work through it, it’s impossible. Obviously many, many ppl w mental illness are able to still continue working but for the life of me, at least right now I just can’t. Like I said im terrified by the fact I can’t support myself at my age right now and yet even as strong as that fear is, it doesn’t allow me to overcome the anxiety that makes it impossible for me to hold down a job.