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<blockquote data-quote="elizabrary" data-source="post: 747262" data-attributes="member: 11235"><p>My daughter has suffered from severe depression and anxiety (as have I) for much of her life. I think she has something else going on as well that has never been diagnosed- either bipolar or Borderline (BPD). She has been on and off medications. Whatever all is going on with her it has never been enough for her to be diagnosed as "disabled." And in her case, she has the wits to use a wide variety of manipulations with everyone. She struggled for years to maintain employment, succeed at college and maintain housing, health insurance, etc. I'm sure it was overwhelming for her, but that didn't mean she wasn't capable of doing those things. I think she matured late too, but in my opinion adults without a verified disability <em>won't</em> do the things they need to do rather than <em>can't</em>. My mental health issues make some days REALLY difficult. I don't want to get out of bed, let alone interact with a multitude of people, but I do it. In spite of the strikes against me I have managed to become very successful in my career and it's been a lot of hard work and sheer willpower. With the extent of my mental health issues I could have likely gone on disability at various times but I know that for me doing the things I don't want to do ultimately helps me. I would also say it's scary to put yourself out there when have those issues, but again it's not that you can't.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="elizabrary, post: 747262, member: 11235"] My daughter has suffered from severe depression and anxiety (as have I) for much of her life. I think she has something else going on as well that has never been diagnosed- either bipolar or Borderline (BPD). She has been on and off medications. Whatever all is going on with her it has never been enough for her to be diagnosed as "disabled." And in her case, she has the wits to use a wide variety of manipulations with everyone. She struggled for years to maintain employment, succeed at college and maintain housing, health insurance, etc. I'm sure it was overwhelming for her, but that didn't mean she wasn't capable of doing those things. I think she matured late too, but in my opinion adults without a verified disability [I]won't[/I] do the things they need to do rather than [I]can't[/I]. My mental health issues make some days REALLY difficult. I don't want to get out of bed, let alone interact with a multitude of people, but I do it. In spite of the strikes against me I have managed to become very successful in my career and it's been a lot of hard work and sheer willpower. With the extent of my mental health issues I could have likely gone on disability at various times but I know that for me doing the things I don't want to do ultimately helps me. I would also say it's scary to put yourself out there when have those issues, but again it's not that you can't. [/QUOTE]
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