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I haven't but I was curious once so I looked into it. I think these are two of the links I researched. https://www.ssa.gov/applyfordisability/ https://www.disability-benefits-help.org/disabling-conditions/mental-disorders I can't remember the determining factors but I figured out I wasn't...

Sorry about the situation, Graeme but I'm also glad to see you on here again.

Good luck, Phoenixx!

So, someone told me out of the blue today that my book was sooo good. They couldn't put it down. Made my entire week. :) I've gotten compliments before but for a writer, that's about as good of a compliment as it gets. Feeling great!

Had a low key bad day today. It was one of those days where nothing big happened but by evening, so many little things had gone wrong that it was obvious this just wasn't intended to be my day. First, I went to work for nothing (I'm still working from home but have to go in on certain days to...

Keep at it, Phoenixx! Job hunting sucks and I always hated when I got letters telling me they chose somebody else, especially when I thought the interview went really well. Hopefully, you will be rewarded with something better than what you were rejected for.

Same here but I have my relapses at times. It's good to be able to come here especially when I've had a bad day and commiserate with people who understand and are civilized. It's a strange attraction in that I genuinely like it here but not the reasons that often drive me to be here.

I joined the SAS forum recently. They have a lot of activity there but somehow it just doesn't have the feel of this one. I wish more of the old timers were still here but maybe it's good for them that they aren't. If they no longer come here, it probably means they've gotten better.

I wish small, insignificant positive things made me feel good all day the same way small, insignificant negative things ruin my entire day.

I'll give you a good example. One day I was driving out of the parking lot after grocery shopping. A guy unexpectedly walked in front of my car on his way to the store. I was surprised he walked right in front of me so I had to stop short. He was a little startled by my car (I don't know if...

I don't mind escaping into the good thoughts. Those never put me in a bad mood....unless I snap out of it and realize I'm not a popular singer/great athlete/best selling author/billionaire super hero/etc etc etc...lol.

Good points. Since the global lockdown, I've noticed these thoughts have increased with me. Probably due to the lack of exercise while being inside more often than normal.

Lately, I've been having a problem with thinking about bad scenarios that could potentially happen where I wind up looking really bad. I really think this is a by product of my anxiety because in the past, many times bad things have happened that I wasn't prepared to handle at the moment...

I don't know if welcome back is appropriate here but I hope you can get help that will make you better.

Nope. You're not obligated to come back just because there's been a two month layoff. You have a right to pursue the path that makes you happiest.

You don't sound like a terrible person at all. It sounds like this woman has many faults yet you support her anyway. You try to encourage her and give her money. That says a lot about you as a good person. Seems like you realize people don't have to be perfect for you to be supportive. You...

I used to simply say, "I don't like people" and be done with it as far as describing why I was a loner, mostly. It meant I didn't like people in general but it didn't mean I disliked everyone. I've since come to realize it's not people I dislike, I actually like people in general (many...