Hello, I have a couple questions for anyone willing to answer.
I was diagnosed with Bipolar II, Severe Social Anxiety Disorder, As well as General.
Like most, I have been struggling with everyday aspects of life, My Social Anxiety alone has effected me so much..
I have been a prisoner to my own home, I can't talk on the phone, go to doctors appointments, shopping, etc.. without having someone to latch on to,
I have experienced some pretty awful Anxiety Attacks at grocery stores, school.. I just gave up and stopped going.
Having Bipolar Disorder is a whole other challenge, the mood swings, not knowing if your going to wake up depressed or overly elevated, like I said I am Bipolar II
So I do experience more of the depression side of things but I do experience hypomania episodes, which is not as severe as full blown mania but has challenged me in so many ways. 3 years ago I hit rock bottom, spent some time in a out patient program for Anxiety management, didn't get passed the first 3 days it was a group program and it just made my Anxiety 10x worse, I spent some time in the hospital because I was Suicidal, I just wanted to escape.. escape from the "crazy" person I thought I was, I then realized that I needed help, more help then a Anxiety Program would offer me.. So I went to my family doctor at first I was just "depressed" but as things started getting worse he referred me to my local Crisis center were I then met with a Physiatrist he diagnosed me, and gave me medication (Cipralex, Clonazepam, & Epival) My medication still needs some "tweaking" but 3 years later and my Physiatrist is still very patient, kind and understanding, I couldn't be more grateful, I know I have a long road ahead of me but EVENTUALLY I will get where I need to be.
My questions are:
How would I go about applying for ODSP?
Can I just print out a ODSP application online and mail get my doctors to fill it out and then mail it in?
Or am I going to have to build up enough courage to call my local disability office to set up a appointment?
I guess the real question is can I avoid speaking with a worker or is it mandatory that I MUST?
Oh gosh, sorry for the long post :S
Any advice would be GREATLY appreciated!
(Btw, I live in Windsor, Ontario)
Thanks in advance and I hope you all have a wonderful day!
- Jessica.
I was diagnosed with Bipolar II, Severe Social Anxiety Disorder, As well as General.
Like most, I have been struggling with everyday aspects of life, My Social Anxiety alone has effected me so much..
I have been a prisoner to my own home, I can't talk on the phone, go to doctors appointments, shopping, etc.. without having someone to latch on to,
I have experienced some pretty awful Anxiety Attacks at grocery stores, school.. I just gave up and stopped going.
Having Bipolar Disorder is a whole other challenge, the mood swings, not knowing if your going to wake up depressed or overly elevated, like I said I am Bipolar II
So I do experience more of the depression side of things but I do experience hypomania episodes, which is not as severe as full blown mania but has challenged me in so many ways. 3 years ago I hit rock bottom, spent some time in a out patient program for Anxiety management, didn't get passed the first 3 days it was a group program and it just made my Anxiety 10x worse, I spent some time in the hospital because I was Suicidal, I just wanted to escape.. escape from the "crazy" person I thought I was, I then realized that I needed help, more help then a Anxiety Program would offer me.. So I went to my family doctor at first I was just "depressed" but as things started getting worse he referred me to my local Crisis center were I then met with a Physiatrist he diagnosed me, and gave me medication (Cipralex, Clonazepam, & Epival) My medication still needs some "tweaking" but 3 years later and my Physiatrist is still very patient, kind and understanding, I couldn't be more grateful, I know I have a long road ahead of me but EVENTUALLY I will get where I need to be.
My questions are:
How would I go about applying for ODSP?
Can I just print out a ODSP application online and mail get my doctors to fill it out and then mail it in?
Or am I going to have to build up enough courage to call my local disability office to set up a appointment?
I guess the real question is can I avoid speaking with a worker or is it mandatory that I MUST?
Oh gosh, sorry for the long post :S
Any advice would be GREATLY appreciated!
(Btw, I live in Windsor, Ontario)
Thanks in advance and I hope you all have a wonderful day!
- Jessica.
