ssangel

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1. When to say "When"?

   ssangel replied to silverbat's topic in Disabilities

   I was approved in 5months. I applied on line the same day I left my job. You need a lot of medical documentation. I lived off my retirement funds while I waited. Good luck, wishing you the best.

2. Major depression and anxiety disorder

   ssangel replied to ssangel's topic in Disabilities

   Thank you. I will wait about going back to nursing, maybe never. But I do want a simple job because I need to be out with other people. Maybe retail sales. I can only earn a small amount on disability.

3. Major depression and anxiety disorder

   ssangel posted a topic in Disabilities

   I am a nurse with major depression and anxiety disorder. I have been a nurse for 30 years and I am a very good nurse. I was terminated from my last job on a mental health unit for sleeping on the job. I was sleeping but I was on my break and in th...

4. Nurses struggling with mental illness

   ssangel replied to Severina's topic in Disabilities

   I am feeling relieved to know I am not the only nurse working with a mental illness. It is so hard some days to make myself go into work, but once I am there I am 100% nurse and a good one. I am in my 50's and have suffered with depression and anxi...