You're not alone in feeling that way, when i lost my job and was very unwell my psych and cpn encouraged me to apply for sickness/disability benefits and at first i put it off for months, but then i ended up in debt and in a mess so had to bite the bullet and apply. I never got any help at uni and its something i regret, i didn't want the disability label but truth be told my mental illness was disabling and was affecting my life and uni stuff. I wish i'd asked for help when i had the chance.
My psych has recently gotten me to apply for a disabled bus pass (can't drive cos of my mh) and its something that still feels weird and not right. I feel like when i hear the word disability it refers to people with physical ailments, but it does and can apply to mental illness too.
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