Psychiatric testing and applying for disability?

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I seriously doubt lying would be helpful in relation to SSI/SSDI. Within the report of my favorable appeal hearing, there was some specific verbiage mentioning overall consistency between everything reported by me and/or by anyone else and my actual situation and/or observed/observable actions. So, and while yes, someone might get away with lying in order to get food stamps, the SSA rules and processes seem far too sophisticated to be easily fooled.

I have been toying with the idea of going on disability. I have extremely high blood pressure and when I am around people the anxiety that I feel causes me to get extremely high blood pressure spikes. I get dizzy and sweaty when my blood pressure goes up it happens when I show up at work or go shopping. In 2005 they moved me from a backroom where I worked by myself for five years to behind a loud CNC lathe that vibrated it could be felt across the room. The constant noise, vibration, heat, and being around people for 8 hours 5-6 days a week caused massive blood pressure spikes through out the week. This led to me having an enlarged heart, kidney damage, and congestive heart failure. My lungs filled with fluid and I almost died, I spent 5 days in ICU as they tried to get the fluid out of my body and to monitor my heart and lower my blood pressure. I have been laid off for over a year and feel better I don't have the constant head aches, blood pressure spikes, or anxiety like I use to. It only happens now when I go to crowded supermarkets. But if I go after 10:00 PM there is fewer people and I don't stress out. I have not felt this healthy since I was in high school.

mollytroubletail:
When people criticize you they are giving you information, not trying hurt your ego and your pwecious widdle feelings. I will say this one more time: Lying to get disability benefits is illegal, immoral, and offensive. Apparently you are too selfish and deluded to understand why, but next time consider that before you casually mention it in conversation. Your "logic" is so blatantly wrong and self-serving, I am not bothering with it. You don't want to learn from your mistakes, and you want to dwell on inter-personal drama, fine, have fun.

kat_ross:
If you go on never even trying to learning to drive or having a job you are a fool. You have so many opportunities and you just want to throw them away. There are so many women in the world who do not have the opportunity to drive or get a job. If you insist on continuing to act so helpless and cowardly, where do you think you will end up in the future? Maybe you'll just latch onto a boyfriend or husband, then write here later complaining that he cheats on you and abuses you but you can't get away because you have no job and can't drive. Or you'll decide later to try to get a job but be hindered from going so long without having a job.

You need to learn how to focus and pay attention to what is important, accomplish things step-by-step, focus on one thing at a time. Use your judgement, instead of worrying about what "everyone" says. If you don't know how to do something, figure it out, or ask someone with proven knowledge and experience.

At least learn how to drive. What if you need to drive yourself or someone else to the hospital? Driving is easy. At first you will probably just drive down the same route every day, so it will be predictable. Your parents sound like they are not very financially secure, don't you have any desire to do what you can to help them?

I have dealt with many similar problems, but at your age I just jumped in and got my drivers license, got a high-paying job, bought a house. I still have problems socializing and with anxiety, talking on the phone, but at least I have my independance and dignity.

Now would be the time to talk with an attorney and make your application since a year of unable to work is a big factor anyway. But if you wait too long, I think that could hurt you since the SSDI benefit paid is computed in relation to the past five years of employment.