this just sucks....SSDI

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Well everyone, I got the decision from my hearing. They denied me. Yup. You read that right. I couldn't believe it myself especially when they asked the vocational specialist if there were any jobs I could do with the limitations placed on me by my psychiatrist and she said NO. Well, obviously, the brand new administrative judge knows something we all don't....there are magical jobs out there. He also said that I can take care of my kids, get on the internet, read books, and watch TV....not consistently! It all depends on how I feel whether I do those things or not. Sometimes I can only listen to stuff. Anyway. So he definitely got some things messed up and I may not have represented myself very well because I was all flustered when I got there due to being lost. So now I have to appeal

everything. I am going to call my attorney tomorrow and see what we can do. I am also going to write up how I do get through a day on a day-to-day basis. I will also have people willing to write their documentation of my functioning. HE also thought I went out with friends. yeah right. most of the time I wind up canceling on them.So if anyone has been through the hearing process and had to move on to appeal that decision....how did it go? Were you successful eventually?Hugs to you all. I am not doing well and see the physical medicine people tomorrow. So that should help my case too. I hate the fact that I managed to pull a brand new judge. I think if it had been anyone else, it would have gone through immediately. I am going to write that no one is going to employ someone who can't be depended upon. He also

thought I balanced my checkbook! Ha! With my bipolar, I tend to overspend, so guess what....hubby is in control of finances. I haven't balanced a checkbook in a year or more. So I think my best bet is getting hubby, my daughter, my mom and my friends to write what they think of my daily functioning and submit those.Sorry for the novel folks.Cat