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I guess I should make a real-life update or something.
Progress: I got Short-term Disability approved last week. It has, of course, run out, so now I can apply for Long-term disability. I also apparently will be getting paid for the four month period the STD approval covers. Yay, but I don't have any money yet, so we'll see.
Insurance also sent me for an independent medical assessment, which I did on Tuesday. Three hours with a psychiatrist. Fun. I have "a mountain of issues" to work through. No, really? Anyway, she was very nice and I liked her quite a bit, which is going to mean that she probably won't be able to actually be my shrink because that's just the way my life works. Her recommendations: cognitive behaviour therapy, possible additional medications to help with my OCD and "extensive psychotherapy." Aha. She did agree that my workplace was not good for me, since it's so chaotic and counter-productive to how my brain works. Again, we'll have to see what insurance decides to do with the information and I'm kind of really interested to see her report, because she pegged me but good just based on the brief summation she gave me.
Still not thrilled about living with the parents, but it had to be done.
That's about it, really. Carry on.
Progress: I got Short-term Disability approved last week. It has, of course, run out, so now I can apply for Long-term disability. I also apparently will be getting paid for the four month period the STD approval covers. Yay, but I don't have any money yet, so we'll see.
Insurance also sent me for an independent medical assessment, which I did on Tuesday. Three hours with a psychiatrist. Fun. I have "a mountain of issues" to work through. No, really? Anyway, she was very nice and I liked her quite a bit, which is going to mean that she probably won't be able to actually be my shrink because that's just the way my life works. Her recommendations: cognitive behaviour therapy, possible additional medications to help with my OCD and "extensive psychotherapy." Aha. She did agree that my workplace was not good for me, since it's so chaotic and counter-productive to how my brain works. Again, we'll have to see what insurance decides to do with the information and I'm kind of really interested to see her report, because she pegged me but good just based on the brief summation she gave me.
Still not thrilled about living with the parents, but it had to be done.
That's about it, really. Carry on.