I have schizoaffective Bipolar type I, what percentage am I disabled?
Sunday, August 15th, 2010 at
8:42 am
Am I 30% disabled or more?
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Filed under: Bipolar Types
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Depends on the severity of your condition.
Hahaha, it depends on a lot of things like your resources, response and commitment to treatment and preventative therapies etc. A diagnosis alone, even that one, doesn’t mean you are disabled at all.
You can’t measure the percentage of a mental disability in that way. It depends on how it affects your ability to do everyday tasks such as driving, preparing meals or going out of the house.
Why did you ask?
You can apply for Disability Living Allowance (£18 a week if you’re in the UK).
Having a mental illness does not automatically compute to a disability payment or rating. Disability is adjudicated also by the impact of the condition- whatever it is- on areas of functioning such as work, health, ability to take care of one’s self etc. Many people who have been labeled as disabled by the system end up much worse off than others who sought instead to find ways of living with or getting help to live with their condition. Try talking to them about getting vocational and health services, you end up ahead.