What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Ohio
Hi. Just a little bit about my 'case' before I ask a few questions. I'm 26-year-old male who has never had a job in his life(apart from being at one 2 hours). Not because I don't want to, or because I am lazy, but I literally cannot do it. The stress of working is too much for me. I tried to work when I was 18-years-old at a Little Caesar's. I ended up walking out and quitting within 2 hours because I was starting to have a panic attack. I feel like I have many mental disorders that have not been diagnosed, due to me not being able to afford to see a psychiatrist. I really need help. I waited this long to try to get on SSI because it's embarrassing and I feel like a failure at life, but I know now in my heart I will never be a normal human being and will never be able to work. I considered killing myself, but I know that would devastate my Mother and girlfriend(she has said she would kill herself if I did), so I don't want to do that. I'm living with my Mother right now and I'm just tired of being a burden to her, I need this SSI. A couple things important to note; I was taken out of school in the 7th grade because I couldn't deal with it and refused to go, so I effectively have the education of a 6th grader. Everything I've learned has been on my own. It may seem surprising, because I have fairly good grammar and spelling, but for example, I couldn't tell you the answer to basic math questions. And #2, my family has a long history of mental illness. Grandfather killed himself in his early 40's, was manic depressive bipolar. My Aunt has been on SSI and medicaid her entire life; she had shock treatments at age 12 and they recommended she be admitted to an institution for her entire life. She is schizo-effective -- her condition has not improved.
I have 5 main questions:
1) Does the state I'm applying for SSI in have any effect on how much money I would receive per month?
2) What(if any) effect does getting married have on my SSI benefits? Girlfriend makes roughly 40k/year.
3) Would owning my own place have any effect on how much I receive a month? If so, positive or negative?
4) If I hire a lawyer, is he/she going to be able to get me more money a month than if I went it alone? From research online, it seems as though 600-900/mo is typical. I don't know how anyone can live on 600 a month; I don't need a nice home, but I need to be able to live on my own and stop burdening my mother. Is it more likely that my lawyer can get me closer to the 900 figure, or does the presence of a lawyer usually just mean less leg work for me to do?
5) Does getting on SSI automatically get me Medicaid benefits? I currently have no health insurance and have a ton of health problems I've been letting go and not telling anyone about because I don't want to be a burden. My mom has hardly any money as it is, I will not have her pay for my medical bills, I would rather die.
Extra question now that I think of it, should I tell my lawyer/psychiatrist(when I get one) that I am suicidal? I don't want to be put into an institution. I would rather be dead, honestly.
Thanks in advance for anyone that is willing to help me, it would mean more to me than you know. I am really desperate to not feel like a burden anymore. I really don't want to die. Thank you for reading my post.
Hi. Just a little bit about my 'case' before I ask a few questions. I'm 26-year-old male who has never had a job in his life(apart from being at one 2 hours). Not because I don't want to, or because I am lazy, but I literally cannot do it. The stress of working is too much for me. I tried to work when I was 18-years-old at a Little Caesar's. I ended up walking out and quitting within 2 hours because I was starting to have a panic attack. I feel like I have many mental disorders that have not been diagnosed, due to me not being able to afford to see a psychiatrist. I really need help. I waited this long to try to get on SSI because it's embarrassing and I feel like a failure at life, but I know now in my heart I will never be a normal human being and will never be able to work. I considered killing myself, but I know that would devastate my Mother and girlfriend(she has said she would kill herself if I did), so I don't want to do that. I'm living with my Mother right now and I'm just tired of being a burden to her, I need this SSI. A couple things important to note; I was taken out of school in the 7th grade because I couldn't deal with it and refused to go, so I effectively have the education of a 6th grader. Everything I've learned has been on my own. It may seem surprising, because I have fairly good grammar and spelling, but for example, I couldn't tell you the answer to basic math questions. And #2, my family has a long history of mental illness. Grandfather killed himself in his early 40's, was manic depressive bipolar. My Aunt has been on SSI and medicaid her entire life; she had shock treatments at age 12 and they recommended she be admitted to an institution for her entire life. She is schizo-effective -- her condition has not improved.
I have 5 main questions:
1) Does the state I'm applying for SSI in have any effect on how much money I would receive per month?
2) What(if any) effect does getting married have on my SSI benefits? Girlfriend makes roughly 40k/year.
3) Would owning my own place have any effect on how much I receive a month? If so, positive or negative?
4) If I hire a lawyer, is he/she going to be able to get me more money a month than if I went it alone? From research online, it seems as though 600-900/mo is typical. I don't know how anyone can live on 600 a month; I don't need a nice home, but I need to be able to live on my own and stop burdening my mother. Is it more likely that my lawyer can get me closer to the 900 figure, or does the presence of a lawyer usually just mean less leg work for me to do?
5) Does getting on SSI automatically get me Medicaid benefits? I currently have no health insurance and have a ton of health problems I've been letting go and not telling anyone about because I don't want to be a burden. My mom has hardly any money as it is, I will not have her pay for my medical bills, I would rather die.
Extra question now that I think of it, should I tell my lawyer/psychiatrist(when I get one) that I am suicidal? I don't want to be put into an institution. I would rather be dead, honestly.
Thanks in advance for anyone that is willing to help me, it would mean more to me than you know. I am really desperate to not feel like a burden anymore. I really don't want to die. Thank you for reading my post.