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In ireland does anxiety count as a disability?

I have had anxiety as bad as I have now, for the last three years. Its showing no signs of easing despite countless different medications, Herbal remedies and cognitive behavioural therapy. When I was working before I was a complete nervous wreck! Stumbling over my words talking to customers, messing up the jobs I was doing due to my nervousness and taking what was a constructive criticism from my boss very badly. Sometimes went in to work crying and depressed. In the eyes of the social welfare what would be my chances of getting disability?

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  • P.D.
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago
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    Your chances are very very low. Mental disorders are very difficult to have recognised as a disability for social welfare purposes. I know someone who suffers from OCD and agoraphobia who simply cannot leave the house, never mind say keep a job down, but he is unable to get any sort of payment and is very lucky that his family can afford to support him.

    If you can get your doctor and a psychologist to make a case on your behalf you might be in with some chance, but you will also need to convince the Social Welfare's own doctors.

  • Jane J
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    Not great, the hardest thing is proving that you suffer from it.

    Most anxiety is cured or symptoms lifted with the right meds and they will suggest you change your meds to stronger ones first before considering any disability income.

    You might get a sick note for a week or 2 as you are obviously stressed but this isnt any long term solution so get stronger meds.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    4 years ago

    confident, if extreme, those can extremely be a incapacity. frequently, the factors to get incapacity is you will possibly desire to coach that your situation prevents you from retaining a job. of course, this is much less complicated mentioned than performed, yet we are in a position to evaluation to deal with tension greater beneficial. i could want to indicate out that when i grow to be on effexor, my tension greater beneficial. It made me so irritable and made my pulse race, so I had to end taking it. you're able to do greater beneficial on a distinctive med. talk those subject concerns approximately meds and the potential for incapacity which include your well being care expert. And get a sturdy counsellor!

  • 1 decade ago

    There's only one way to find out!

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