So I'm finally applying for Social Security for my bipolar. Even in the Great Cali Weed Gold Rush, I couldn't keep it together enough to make a living. The growing part wasn't the problem, that I can deal with, one look at my galleries will attest to that - it was all the life happening around it. Have to pay the bills on time. Have to deal with the people at the club, my patients, the landlord. Have to keep track of every little fucking thing myself. Too much. Just too much.
My psychiatrist tried dozens of different medications on me in various combinations over the course of several years, and none of them worked, they all made things worse or created new problems. He finally told me straight up "there's nothing else I can do for you". So for the past three years, I've been using strictly cannabis to control my symptoms. Cannabis, diet, exercise and regular sleep. I haven't been to the hospital or tried to off myself this whole time, so I'd say it's working pretty well considering.
So the Social Security Administration is sending me to a doctor for an exam. I'm still not sure how I should deal with the subject of my cannabis use. I've had a doctor's recommendation here in California for the past ten years. And I welcome the opportunity to discuss my therapeutic cannabis use with a doctor, I have no reservations whatsoever about it. But this is Social Security - them's federal. They might not look too kindly upon a dope smoker, even if a doctor told him it was okay.
Anyone knowledgeable about the process have any advice?
My psychiatrist tried dozens of different medications on me in various combinations over the course of several years, and none of them worked, they all made things worse or created new problems. He finally told me straight up "there's nothing else I can do for you". So for the past three years, I've been using strictly cannabis to control my symptoms. Cannabis, diet, exercise and regular sleep. I haven't been to the hospital or tried to off myself this whole time, so I'd say it's working pretty well considering.
So the Social Security Administration is sending me to a doctor for an exam. I'm still not sure how I should deal with the subject of my cannabis use. I've had a doctor's recommendation here in California for the past ten years. And I welcome the opportunity to discuss my therapeutic cannabis use with a doctor, I have no reservations whatsoever about it. But this is Social Security - them's federal. They might not look too kindly upon a dope smoker, even if a doctor told him it was okay.
Anyone knowledgeable about the process have any advice?