When does bipolar disorder get so bad it becomes a disability?
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You don't have to be a danger to anyone. It has to impair your ability to work, and you have to require the assistance of another person and/or assistive devices.
Bipolar people qualify for disability assistance if there is documentation that the disorder impairs their ability to perform basic tasks. For example, if periods of depression make it impossible to get to a job on time every day, that is a disability. If emotional outbursts lead to repeated dismissal from jobs or a fear of interacting with others, that is a disability. If the side effects of certain medications lead to illness or undesireable behavior, that is a disability.
The general guideline is this: If this person did not have this condition, would he/she be able to function in the same way as other people who are consistently employed?
When you can't work, become a danger to yourself and all around you. That's what I would say.
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