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- Jun 6, 2015
Good luck with that. Getting onto disability is a multi-year process for most people. It's even worse with psych issues, because they seem to expect a higher degree of proof that something is actually wrong. Southern states seem even more strict about it. I've known people who have legitimate diagnosis processes, medical records and psych ward stays dating back to their teens who were denied for disability the first time. Becky has, what? A shrink who said she was depressed or bipolar or something after one visit? She isn't getting shit.Regardless of where she ended up -- back with the boys, her family, Hannah and Rafe, or some other option -- I guess what's intriguing to me is the possibility she has some sort of income from benefits.
Hypothetically.
It's just how the story usually goes though, isn't it? A woman lives with her partner, who it turns out is abusive/intolerable for whatever reason. Woman is in a situation where she's financially dependent on said partner, and/or possibly has health conditions that would potentially qualify her for disability (depression? diabetes? heart problems? all of the above?). Woman wants to leave partner, so the first thing woman does is apply for welfare -- right after seeing a doctor (like a psychiatrist) to establish whether or not diability is an option.
It's a familiar story, is all.
People really love this idea that Becky is some kind of welfare leech. I don't see it. Getting gimmes from the government as a young, healthy, childless person is very difficult... and frankly, I don't think Becky would know how to do it. Her family is trashy, but they all seem to work and take care of themselves, so it isn't even a Slaton sister situation where the family business is latching onto Uncle Sams tit. I think she's in some kind of state program to give her access to therapy and medications, but so? She could honestly benefit from some therapy and an antidepressant. Becky is a miserable, depressed cunt, which is maybe part of the reason she's comfortable with her pathetic life painting boxes and cleaning her girlfriends asshole.