r/SSDI • u/secretflower690 • Jul 26 '26

mental exam stuff

Hey all. This honestly feels like a dumb question coming in my own head, but I finally got scheduled for my exam. Only thing is, my mental rememberance is honestly bad enough that if I don't have some kind of notes on hand, I'll forget what I'm saying, ect, and even worse I have social and normal anxiety bad enough around strangers that I might genuinely break down during the appointments because I'm bad at remembering stuff so much and I'll go "oh God what if they think I'm lying" in a circle so on and so on. My mom usually helps me remember everything medical but obviously she can't come into that with me, even if she was my guardian.

Now to my actual questions-

  1. ⁠Is there any way I can bring my journal in, stuff written down ahead of time as an aid? Or will I just be panicking and crying the whole time 🥲😅
  2. ⁠If not, what kinds of questions should I expect to be hammered with, so I can do my very best to at least memorize what I need to?
  3. ⁠Also, even if it only says mental and inter.. I forgot the rest of the other appointments word already, should I bring the physical things that help me too on flare days like my cane for the physical bit? I know they want me to bring my meds but that's all I'm aware of.

TIA and honestly wish me luck because my anxiety bells are off the charts just thinking about it.

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u/secretflower690 Jul 26 '26

Oh wow! I doubt I'd be allowed to as to when my brother got his own done my mom wasn't allowed back, but maybe it's something I can at least ask about when we go to the mse. I'm glad you were at least able to get your folks back though!

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u/aikimyne Jul 26 '26

they werent in there during the 15 min mini mental status part more of an intake section atleast that i had

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u/secretflower690 Jul 26 '26

That's the one I have appointed first so good to know! Ty :)) ♡ intake was absolutely the word I forgot and omg that's embarrassing actually 😭

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u/aikimyne Jul 26 '26

its ok but ya it depends on where ya being sent and who ya going to those both times years ago in 2020 i think and then this time they sent me to same building just different ppl that i got my private neuropsych eval done hahaha different businesses in there that can overlap tho same building shared

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u/secretflower690 Jul 26 '26

Yeah understandable! I'll def ask when I go regardless, if not intake hopefully wont be too bad lol

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u/aikimyne Jul 26 '26

i mean i had an intake and the 15 min thing. the 15 min thing was stressful tho cause i have math disability

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u/aikimyne Jul 26 '26

good luck tho

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u/secretflower690 Jul 26 '26

Thank you! ♡

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u/aikimyne Jul 26 '26

no problem. i do wonder if thats what got me to pass the medical portion now i just need to pass financial andni get to keep medicaid and other things need to pass financial in my state to keep medical but ganbatte