Bipolar disorder is a disabling disorder, which makes the sufferers alien to their own surroundings. They tend to see the world in their very own way. Sometimes it amuses them and on the other occasions it is plain depressing. So, they laugh like lunatics and cry like lunatics without any apparent reason for both.
Bipolar disorder is, thus, characterized by extreme mood swings. The patient is either absolutely ecstatic or hopelessly depressed. The person is just too uncomfortable with life and people. Since people tend to look at the sufferers as abnormal human beings, it becomes further difficult for the patient to come to terms with the world.
One who is suffering from bipolar disorder can claim disability benefits because the disorder makes it impossible to work. However, filing a claim for bipolar disorder claim is not easy because the approval rate is no more than 30% in such cases. Therefore, one has to make sure that one presents ones case well enough so that the claim is not rejected.
The first thing that one must do is to educate oneself about the process of filing the claim and what all needs to be done to get ones claim. But then, self-education...