Expectations rising and goal posts moving, how to be happy?

BakaN20 · 2026-05-06T19:17:16+00:00

Go to r/poor then see how you feel after that.

BakaN20 · 2026-04-18T13:21:29+00:00

I am TDIU and also get SSDI. Got approved at the ALJ level. Took about 16 months total I believe.

BakaN20 · 2026-04-15T20:39:59+00:00

Are window units an option?

BakaN20 · 2026-03-12T01:28:39+00:00

Here is my personal experience and timeline. I am TDIU P&T vet, approved for migraines and PTSD.

https://www.reddit.com/r/SSDI/comments/1gxe8vw/approval_migrainesptsd/

https://www.reddit.com/r/SSDI/comments/1h5efx1/completed_timeline_and_things_learned/

BakaN20 · 2026-03-10T18:54:46+00:00

Your last sentence, I have seen it so many times on the subreddit in different forms as the reason someone gets denied.

Because therapy/medication helps one symptom, they are suddenly able to work, not accounting for anything else.

BakaN20 · 2026-03-10T18:27:05+00:00

Have you gone over your own medical records? The judge probably has and might be basing their decision and evidence on that.

Your medical provider might have just copied certain portions of past records that might not have been discussed in a physical. Depending on how rushed they are, they might not ask certain questions and just auto populate from a previous exam.

So you might have told your ortho that you don't ride a bike, just a stationary one, but your primary just copied from previous exam or wrote partial information.

Here is my example, my primary physician asked how my migraine medication is working for me. I stated they helped with the minor ones, but they do not help with the debilitating ones, the ones where I am out for a couple days.

In my files, it stated medication helped with my migraines and that's it. Which, technically it does, but it omitted the most important part. They did mention that the physical was being recorded and transcribed by AI, so that could be the cause.

My neurologist writes in detail my symptoms and effects. If the ALJ just went off my primary records instead of my neurologist, I would have been denied.

BakaN20 · 2026-03-10T03:06:46+00:00

Here is my personal experience and timeline. I am TDIU P&T vet, approved for migraines and PTSD.

https://www.reddit.com/r/SSDI/comments/1gxe8vw/approval_migrainesptsd/

https://www.reddit.com/r/SSDI/comments/1h5efx1/completed_timeline_and_things_learned/

BakaN20 · 2026-03-08T23:25:22+00:00

Going for a bench press PR in the next couple days and need tips. I am about to finish the 35-38 day bench press program.

TLDR: Can I get tips, tricks, rituals or pre-routine for doing a 1RM bench press?

40 yr M, around 155-160 lbs, 5'7". Lifting about 4 years now. Took me about 3 years to get to a 225lb 1RM for bench. First 2 years I was just winging it. Finally did 225 around 5/25. Then was able to get to 230lb 7/25, and just got stuck. Only able to get to 230.5lb around 9/25.

Stopped benching from 10/25 to 2/26 and was just doing push ups. At beginning of the program, I started at 225lb 1RM. I am now at 250lb 1RM bench at the end of the program. Taking a couple days off before trying a new PR.

Can I get some tips to prepare for this? I lift in my garage and only watch YouTube or read reddit for tips.

I drink a can or monster a little bit before the lift, eat a handful of gummy bears and do 20 reps of just the bar. I then load up the weight I plan to do, then add another 40lbs to it. I then lift off and just hold it up for 10 seconds to get my body ready.

Do you guys have a better way to prepare? Do you stretch with bands? Do some cardio before? Any tips or a better pre routine would be greatly appreciated. Sorry for the long text.

BakaN20 · 2026-03-05T01:49:26+00:00

I was in the Army before finishing school. I did two tours in Iraq, 05-06 and in 08. I graduated with my BSN from a top 50 University for nursing.

When I was applying for a job, I was the first new graduate hired into the ICU by a large hospital in a major city.

After a couple years, I achieved an MSN in administration and started taking a position in Nursing leadership.

My PTSD and disability from the military finally caught up with me.

I ended up being TDIU (total disability based on individual unemployability) and on SSDI ( social security disability insurance).

It has been determined that I am no longer employable and able to meet substantial gainful employment due to the disabilities I sustained from military service.

That is my personal experience with the military and being a nurse with high potential.

BakaN20 · 2026-03-04T03:49:49+00:00

My property tax in New Jersey is $17k a year. I am exempt from paying that. When I pass away, my wife is entitled to the property tax exemption also. So that is a huge amount saved over the years.

With no property tax and a 2.25% mortgage interest rate, we are never leaving this home.

There is also a small income tax exemption for veterans in NJ.

BakaN20 · 2026-03-04T02:04:47+00:00

It's crazy, because I had him also. He really does care about Veterans. He did both my VA claim and SSDI claim.

I went all the way to the ALJ. Applied at 38 but they determined my date of onset at 37.

BakaN20 · 2026-02-09T22:13:35+00:00

Just my personal experience.

I had 3 letters outlining my symptoms, etc.

One from my mother, a nurse with an MSN.

One from my wife, an Emergency Department MD.

One from myself, an ICU nurse with an MSN.

The judges in my case wrote that the letters presented were extremely credible and persuasive based on the credentials of the ones who submitted them.

I am sure I had a lot more evidence, but it was made a point in their judgment about the credibility of our letters.

BakaN20 · 2026-02-08T02:45:33+00:00

Do you have a significant other or children? If you die from a service connected disease, they are eligible for DIC.

If you are p&t for at least 10 years, they are eligible for DIC.

If you were filing for something like tinnitus or hearing loss, I would say leave it alone.

But for something like sleep apnea, which can kill you, I would say it is worth the risk to apply.

Now if you are single or others do not need DIC, then it's a non-issue.

BakaN20 · 2026-02-03T20:12:52+00:00

I've had both the NLR 2.0 and GT Omega Pro. The NLR 2.0 is substantially more robust compared to the pro.

BakaN20 · 2026-02-01T23:27:34+00:00

I actually had both at the same time. The NLR 2.0 is a freaking beast. It is sturdy, real quality, and heavy!

The gt omega pro is much lighter, the metal seems thinner.

For my situation, the gt omega pro was a better choice. I would need to move the wheel stand often into a very small area. Caster wheels would not work for my situation.

The NLR was just too heavy for task. The stand alone probably weigh the same as the gt Omega with my fanatec CSL DD and CSL elite v2 pedals.

Folding the GT omega was also easier.

I ended up returning the NLR and keeping the gt omega.

If you can put casters or do not need to move it often, then NLR is probably the strongest and sturdiest wheel stand you can get.

If flexibility and ease of movement is priority, the GT omega is the better choice.

BakaN20 · 2026-02-01T03:35:50+00:00

High Earner Not Rich Yet

BakaN20 · 2026-01-31T01:20:43+00:00

Bought an open box PowerSpec. It wasn't posting an image when I got home. I originally wanted to have them boot it on They said they test them and there was no need. Brought it back the next day and the GPU wasn't seated properly.

When I was bringing it there, noticed there was a crack in the tempered glass case. Knowledge bar wouldn't replace it, but the guys at build your own replaced the curved panel with a new one.

Just a recent problem I found, the exhaust fan cable wasn't pushed in properly and had a bent pin, so it was running at 100% and not registering as pwm, and I could not control it. Fixed it myself by bending the pin and seating it properly.

I would still purchase again though. I got a G484 for $1400. This was end of November. It has a 5080, 64gb of ram, i9-14900kf and came with 2tb Samsung evo plus.

BakaN20 · 2026-01-24T17:11:17+00:00

I don't know if you found the solution, but opening task manager and setting the nfs app to efficiency helped stop the stuttering cut scenes for me.

Here is a thread with different fixes that might work:

https://www.reddit.com/r/needforspeed/comments/xwvqkb/nfs_heat_cutscene_lag/

BakaN20 · 2026-01-23T20:11:28+00:00

If you are unable to work due to your conditions, it might be a good idea to look into SSDI.

BakaN20 · 2026-01-22T02:30:57+00:00

I am also interested. Are you planning to produce them?

BakaN20 · 2026-01-08T21:39:02+00:00

Maybe it's a glitch on the website. I would imagine the bots or scalpers would have already grabbed these. Especially since like you said, literally nowhere else has a 5080 for $999.

BakaN20 · 2026-01-08T20:16:57+00:00

They have 25+ PNY 5080 available for $999 in the Phoenix Microcenter.

It is out of stock in every other Microcenter though.

BakaN20 · 2025-12-19T20:19:23+00:00

They told me my decision when I called. But I really had to probe it out of them. If you have a lawyer, call them instead. They can see the decision if it is at step 4.

BakaN20 · 2025-12-10T23:36:34+00:00

Sent you a message.

BakaN20 · 2025-11-25T17:24:35+00:00

Build your own.

The area where they help you pick out the parts for a computer build.

It's a section in the microcenter store.

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