I picked up an application for handgun license and 3/4 or the way down, I have to answer "yes" to "Have you ever been treated for psychiatric health care or and emotional or mental illness" because GAD is considered a mental illness. There is no distinction on the level a person has regarding GAD, so a mild case is categorized the same as a severe case. I went on my own accord, to see if the stress of 58 hrs a week working AND full time enrollment in a Big Ten school was normal or if I was "abnormal".
Now that I look back on it, I might have just been "crazy" for taking on that kind of load. Before going on my own, I had to go through my employer's assistance program where I was given a LCSW who had me meditate and practice breathing exercises. Since that was an epic fail, I went to a psychiatrist since I am not a fan of going to the doc and don't have a primary care physician.
Using some searches on this site, I have seen things regarding the "intent" of the law but this appears to be from an old application for handgun license, where they asked if you had been judged mentally incompetent or had been institutionalized.
I can go to my psychiatrist and ask for a letter; but if his letter does not address their questions and concerns (which I can not find), his letter will do no good. Guessing at their concerns will do me no good either so I gave that up.
If anyone, since turning in their newer LTCH application has been through this and was in a similar circumstance, I would appreciate what exactly it was that was written. I realize it is ultimately up to my psychiatrist to write or not write.
Thanks!
Now that I look back on it, I might have just been "crazy" for taking on that kind of load. Before going on my own, I had to go through my employer's assistance program where I was given a LCSW who had me meditate and practice breathing exercises. Since that was an epic fail, I went to a psychiatrist since I am not a fan of going to the doc and don't have a primary care physician.
Using some searches on this site, I have seen things regarding the "intent" of the law but this appears to be from an old application for handgun license, where they asked if you had been judged mentally incompetent or had been institutionalized.
I can go to my psychiatrist and ask for a letter; but if his letter does not address their questions and concerns (which I can not find), his letter will do no good. Guessing at their concerns will do me no good either so I gave that up.
If anyone, since turning in their newer LTCH application has been through this and was in a similar circumstance, I would appreciate what exactly it was that was written. I realize it is ultimately up to my psychiatrist to write or not write.
Thanks!