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If you or a family member suffers from epilepsy, you know that the symptoms and complications of this disorder can disrupt your life severely. To obtain Social Security Disability Insurance or Supplemental Security Income (SSDI/SSI) benefits, you must demonstrate that epilepsy prevents you from working in a substantial gainful activity.

Back pain can arise from a number of incidents — car accidents, slip and falls, failed surgery or, more simply still, aging. Regardless of its cause, back pain can be so severe and debilitating that it prevents one from getting out of bed, caring for oneself or going to work. Some people need assistance just to walk or stand.

As someone who suffers from fibromyalgia, you know that this condition diminishes your ability to perform basic tasks. Getting out of bed, dressing, cooking and caring for your family may be extremely difficult.

While the serious nature of a cardiovascular disease may seem obvious, it is not always so to the Social Security Administration.

Suffering from sleep disorders such as sleep apnea, cataplexy and narcolepsy can seriously disrupt your life. Without enough sleep, your motor skills, cognitive abilities and mood may be severely impaired.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disorder that causes the immune system to attack the tissues in the body, resulting in a range of severe debilitating complications and symptoms. If you or a family member has MS, you may be able to get Social Security Disability Insurance/Supplemental Security Income (SSDI/SSI) benefits.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), arthritis is the most common cause of disability in the United States.

If you are unable to work, then you may be unable to support your family. This reality is often more difficult to endure than one’s initial disability.

Complications from diabetes can be devastating. Indeed, diabetes prevents many individuals from working on a day-to-day basis.

Bipolar disorder (formerly known as manic depression) causes people to cycle between high states (mania) and depressive states. The condition, with its unpredictable ups and downs, can prevent a person from maintaining stable employment.