Disability: Mental Status Exam

I just got word that I am being scheduled for a mental status exam.

I guess somewhere in my medical files, anxiety was listed as one of my issues, so I need to be evaluated.

I do suffer from horrible anxiety and panic, but I never emphasized this in my disability request, because I am so scared that it will be used against me somewhere down the line. What if someone, like my son's father, tried to say that I am mentally unstable? Or a future employer? I am trying to protect myself.

On the other hand, I have heard that Lyme sufferers who expose this information about anxiety or depression can have it work in their favor for the application process.

I don't know what to say or do.

I'm not on any anxiety meds, although I probably should be. My LLMD always asks me why I'm not at least taking Xanax. I have some here but I just don't want to take it. She did prescribe valium, but that was for the vertigo.

Any suggestions on what to reveal to the disability people? I was hoping this would just be a temporary aid for me, since I'm not able to work right now, but I worry about leaving a paper-trail that makes me look like a loon.

I've discovered that it generally doesn't work in your favor, unfortunately.

Margaret