SSI for mental disability affecting Citizenship?

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I have anxiety that prevents me from keeping even a part time job. I was diagnosed as a teenager, however the full extent of the severity of it wasn't as evident, and I've been untreated for the past 12 years (roughly). I'm beginning therapy again soon and will likely be re-diagnosed.

As I understand it and according to http://www.benefits.gov/ssa/questionnaire I'm likely eligible for SSI even as just a permanent resident? My main concern is if being on SSI and/or having 'crazy' stamped freshly upon my forehead will cause me any difficultly when I apply for citizenship?

[Avery Cates 1,141]

WHO IS A “QUALIFIED ALIEN”?

There are seven categories of non–citizens who are qualified aliens. You are a "qualified alien" if the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) says you are in one of these categories:

1. Lawfully Admitted for Permanent Residence (LAPR) in the U.S., including "Amerasian immigrant" as defined in Section 584 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 1988, as amended;
3. Granted conditional entry under Section
   203(a)(7)
   of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) as in effect before April 1, 1980;
5. Paroled into the U.S. under Section
   212(d)(5)
   of the INA for a period of at least one year;
7. Refugee admitted to the U.S. under Section 207 of the INA;
9. Granted asylum under Section 208 of the INA;
11. Deportation is being withheld under Section
    243(h)
    of the INA as in effect before April 1, 1997, or removal is being withheld under Section
    241(b)(3) of the INA;
13. “Cuban or Haitian entrant” under Section
    501(e)
    of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980 or in a status that is to be treated as a “Cuban/Haitian entrant” for SSI purposes.

In addition, you can be a “deemed qualified alien” if, under certain circumstances, you, your child, or your parent has been subjected to battery or extreme cruelty by a family member while in the United States.

UNDER WHAT CONDITIONS IS A “QUALIFIED ALIEN” ELIGIBLE FOR SSI?

If you are in one of the seven "qualified alien" categories listed above, or have been determined to be a “deemed qualified alien” because you have been subjected to battery or extreme cruelty, you may be eligible for SSI benefits if you have limited income and resources and are aged, blind, or disabled and also meet one of the following conditions:

1. You were receiving SSI and lawfully residing in the U.S. on August 22, 1996.
3. You are a LAPR with 40 qualifying quarters of earnings. Work done by your spouse or parent(s) may also count toward the 40 quarters of earnings, but only for getting SSI.

   We cannot count quarters of earnings earned after December 31, 1996, if you, your spouse, or your parent(s) worked or received certain benefits from the U.S. government based on limited income and resources during that period.

   IMPORTANT:If you entered the U.S. for the first time on or after August 22, 1996, then you may not be eligible for SSI for the first five years as a LAPR, even if you have 40 qualifying quarters of earnings.