--and no need to feel as if you're "standing naked before a crowd"--after all, nobody here would know if you were. (In keeping with the famous New Yorker cartoon, on the Internet, nobody even knows what species anyone is, although I highly suspect myself of being canine in some aspects.)

We're glad you're here, and I think that what you've done is very useful and you should be well proud of your effort.

We also have a Social Security Disability forum you might want to share this with:

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forum28.html

Feel free to post, or not post, anywhere you want.