Hi Chaos,

Welcome to NT !

People keep 'warning' you that the SSDI approval process won't be easy because of misassumptions like this. Getting approved for SSDI isn't about proving that you have a medical condition, even a severe medical condition. It is about proving that the condition keeps you from working......and not just from doing your current job, but that it keeps you from doing ANY kind of work. When you consider that someone in a wheelchair or with curled hands could still be a greeter at Walmart, then you switch your focus to proving to the SSDI folks that you can't even do that. If anyone with your condition could work, you have to prove that your case affects you much worse. Most people who don't know someone who has applied for/gotten approved for SSDI would assume you'd just need a diagnosis and documentation from your doctor that you are unable to work.