Yes, I have more than one mental diagnosis, and was approved for disability on the first try.  (I get SSDI since I had enough credits from employment.)   I also have other/general health problems, but I think the mental problems are what got me approved.
You might have a good chance at the SSI.  For the SSI, you also have to be poor.  The fact that your doctor wants you off of work sure helps your case, I would think.  You can try it and see.
My biggest problem currently keeping me from trying to get employment is my overwhelming fatigue.  I am pre-op and morbidly obese.  I am in the waiting period before I can get Medicare
(due to disability), and then can persue weight loss surgery.  My current insurance totally excludes WLS. 

05/27 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY
When I have only myself to talk to, the conversation gets sort of one-sided.  Trying to talk myself out of a drink or a pill or a "small wager" or just one chocolate eclair is sort of like trying self-hypnosis.  It simply doesn't work; most of the time, it's about as effective as trying to talk myself out of a case of diarrhea.  When my heart is heavy and my resistance low, I can always find some comfort in sharing with a true and understanding friend in The Program.  DO I KNOW WHO MY FRIENDS ARE?

TODAY I PRAY
May I be convinced that, as part of God's master plan, we were put here to help each other.  May I be as open about asking for help as I am ready to give it, no matter how long I have been in The Program.  May the experiences of countless others be enough to prove to me that "talking myself out of it" seldom works, that the mutual bolstering that comes from sharing with a friend usually does.

TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
When I ask for help, I am helping.

Hi, I wanted to reply last night, but was too tired to make intelligence out of my words. I was inpatient at a hospital for three days, for cutting. I was over medicated and slept most of the time. I now work in a psych hospital and enjoy that work immensely. I do group therapy activities with all of the patients. I can relate to extreme grief, as I have lost both of my brothers in the past two years. It hurts like nothing. I also went through a painful divorce 8 years ago. I am not sure what to tell you about the hospital, but if you like, I will answer any specific questions you may have. Trish

05/26 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY
I know today that I no longer have to proceed on my own.  I've learned that it's safer, more sensible and surer to move forward with friends who are going in the same direction as I.  None of us need feel shame at using help, since we all help each other.  It's no more a sign of weakness to use help in recovering from my addiction than it is to use a crutch if I have a broken leg.  To those who need it, and to those who see its usefulness, a crutch is a beautiful thing.  DO I SOMETIMES STILL REFUSE TO ACCEPT EASILY-OBTAINED ASSISTANCE?

TODAY I PRAY
God make me see that it is not a sign of weakness to ask for help, that the comraderie of the group is what makes it work for each of us.  Like a vaccine for diphtheria or polio, The Program and the strength of the group have proved themselves as precentives for slips and backsliding.  Praise God for the tools of recovery.

TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
Help is as near as my telephone.

Thanks for your honesty, Ramon. I once had 8 years, and again 6 years. It is 18 months since my relapsing started, and I have only been able to get 90 days together so far, but this is where I am right now, 60+ days. We will just have to keep doing the program, one day at a time. Trish