I personally am not able to show up anywhere on a consistant basis. Working has always triggered my mania, and then the depression comes and I am not going anywhere. My psychiatrist says I am disabled just from the side effects of the medication. I personally would not pay much attention to the Psychiatrists at the hospital, they don't even know you. I would find a private Psychiatrist and be brutally honest about your symptoms, mood flucuations, and at least temporary disability until he/she has time to develop a patient, doctor relationship. We each know our own limits.
Since I went on SSDI, I have simplified my life and found stability for the first time in 30 years.