I got approved in 3 months. To be honest, I really don't think my case was more compelling that a lot of cases that get turned down initially. I see two things as being big factors in my success.

#1) I had a great paper trail of having been treated.

#2) I did that long thing they send you by myself. It's the thing where you talk about your daily life and your job failures. I watched a lot of videos by lawyers giving advice and I read a lot. Here's the main thing to understand. The SSA doesn't care how severe your diagnosis is. Lots of people with serious diagnoses hold down jobs. All they want to know is: HOW DOES YOUR CONDITION INTERFERE WITH YOU WORKING? I was able to go over a series of job failures and say how I screwed up on the jobs in ways related to my diagnosis. I was willing to present myself in an unflattering light.