thank you everyone for your feedback... i am operating under the assumption that i will be cut off so as to fluff the landing... via my therapist, seems as though SSDI will only consider in-person appts with therapists to count as treatment (which is ludicrous IMO as i'd be lost without the weekly, sometimes multiple times weekly interactions that I have with her.)

I am unclear if the impetus for my claim is related solely to one or both of Depression/PTSD. Due to Rx I take for Grand Mal seizures (Dilantin) and the dangerous interaction it has with behavior-modifying drugs, I have been strongly advised against taking anything to combat Depression/PTSD. It's been a long road. Even the mere sound of a fork dropping down on a plate accidentally sends me through the ceiling. (I have replaced most silverware with hard rubber/plastic forks, spoons.