I had to get a lawyer before my disability came through. I tried 3x on my own but he got it through in less than 2 weeks. Then I got paid over $30k in back pay from the times I was denied. Totally worth his small fee!

About the CPT/CBT...C said the studies that have been done in the last few years show that cognitive work with people who have CPTSD can be harmful if they haven't fully processed all their trauma. To tell people they need to reframe their thinking, and that their thoughts are "wrong" can cause another trauma. The way he explained it and the writings he showed me made total sense. He said for Disaster 2 to have pushed CBT on me like she did is enough in itself to warrant her being evaluated by her supervisor. I don't know how long you've been in therapy, but I'm 4 years in and have never talked about my trauma to any extent. I've never been through my whole story even once. He said that there is no way someone in my position can possibly go through CBT and "grasp it" because I don't know the full extent of all the trauma. I'm not relaying this as well as he explained it, but I hope it makes some sense coming from me!