I'm on disability for bipolar and arthritis (not fibro). I think the BP weighs more heavily in favor of my receiving benefits, because not only do I have mood fluctuations, I have moderate cognitive issues that make it very difficult for me to learn and retain new information. I also have terrible problems with short-term memory and word-finding, and I'm way too easily distracted. So even if I could physically work at a sit-down job with computers, I can't because of all the crap that goes on (or doesn't) in my brain. It only took six months for me to get benefits.