Depending on what the psychologist finds, they may use it to turn you down. When I was applying for SSDI, they had me see a psychiatrist. I took someone with me to help document what was done. He saw me for ten minutes, asked a few questions, then wrote a report stating a few months of antidepressants would get me back to work.

Fortunately, I also saw ( on my own dime) a psychiatrist who specialized in chronic disease that affects mental functioning. She did a six hour work up, fully documented, which stated I had organic brain disease ( I have chronic neurological infections) that significantly affects my ability to function. She even found problems I was not aware of. Her report countered the tame state psychiatrist, and got me my disability.

Federal disability requires you to see physicians on a regular basis to prove you continue to be disabled. The best thing you can do is to see a doctor who can document your illness AND your disabilities. They don't go by your symptoms, they want to know what you can and cannot do. If you have a doctor or two who will support your claim, you have a better chance.

There are lawyers and other advocates who help people with their applications. It looks like you might be in southern California. Try http://www.ilcsc.org/. They may be able to point you in the right direction, or may have someone on staff that can help.

Best of luck to you!

ThanQ for the info. It totally supports what I had already been reading and that is that they are about to turn me down. Especially if the psych they sent you to said "take two aspirin and and get denied in the morning" when your personal psych declared you had organic brain disease...  I guess you were supposed to just take off your hat and let them look at your brain, right?