I, a 30 yr old male, have been diagnosed & am currently being treated with Zoloft/ativan for panic attacks, agorophobia, depression, and OCD's. I also have depersonalization disorder, which I feel is my worst symptom of all because it's constant, but my psychiatrist seems to shy away from acknowledging that as a seperate entity from the panic disorder. I have had these symptoms for about 2 years or more. I feel as though I cannot work anymore, since at my last job, these symptoms are what caused me to lose the job and indeed become agorophobic. I am to the point to where I can make it to doctors appointments by myself, by the hardest, but I cannot go to a grocery store or something like that as I will depersonalize and have a severe attack even on ativan (though somewhat less frequently I must admit). I feel as though I cannot work anymore, this pisses me off because I had hopes of returning to school to do something in the medical field, but what can I do. I applied for disability last year, I have a lawyer who accepted my case and we will see the judge to decide my fate within a few months time. I am nervous because the psychiatrist I have seems to think that I should put my effort into "working on getting better instead of into disability" and I don't think he will testify via a written letter for me that I should be on disability. In your experience, would you tend to think that I will probably win anyway with these genuine problems documented on my record? (note, I also have a significant physical problem to which I fully expect to win my case for me, however this mental stuff is a backup plan). Thanks.