wigglywoo12
19-04-12, 19:23
hi folks
can i ask for some help and advice please i have been on a waiting list for an appeal for esa for over 12 months now i am currently feeling rough with bad anxiety at the mo and have been for the past few weeks and just had my meds changed by gp and am seeing a psycologist.anyway ive been a bit naive and not consulted any legal representation for my appeal as i thought my evidence from gps psyciatrists and psycologists would be enough but obviously it wasnt.from the start the panel consisted of one judge and one doctor and wow what a hell ride it was the doctor was horrible with a capital H she was just plain an utterly nasty she made be to feel like a liar and everytime i answered a question she kept pulling funny faces of curiosity which i found very unsettling she kept referring to how i was smartly dressed for my appeal so i said well its been ongoing for over twelve months now so i wanted to put the effort in and dress smartly as i think you should for court hearings and her response was well do you only put in the effort for important things her attitude was dispicable to say the least i came out of there feeling sick my wife was with me too and she was clearly disturbed by the occasion i was ripped apart i cant go into great detail but ive suffered for 16 years now and to be treated like i was was nothing short of scandalous sorry its so long if i put it all in youd be reading for hours on end i just wanted to ask if this is the end of esa now or can i appeal any further even tho im questioning just giving up on the whole esa thing as its making me worse
thankyou
best of it is i want to return to work at some point im just not in a position to at the present
can i ask for some help and advice please i have been on a waiting list for an appeal for esa for over 12 months now i am currently feeling rough with bad anxiety at the mo and have been for the past few weeks and just had my meds changed by gp and am seeing a psycologist.anyway ive been a bit naive and not consulted any legal representation for my appeal as i thought my evidence from gps psyciatrists and psycologists would be enough but obviously it wasnt.from the start the panel consisted of one judge and one doctor and wow what a hell ride it was the doctor was horrible with a capital H she was just plain an utterly nasty she made be to feel like a liar and everytime i answered a question she kept pulling funny faces of curiosity which i found very unsettling she kept referring to how i was smartly dressed for my appeal so i said well its been ongoing for over twelve months now so i wanted to put the effort in and dress smartly as i think you should for court hearings and her response was well do you only put in the effort for important things her attitude was dispicable to say the least i came out of there feeling sick my wife was with me too and she was clearly disturbed by the occasion i was ripped apart i cant go into great detail but ive suffered for 16 years now and to be treated like i was was nothing short of scandalous sorry its so long if i put it all in youd be reading for hours on end i just wanted to ask if this is the end of esa now or can i appeal any further even tho im questioning just giving up on the whole esa thing as its making me worse
thankyou
best of it is i want to return to work at some point im just not in a position to at the present