Tim878
17-02-09, 13:46
I've been on incapacity for the last 18 months. I suffer from agoraphobia, depression, psychosis and panic attacks. Oh the fun. I've been taking cognitive behavioural therapy at my home for the last 8 weeks. Trying to get better and trying to deal with my messed up situation.
The last two months Ive spent a nightmare of going back and forth with the job centre explaining to them why im unable to attend the medical. Finally they do their job and check the mountain of paper work regarding my unbalanced state of mind. So they finally stamp the form that im unable to attend the medical and I also am eligible for incapacity benefits.
Then today I recieved another letter from the job centre. Apparently somebody with agoraphobia, depression, psychosis and anxiety/panic attacks is eligible to work as i have passed the personal 1 capability test. I spoke to the job centre who informed me that If im not recieving DLA and I don't need 24/7 care so they will arrange a meeting every month. When I don't turn up at the job centre they will reduce my benefits by 20%. They are aware of the situation and yet they will continue to set a meeting every month and every time I don't turn up. They will reduce my benefits by a further 20%. Untill finally it reaches 20p. When it reaches this they will carry on paying 40p every two weeks. So im looking forward to managing my living expenses with 40p a fortnight. There is also no appeal system against this.
Just when I start to feel im making progress with the CBT I have to deal with this fascist bulls**t. Goverment policy which ties the hands of those working at the job centre and kicks those off benefits who need it. So now every month that I don't manage to make significant progress towards being able to step outside, get over my depression, deal with my anxiety/panic attacks and completley change my interpretation of the world. I'll have the insentive that I won't have enough money to make ends meet the longer this goes on.
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The last two months Ive spent a nightmare of going back and forth with the job centre explaining to them why im unable to attend the medical. Finally they do their job and check the mountain of paper work regarding my unbalanced state of mind. So they finally stamp the form that im unable to attend the medical and I also am eligible for incapacity benefits.
Then today I recieved another letter from the job centre. Apparently somebody with agoraphobia, depression, psychosis and anxiety/panic attacks is eligible to work as i have passed the personal 1 capability test. I spoke to the job centre who informed me that If im not recieving DLA and I don't need 24/7 care so they will arrange a meeting every month. When I don't turn up at the job centre they will reduce my benefits by 20%. They are aware of the situation and yet they will continue to set a meeting every month and every time I don't turn up. They will reduce my benefits by a further 20%. Untill finally it reaches 20p. When it reaches this they will carry on paying 40p every two weeks. So im looking forward to managing my living expenses with 40p a fortnight. There is also no appeal system against this.
Just when I start to feel im making progress with the CBT I have to deal with this fascist bulls**t. Goverment policy which ties the hands of those working at the job centre and kicks those off benefits who need it. So now every month that I don't manage to make significant progress towards being able to step outside, get over my depression, deal with my anxiety/panic attacks and completley change my interpretation of the world. I'll have the insentive that I won't have enough money to make ends meet the longer this goes on.
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