Erme
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Founding Member
Just heard about this on the radio this am...Apparently it's 'all' in the conservative manifesto...well I found it just now - it's here) and kind of vague on incapacity....
I don't think for folk that haven't been affected by Labours shenanigans of Welfare reform it's anything to worry about for a few months. I like the prospect of 'if you can't find a job you have to do community work' because with day care becoming non existant in many parts it's good to get out of the house once a day....
I also think you're best safety net (mental health speaking - sorry tis all I know about) is having a CPN/Social Worker and consultant and making sure you get regular appointments regardless. The ones who this will first hit will be the ones with neither of the above...
Keep a diary of your illness....good days/bad days and make friends with the local welfare rights/CAB ppl like soonish (cos they're going to get mobbed!). I'd write like you do to a friend or how you post on a message board...Use it to rant if you need to..
These are all back ups for the genuinely ill and reassurances... This is not to be taken as a way to 'cheat the system' because you can't fake mental illness (tried in my teens...back fired when I got genuinely ill and couldn't get treatment as a result - not wise! Had to suffer psychosis for over 5 years untreated. It's taken me 15 years to get to this contented place and I'm not 100% yet! and yes, I still get abuse off the professionals and public alike but that's life...). Money is not everything....Having enough to eat (my current food budget for a single adult is about £10 a week, max £15. I eat fine on that) and clothes (charity shops/freecycle/make your own) and heating in the winter is all one needs plus positive activity.
I was set for a high flying career in my teens till it all came tumbling down. Now all I want by this time next year is a retail counter assistant job - just enough to pay the bills and put a little aside for a rainy day. That would suit me just fine
Anyhow thought I should post this for ppl worried..
I don't think for folk that haven't been affected by Labours shenanigans of Welfare reform it's anything to worry about for a few months. I like the prospect of 'if you can't find a job you have to do community work' because with day care becoming non existant in many parts it's good to get out of the house once a day....
I also think you're best safety net (mental health speaking - sorry tis all I know about) is having a CPN/Social Worker and consultant and making sure you get regular appointments regardless. The ones who this will first hit will be the ones with neither of the above...
Keep a diary of your illness....good days/bad days and make friends with the local welfare rights/CAB ppl like soonish (cos they're going to get mobbed!). I'd write like you do to a friend or how you post on a message board...Use it to rant if you need to..
These are all back ups for the genuinely ill and reassurances... This is not to be taken as a way to 'cheat the system' because you can't fake mental illness (tried in my teens...back fired when I got genuinely ill and couldn't get treatment as a result - not wise! Had to suffer psychosis for over 5 years untreated. It's taken me 15 years to get to this contented place and I'm not 100% yet! and yes, I still get abuse off the professionals and public alike but that's life...). Money is not everything....Having enough to eat (my current food budget for a single adult is about £10 a week, max £15. I eat fine on that) and clothes (charity shops/freecycle/make your own) and heating in the winter is all one needs plus positive activity.
I was set for a high flying career in my teens till it all came tumbling down. Now all I want by this time next year is a retail counter assistant job - just enough to pay the bills and put a little aside for a rainy day. That would suit me just fine
Anyhow thought I should post this for ppl worried..
