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Anxiety
Has anyone ever managed to cure anxiety attacks with anything other than prescribed drugs please? Another quick question - how can you tell the difference between anxiety and PTSD - thanks
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why can't i get incapacity benefit?
I have been disabled for over 9 years my spine is curved and it has led to walking difficulties. I was granted DLA mobility high rate and low rate for help, my award is for life as it has shown my problem cannot get better only worse. I tried to claim incapacity benefit as i have not been able to work for over 9 years,they…
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APD in children - anyone got any experience?
My daughter who is 7 went to see a specialist yesterday (privately) who tested her hearing as we have concerns that she couldn't hear properly. School have picked up on this as well. (she can not comprehend what is said to her, she hears the wrong things, and a whole list of other things) He is referring her to Great…
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Please can anyone advise help with attendance allowance
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Getting IB, DLA AND IS???
I was wondering if someone could help me please. I recieve incapacity benefit at £102.25p/w , I also get DLA at middle rate care and low rate mobility. I am 21 and have been very unwell, getting worse as I get older, since I was around 10 years old. I tried to make a claim for income support some time ago on top of my…
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What Is Your Illness Or Who Ever You Care For
Hi there i been coming to this site for a while now and having a read around and i have read a few post some say what the illness is some say that thay care for a loved one, Me myself suffer from Fibromyaliga i have had this for some 7 years now but the worse thing is my husband has had ME/Fibromyaliga or both as thay say…
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Renew Motability Care
Motabity Car due to change over on 19th May 2009, confused whether to change now or wait till start of new quarter which starts April. Advance payments seem lot higher that when I got my previous citroen picasso and if I wait till new quarter will they be higher? Thanks :j :rotfl:
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Help with tampon/moon-cap & disability
I have a disability which now limits the extension of my arms. I have had no trouble finding an aid which solves the problem re toileting, but am at a loss on how to use tampons and or a moon-cap. What I need is a extended applicator/remover but there seems to be nothing on the market. I have spoken to other similarly…
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Have you been 'decombined'?
:mad: Bear with me here because I get so angry just thinking about this. For over 15 years I have been receiving Income Support and DLA. After they did away with the pension books I signed up for a Post Office account. My money has always come in on Mondays, always. 2 weeks ago on a Monday I went to get my money and…
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£25 cold weather payment
Has anyone else been forgotten in receiving this money? I received a letter dated Jan 10th about the payment and I did receive it. I then received another letter dated Jan 17th saying I was getting another payment but it never arrived. At that time I was really really being mucked about by social and waited for the money.…
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Bus Pass Photo
Just wondered if your allowed to smile on your bus pass photo? Silly question I know but I can't physically get out to get another taken so was going to use one of them ones I got taken for my id card but couldn't use as my fringe was over one of my eyes.
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council tax REDUCTION
Hi I recently found out that with our local authority, Kerrier in cornwall, that you are entitled to a 10% discount if you have had an extension to your property which is SOLELY for the use of a disabled person. As my step daughter has Cerebral Palsy a downstairs bedroom was built for her in 2006. I applied for the…
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Let's get naked!! I thought that would grab your attention
Fashion stylist to the stars Gok Wan returns for a unique fifth series of “How to Look Good Naked”, the fashion and consumer series that shows us how to look great with our clothes on, and off. Each week, Gok will take someone with a disability on a journey to love their body. Rackety’s are excited to see that Gok Wan is…
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Some great sites for disabled people
Hi just had my motability quarterly magazine through and there's a great article about disabled people over coming adversity to become models etc with a feature from Emma Bowler from Britain's missing top Top Model show last year. Anyway they've recommended some sites for disabled people for fashion and other stuff and I…
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Claiming DLA when theres nothing wrong
Needing some advice. My sister in law's friend claims middle rate DLA. Theres nothing wrong with her apart from a minor shoulder complaint. I only know her name but no address. My sister in law is soo annoyed with her,as we all are. She also makes a habit of claiming money for minor injuries,ie scraping her arm on a shop…
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Bad days of Asperger's/ADHD/Dyslexia
This is a rant, and so please feel free to ignore me! I am really fed up at the moment. I was diagnosed with dyslexia, then ADHD. When I was diagnosed with ADHD, the doctor said I am most likely to have asperger's, but he couldn't test it, and so I should find someone else. He also took me off his books on the grounds that…
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What is the max amount HB will pay?
A friend has a house that he owns and is thinking of renting it out to go live somewhere else. I have a relative who lives elswhere in Europe. Shes a UK citizen. She is getting divorced and may want to move back to the UK. She has one child. What is the max HB she might be able to claim? Will there be any issues as she has…
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MiL reg disabled needs equipment any grants around?
As per the title the MiL (well to be this July) is disabled has terrible heart issues, incontinence, hernia, has had MRSA 5 times etc. She's now been told after an X ray her back basically falling apart and she's in terrible pain and can't sleep despite being on Diazepam. She gets the usual basic benefits higher rate…
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Fibromyalgia (part 2)
Starting a fresh thread as promised. Thank you
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should i apply for dla?
