Diabililty Living Allowance - My Story.

RonH22

Tiddlywinks wrote: »

I have no reason to doubt that you have mental health issues (I'm an not qualified to judge)....

Thanks for your response.

Sorry on the threat aspect the individual concerned was disciplined and moved out of the area and posted elsewhere. I have to say the same happened with a Probation Officer at the time. I don't want to dwell on this.
Thanks anyhow.

I have actually been off work sick for some time and over the last 2 years I have had numerous absences. It was difficult to function at work. What really seems crazy is that the DWP Doctor mad a report favourable to me but this all seems to have been ignored. I had the clear physical signs of the self harm. The Tribunal ignored this. They accepted that I do self harm and one of their lines of questioning was about having the windows sealed! They failed to take account of the other forms of self harm. It seemed like they had made their mind up before I went in there. That was the view of my representative! They even referred to the ‘nagging’ of my former partner but this was Domestic Violence both emotional and physical of which there was clear evidence there.

I just posted to I guess try and get some support due to me being so frustration and having a feeling of not being in control of all this.

The fact I can’t get the treatment I am told I need whilst the case is outstanding that is why the psychologist referred me back to the GP. I was told that I need CBT but if it is provided whilst I am having to go over the facts which gave rise to the PTSD i.e. the Domestic Violence that not only would it not be productive but in fact could be counterproductive and cause my condition to worsen.



Anyhow thanks for the kind remarks.

R

glossgal

OP, nobody is suggesting you don't have problems but of the seven complaints you mentioned I would only expect about two of them to warrant an award of DLA. DLA these days is very hard to get for mental health especially-we're talking hearing voices, morbid depression etc, extreme anxiety. Please don't think I am trivialising mental health or indeed PTS but some things just 'are' you know? bad things happen to people and they take time to get over, you cannot expect this to be automatically reflected via benefits or most of us would be on them when we have tough breaks in life. With regards self harm this is clearly not good but again, people self harm to different degrees and some even for attention dare I say it-I know someone who does this who functions perfectly 'healthily' in every other respect, I would not say for one minute she would qualify for DLA. What I'm saying is it's not one size fits all-I don't think its enough to real off a list of your problems and expect that to be enough. As another poster says you need to focus on getting help so you can carry on with your life-you catagorise yourself as being 'revictimised' but I'm sory to say I feel very strongly that you are guilty of creating this cycle.

RonH22

glossgal wrote: »

OP, nobody is suggesting you don't have problems but of the seven complaints you mentioned

I so not think you do fully understand this. Yes I need help I accpet that bt I am frustated by the medical system. It took me over 2 years waiting before I was the Psycholgist. I have been suffering acutely since 2003. I don't go ot of the hous apart from medical appointments I hav samshed my head in a wall on numerous occasions I cut my arms and just cry most of the time. I have such viivd flashbacks and nightmares that I wake up screamnig at the top of my voice and this happens several times a night. - All these flashbacks goes back to the Domestic Violence. My life is a complete nightmare I dread going to bed and then I wake up exhausted.

Tiddlywinks

You need to articulate all of these feelings to your GP urgently and find some way to focus on the positives in life - not getting DLA is not the end of the world; it is not a personal attack on you but simply a decision made as part of a faceless system. Accepting this and moving on to getting medical help is of paramount importance here.

Look forward (by getting the help you need) not backwards (dwelling on all of the circumstances that brought you to this point).

I can't help but feel that this thread is leading you to focus negatively on your situation and you may do better to speak with a professional instead. Or, how about the Samaritans just for a friendly ear?

DLA is only money - I know every little helps - but if appealing this claim is preventing your recovery then it is just not worth it. If you eventually win then the money won't buy good health will it? Let it go - it will be a weight off your mind - get professional medical help now and work towards getting better.

Good luck.

RonH22

Tiddlywinks wrote: »

You need to articulate all of these feelings to your ...

Thanks for that in fact I have already made an appointment to see my GP!

If this was simply about an appeal I would go along with you but the DWP are prosecuting me for allegedly failing to notify an improvement in my medical condition when in fact it got worse. So simply put I cant avoid it. The point is that I did notify in writing that I had started work but in any event my medical condition got worse. Quite honestly I am not bothered about the money at all. I feel like I'm in a whirlpool which I can't get out of.

Thanks for your help and constructive suggestions.

healy

RonH22 wrote: »

glossgal wrote: »

OP, nobody is suggesting you don't have problems but of the seven complaints you mentioned

I so not think you do fully understand this. Yes I need help I accpet that bt I am frustated by the medical system. It took me over 2 years waiting before I was the Psycholgist. I have been suffering acutely since 2003. I don't go ot of the hous apart from medical appointments I hav samshed my head in a wall on numerous occasions I cut my arms and just cry most of the time. I have such viivd flashbacks and nightmares that I wake up screamnig at the top of my voice and this happens several times a night. - All these flashbacks goes back to the Domestic Violence. My life is a complete nightmare I dread going to bed and then I wake up exhausted.

Before you said that it was emotional abuse and not Domestic Violence. To be honest and this is just my opinion I cannot see how you can have PTSD if you have not been on the receiving end or witnessed violence etc.

bestpud

healy wrote: »

RonH22 wrote: »

Before you said that it was emotional abuse and not Domestic Violence. To be honest and this is just my opinion I cannot see how you can have PTSD if you have not been on the receiving end or witnessed violence etc.

I'm glad you are able to keep up with it! I lost track ages ago...

RonH - what are you hoping to achieve here?

I really hope you aren't having a laugh here because PTSD is horrible.

Who diagnosed it?

RonH22

healy wrote: »

RonH22 wrote: »

Before you said that it was emotional abuse and not Domestic Violence. To be honest and this is just my opinion I cannot see how you can have PTSD if you have not been on the receiving end or witnessed violence etc.

I think you have misunderstood me or I did not express it well enough. I was taking bout the present situation. I was subjected to mainly emotional abuse but there was some physical - It was Domestic Violence. .. Like a fool I tolerated it. So yes there was domestic violence. Tee is lot of research which shows the links between DV and PTSD. It is the diagnosis I have been given I thought it was just severe depression I had no idea what it was until the diagnosis

RonH22

bestpud wrote: »

healy wrote: »

I'm glad you are able to keep up with it! I lost track ages ago...

RonH - what are you hoping to achieve here?

I really hope you aren't having a laugh here because PTSD is horrible.

Who diagnosed it?

No I would never have a laugh about this awful condition especially with the flashbacks nightmares etc
-I do not feel like laughing at all. The Clinical Psychologist diagnosed it. I just wanted to at least discuss this thought it might help me but in retrospect it was a mistake as its wound me up even more.

Oldernotwiser

I really don't know why this thread hasn't been closed (I certainly asked), I can't see that it's helping anyone, for a variety of reasons.