Alcohol self help thread II

jayne.doe

Lewt employers love voluntary work, if they see you have been unemployed and you bothered with voluntary work it looks good. Your money wont be affected as long as you tell them. I dont know what benefits you are on so i really cant say more:) sorry.

lewt

income through med note......

Athena_3

You always need to check with incapacity and income support obviously. Permitted work tho does not sound viable as you are on a means tested benefit, which means any money after the first 10 pounds (coz you are a couple) will be deducted pound for pound. I suggest you go see an incapacity specialist adviser, pathways to work, its called if you want to earn. As there is a financial incentive to go back to work, but obviously they will look at what you want to do as well coz you are still classified as being on the sick. Even could be part time to start with. Always ask for a "better off calculation".

Other than that yeh your right voluntary. But if you could do your counseling as an evening course you could be earning as well. If you start this course on i/s benefit i dont think you would be liable to pay anything either but you would need to ask the college. Good luck (sorry lewt forgot to say even tho income support pay you, you are on incapacity benefit. You havent paid enough national ins contributions to be on pure incap. Therefore i/s top you up with the money.) Sorry i hijacked this thread been reading for a while:)

habibi_2

Hi All, I'm glad this is here tonight. I couldn't get to my usual meeting cos of family committments. I'm feeling emotionally drained and a bit low.

How are you all?

M

feelinggood_2

Hey Habibi, have you been to the chat rooms at http://stepchat.com/ ? They've helped me at many a bad time.
Want to talk about why you are feeling low?
x

lewt

hi habbi dont worry get to a meeting that aint your home1, its all good. theres al anon on step caht so if you cant get out thats a back up.

anthea thanks and welcome to thread. im off to the jobcentre tomorrow. as my note finishes this month. hope to get 2 more payment b4 thou.

beer2006

Hi habibi

Sorry you're feeling low, have a hug :grouphug:

and some chocolate:EasterBun
chocolate always helps

I'm fine tonight, but eating too much rubbish, keeping fingers busy
Was depressed last night, but I'm Ok tonight.

Al_Mac

beer2006 wrote:

chocolate always helps

Make me fat:o

lewt

that smiley looks slightly filth like if you look at it for a while.......

*lewt aint had none for a while*

edit yous beer .


night all.... im off to try me luck

Al_Mac

Went to Tesco tonight, lunches and teas for the week.

Very slow woman, chatting, at the self checkout. Fkin ignorant to be honest

Anyway she left a bottle of shiraz So I handed it in Saves her drinking tonight

Bought myself an MP3 player, to avoid using my ipod and the kids seeing, to put my self help phobia CD onto. Listened to 5 minutes worth in the car, you can't relax, seemed a very simplistic idea of phobias, but I'll give it a go