Please help! Ato Medical.

gi2mo2

I have an Atos medical this thursday and i am getting myself worked up as i have read a lot from other posts/websites that hardly anyone gets accepted. I am 22 and have suffered from deppression since 14, this has proggresses into anxiety and agoraphobia, both my knees dislocate randomely since i was 8 and the cause is unknown, this means i struggle to get around and i am in constant pain. I worked from age of 16 till start of this year when i could no longer forfill my role due to the amount of abcenses and the fact that i had a severe breakdown and ended up in the psychatric hospital for 2 weeks - since coming out the hospital i have went from bad to worse, and i really do not see any way out. I do feel as though i am better off not being here, its a waste now as i do not work, nor do i leave the house, i do not know how, what or when i am going to be any better and i cannot handle the slightest and smallest things.... I cannot get a home visit as i self harm and i am unable to socialise due to the fact i blank out and have found myself lashing out at people, taking panic attacks, and my behaviour is too risky. Surely atos cant decline me as there s no way i would be able to go into a shop let alone a job with the way i am the now? Sorry for the long mesage.

viktory

Do you have a benefits question other than "Is it possible that I won't get enough points to remain on ESA?" If that is the only question then the answer is definitely yes. It is absolutely possible. You are very young; have you sought help? Are you undergoing counselling?

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Remember on the internet that you only usually read about peoples BAD experiences of atos and rarely of the positive ones,try and stay as calm as you can and tell it like it is,if possible can you take someone with you?
As bad as things get being alive is always the better of the two options,I know this from experience having taken a large OD a year ago,if you are feeling so depressed(and im not judging)please talk to someone,remember the samaritans are only a tele call away.
good luck
John

http://www.samaritans.org/

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viktory wrote: »

Do you have a benefits question?

did you read the post?dont you recognise a cry for help when it smacks you in the face???

viktory

woodbine wrote: »

did you read the post?dont you recognise a cry for help when it smacks you in the face???

Yes, of course. I may not go in the for the kissy, huggy type of love that many do on here, my help is far more practical and honest. I asked pertinent questions and answered the one question that I could decipher.

If that doesn't meet with your express approval - tough.

gi2mo2

Thank you for all responses. I have undergone psychiatric treatment from the age of 8, being diagnosied with hyperactive disorder and my ste father said i was not right in the head, little did they know that he abused me from the age of 4 until i was 12 and my mum eventually divorced him, i then moved in with my great grandparents - when i was 13 i started putting weight on and my mood and behaviour changed considerably and i ended up with no real friends and suffered from bullying so i hardly went to school. I really do not want to go into what has happened since then and what caused the breakdown at the start of the year.

I do receive DLA at the lower rate of care and mobility which i started claiming a few months ago.

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viktory wrote: »

Yes, of course. I may not go in the for the kissy, huggy type of love that many do on here, my help is far more practical and honest. I asked pertinent questions and answered the one question that I could decipher.

If that doesn't meet with your express approval - tough.

you dont need my approval(perhaps as well),but its not difficult to show a modicum of compassion when trying to help people
unless of course thats beyond you ?

gi2mo2

I have that much in my head i have not been clear. I am looking for advice on what to expect at the medical. I am taking someone with me a i would not be able to leave the house otherwise. They are going to take notes for me. I know i will go blank at the medical and will probably be in a state of tears without much being said. I feel very embarrassed about this, its bad enough going to my own doctor let alone going to a stranger who doesnt give a **** about you and is there to fail people.
I start seeing my psychiatrist again on the 14th december.

dmg24

Too late now, but you should have asked for a home assessment. The medical examiner will ask you various questions about any medication, your day to day activities etc. Just be honest with them.

Edit: Just noticed you can't get a home visit - could I ask who has refused this?

FTW

gi2mo2 wrote: »

Thank you for all responses. I have undergone psychiatric treatment from the age of 8, being diagnosied with hyperactive disorder and my ste father said i was not right in the head, little did they know that he abused me from the age of 4 until i was 12 and my mum eventually divorced him, i then moved in with my great grandparents - when i was 13 i started putting weight on and my mood and behaviour changed considerably and i ended up with no real friends and suffered from bullying so i hardly went to school. I really do not want to go into what has happened since then and what caused the breakdown at the start of the year.

I do receive DLA at the lower rate of care and mobility which i started claiming a few months ago.

If you have the means for doing so, it's worth audio-recording the medical secretly (you don't have to tell them you're doing this).

A dictaphone or a mobile phone record function tucked in a shirt pocket will do the job.

That way, if you find the report has not gone your way and that wrong information has been recorded, you'll be in a much stronger position to appeal the medical if you need to do so.

I very strongly advise you to do this.

I don't doubt that there are positive medicals, but it's best to be prepared all the same. And remember that the medical isn't being done to diagnose you.

But yes, it's worth taking a witness who can sit with you as well.

gi2mo2

dmg24 wrote: »

Too late now, but you should have asked for a home assessment. The medical examiner will ask you various questions about any medication, your day to day activities etc. Just be honest with them.

Edit: Just noticed you can't get a home visit - could I ask why?

i cant get home visit as i am a risk, due to self harm and the fact i could lash out at someone else.