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In ESA Support Group,having to attend ANOTHER medical

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  • Anubis_2
    Anubis_2 Posts: 4,077 Forumite
    lynndy36 wrote: »
    Thankyou for all the input guys.
    Its the medical tomorrow and Im trying hard to keep it together. I have chosen to not worry or think about it until tomorrow morning,each time it comes into my head I do my best to push it back.
    Does anyone know if I'll but put into the WRAG or onto JS? I have to say I think job seekers will kill me. But its not in my hands.


    You can appeal the decision, so try not to worry.
    How people treat you becomes their karma; how you react becomes yours.
  • cit_k
    cit_k Posts: 24,812 Forumite
    But surely, instead of focusing on how ill or disabled you still are in order to claim these benefits is a backward, negative way of thinking?

    Shouldn't you be looking towards goals of achievment, steps that mean you can identify and measure an improvement?
    Why do you see that being negative (I can't do this, this is difficult etc) is the way forward?

    Surely the ultimate goal is to be as free as is possible from State interferance and have something that you are planning for your ultimate future?

    But that is what you are forced to do when you claim.
    [greenhighlight]but it matters when the most senior politician in the land is happy to use language and examples that are simply not true.
    [/greenhighlight][redtitle]
    The impact of this is to stigmatise people on benefits,
    and we should be deeply worried about that
    [/redtitle](house of lords debate, talking about Cameron)
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