Chronic Anxiety & Depression - ESA?

~Chameleon~

princessdon wrote: »

So OP gets turned down for JSA - which they believed was right for them as could work and no reason why not because they are classed as being a Student now they can claim ESA.

How does that work?

It might help if you posted on the right thread!! :rotfl:

skintandscared_2

ab.da54 wrote: »

One thing I don't understand, when it comes to MH, is, how come someone can do all the fun stuff, with no panic attacks, etc, but, the minute it comes to something job related, it's panic attacks and tears?

When you think of all the planning that has to go into going away for days at a time, and there are no MH issues, instead there's lots of fun, why does it all come crashing down when boring stuff is involved?

*Not talking about everyone with MH conditions.

To be fair, most people suffering from GENUINE mental health conditions can't do the "fun stuff" either. On a bad day they can often struggle to make it from the bedroom to the bathroom, let alone outside the front door.

nannytone_2

OP.... you won't qualify for ESA as ypu are fit for work (sales)

ineed

skintandscared wrote: »

To be fair, most people suffering from GENUINE mental health conditions can't do the "fun stuff" either. On a bad day they can often struggle to make it from the bedroom to the bathroom, let alone outside the front door.

Very true, I suffer both MH and physical health problems (tests on going) and I often find it hard to get from my bedroom to my bathroom across the hall without assistance. I haven't been able to go outside my home at all for a while now. Hardly been outside my bedroom. I like to give people the benefit of the doubt because as you say there's good and bad days. I'm not condoning the drug selling at all though btw, that's a bit messed up. OP needs some serious counselling to figure out why they thought that was acceptable.

skibadee

I have suffered from anxiety and depression for years too, when my children were small I had to push myself out of the house to take/collect them from school as I was suffering badly from panic attacks....there was no-one else to do it so I had to.
I have been on medication for anxiety and depression this time for 8years after being diagnosed with cancer, I have returned to work, a job I've had for 18years (on and off ) my illness stops me from going to a new job as my current one is my 'comfort zone' (even though its not the best paid job) even on really bad days I take a few more pills and 9 times out of 10 manage to go in.
If I have to attend a social event, especially one where there are people I do not know I become very anxious and again need to up my medication.
It does effect my life alot, but with medication and at one time, counselling I manage to 'function'.....its not easy, and I know there are varying levels of depression/anxiety for everyone, but I do believe with the right help/support you can live a 'normalish' life and hold down a job.

skibadee

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I think you have the wrong impression about prisons.
I was in there last August playing PS2 and smoking a joint..
You choose if you want to work or not..




And You I presume CHOOSE not too.....nothing to do with your medical condition at all !!!!!

ab.da54

skintandscared wrote: »

To be fair, most people suffering from GENUINE mental health conditions can't do the "fun stuff" either. On a bad day they can often struggle to make it from the bedroom to the bathroom, let alone outside the front door.

I absolutely agree, skintandscared, which is why it puzzles me when someone who says they have MH issues, can do all the fun stuff but crumbles at the thought of 'work'.

princessdon

~Chameleon~ wrote: »

It might help if you posted on the right thread!! :rotfl:

I was on the right thread

Op started another thread yesterday that they were able to work, but JSA was turned down as they were a student.

Then they all of a sudden became ill and needed another form of benefit as they weren't entitled.

~Chameleon~

princessdon wrote: »

I was on the right thread

Op started another thread yesterday that they were able to work, but JSA was turned down as they were a student.

Then they all of a sudden became ill and needed another form of benefit as they weren't entitled.

Then I apologise. I read a similar thread by a different poster yesterday and assumed you'd got confused with that one

LadyMorticia

ab.da54 wrote: »

I absolutely agree, skintandscared, which is why it puzzles me when someone who says they have MH issues, can do all the fun stuff but crumbles at the thought of 'work'.

I have MH issues as well as physical ones and I wish I could do all the fun stuff. It would be nice to be able to go with DH if he meets up with friends or to gigs. Even on my physical okay days (which I don't have many of, unfortunately) my MH is still too screwed to allow me to go out and socialise.