Here we can all be heard for a little while. Part 3

tea_lover

She does sound lovely WaS, I bet it would make her day if you contacted them again to say how helpful she was.

Am going to penguin this next bit as it's a hormonal whinge and sensitive souls may not appreciate it :rotfl:.
Am having some sort of hormonal meltdown! After 20yrs of wildly irregular periods (wildly!), for some unknown reason they settled down in September and have been a regular 32 days ever since. Absolutely unheard of , had never even had two cycles the same length previously, and most of them lasted 60+ days.

Am currently day 29 and feeling it - skin is awful, and the rage is like a horrible bubbling undercurrent that's a real struggle to keep under control. Had an uncalled shouty moment last night.

But, I don't actually think I've even ovulated yet (years of exacting cycle watching mean I know these things!)

Gah... there's not even any point to this post. Just feeling fed up with the world, like I might punch someone, and for some reason have now got it into my head that I've started the menopause.
End penguin.... will stop feeling sorry for myself now and go find more chocolate :rotfl:.

elsien

Waves_and_Smiles wrote: »

ETA I am going to email the DWP and ask management to acknowledge how helpful she was. Usually the people there sound a little tired which is hardly surprising given the nature of the job but she was incredibly well-informed, helpful and compassionate. She deserves recognition.

Good idea, WaS. Maybe while you're at it, you could mention how useful it would have been if the information about mental health had been more prominent in the first place. Little use having the policy if the people it affects aren't aware of it.

Georgiegirl256

Afternoon all!

Glad the lady on the phone was so helpful to you WaS. An email to the DWP would be lovely.

((((Tea)))) I am also prone to angry outbursts/biting people's heads off atm! Re the jeans thing, I always use the belt loops to pull mine up and end up pulling them off and leave a hole!

Georgiegirl256

Just found out this morning that my cousin and his girlfriend of nearly 25 years are getting married! :eek: Never thought they'd get round to it! He was always dead against it. They just want their Mam's and siblings there and are keeping it quite from everyone else (kind of like what we did!). I can imagine that my Aunty nearly fell of her chair when she found out lol!

Thing is, they're having it up in Scotland, Fort William I think and so that's quite far for a 90 year old to travel, and she's already said if she doesn't feel up to it then she's not going....I love my Aunty, she's such a rebel and doesn't care what anyone thinks!

I'm currently trying to compose a witty text to congratulate him, but failing to think of anything right now! :rotfl:

Izadora

WaS, I'm glad you got someone helpful at the DWP and it's definitely worth writing in to praise her. I'm presuming it's not changed all that much since my mum retired last year and managers can put staff forward for rewards if they've been especially helpful/good at their job.

elsien wrote: »

Little use having the policy if the people it affects aren't aware of it.

Unfortunately they probably bury it so that they can advise people at their discretion, meaning that it's less likely that unscrupulous people can take advantage of it. It really annoys me that people who take the pi55 make it harder for others.

(((( Tea )))) Oh, the joys of the burning hot lava of irrational rage. I hope the chocolate works.

mellymoo74

Hell is teabags and no milk

Waves_and_Smiles

I did think of that, Izadora. From their point of view the problem could arise of people saying they are in distress when they don't meet the criteria and suddenly there is a queue and the fast track is no longer fast and just as long as the normal waiting time. On the other hand the decision maker will know if someone is lying about having a chronic mental health problem when they check the claim so I presume would remove the note on the file and possibly add one making sure they can't try it again. Also, it depends what they class as distressed and vulnerable because most people have anxiety at assessments. I told her I had been to A&E and had psychosis and that seemed to trigger her response.

It would have helped me though especially as I ended up in hospital for a week 3 years ago and A&E this time with a huge medication increase. It would have been a relief to know they were pushing it through as fast as they could and I probably wouldn't still be waiting after 4 months. In fact, the fact that I know they have mental health safeguarding makes me feel better in itself, it helps to know that there is a safety net even if it is kept quiet.

I shall definitely praise her! She deserves a reward, she was on the phone for 15 minutes and even then asked if there was anything else she could help me with and did I feel better now?

Tea, this is the time for Pringles!

Aw, good on them Georgie! I hope they have a lovely day!

Aw, I'm sorry Melly. I hate black tea.

Georgiegirl256

mellymoo74 wrote: »

Hell is teabags and no milk

I hate milk in tea! Totally changes the taste of it for me.

Do you not have any coffee whitener in?

mellymoo74

Nope georgie
We is !!!!!!ed
Hopefully drum some more work with friend (and money) been chasing him all week

codemonkey

Happy Friday Team WaS. I swear I've done more work today than I have all week.

Tea penguin reply Last month I was way more hormonal and grumpy than usual, to a scary extent and the word peri-menopausal was flashing in my head. I think its just stress though - can delay ov and mess with your hormones and you have been dealing with work stuff so maybe that. end penguin

Response to weight penguin I have a bunch of summer clothes in the size I am now, but I think I'm at the generous end of that scale so the trousers probably won't do up or get over my thunder thighs. Plus it's from 4 years ago so erm probably way out of date. As for the thread elsewhere, its hard when you see people (smugly) going on about their highest. weight being something quite low really. I am not a delicate creature. I am tall. I have broad shoulders, wide hips and a propensity to build muscle on my thighs. I am an amazon so I'm never going to be 9 stone and if I ever was, I'd be dangerously underweight. Even the lower end of the healthy bmi bit is inaccessible to me really. If I stopped eating, I'd still be solid. It's difficult to deal with that because I feel like a lumbering hulkand decidedly unfeminine even though my shape is womanly. end penguin.

I would like some pringles, some pepsi max and a large bag of jelly tots today please. However, I have none of these things. More water it is then.