ESA not paid/reasonable adjustments

Stevie_Palimo

hlpmeplas wrote: »

Why must there be someone? I have no family. I can't go to the benefits office easily. My anxiety is so bad that I haven't left the house in days. I'm so malnourished that my body aches and it isn't safe for me to walk there alone. I have no clothes that fir due to the weight loss and my condition means I get overwhelmed by things like this and can't function.

I don't understand the full in's and outs of your medical conditions but if they pay you money in I presume you will need to go out to sort out food and electric ?

If you can manage to do this then by rights going to the benefit office is doable also !!

If you take that the wrong way then sorry but it is how it is after all.

hlpmeplas

pmlindyloo wrote: »

OK so read this:

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You can get emergency credit.

Can you get to a CAB?

Did they say they would ring by 12 pm to day? If they haven't rung by then ring them back. Can you do this?

EDIT: it's already in emegency. The DWP were also made aware of this yesterday

I know you feel they are targeting you personally but really they aren't. They have thousands and thousands of people to deal with and I expect at this very moment there are many others going through what you are going through now. Doesn't help your situation I know but they are not targeting you personally.

Do you have a mental health team or anyone who supports you? Is your doctor supportive?

No one supports me. I can't go to the CAB because there are too many people and I don't feel confident going out alone unless it doesn't involve crossing a road.

The only medical help I get is an ADHD specialist who i get to see 3 times a year. I can contact her on the phone but she's overworked and I've been waiting for a call since Friday.

They won't call me I know it.

The reason I feel like they're victimising me is that they act like they don't want to help me. I feel stupid every day because I need help to remember to do simple things like eat or drink water. Every time I go out I'm scared I'll get hurt because it's happened so many times in the past. Getting hit by cars, tripping over, walking into things. I get sensory overload out in the public. It's too loud and too bright and too many things are happening.

hlpmeplas

Stevie_Palimo wrote: »

I don't understand the full in's and outs of your medical conditions but if they pay you money in I presume you will need to go out to sort out food and electric ?

If you can manage to do this then by rights going to the benefit office is doable also !!

If you take that the wrong way then sorry but it is how it is after all.

No it isn't doable. It's not near my house, I've never been there before and it's unsafe for me to go alone because I don't pay attention crossing roads. Trying harder isn't an option because of my condition. I already try as hard as I can and it exhausts me. My disorder then gets worse and I forget things midway through speaking or get words muddled. When I am anxious or upset I can't communicate verbally without getting frustrate which leads to me losing my temper and insulting people.

Not every day is a bad day. Some days I can do things but every day since Friday has been a bad day.

The closest shop to me doesn't involve me crossing a road so I can handle getting elec top ups. My food is delivered by a supermarket and I have someone who helps me do that. It was due yesterday and didn't come.

Stevie_Palimo

hlpmeplas wrote: »

No it isn't doable. It's not near my house, I've never been there before and it's unsafe for me to go alone because I don't pay attention crossing roads. Trying harder isn't an option because of my condition. I already try as hard as I can and it exhausts me. My disorder then gets worse and I forget things midway through speaking or get words muddled. When I am anxious or upset I can't communicate verbally without getting frustrate which leads to me losing my temper and insulting people.

Not every day is a bad day. Some days I can do things but every day since Friday has been a bad day.

The closest shop to me doesn't involve me crossing a road so I can handle getting elec top ups. My food is delivered by a supermarket and I have someone who helps me do that. It was due yesterday and didn't come.

See if they will help you then, Anxiety and other disorders should not render you to be housebound completely and perhaps look at seeking help for this would be an idea, You may take this the wrong way but in my opinion here it seems that your placing these stumbling blocks in your own way and need to address this first and foremost.

pmlindyloo

hlpmeplas wrote: »

No one supports me. I can't go to the CAB because there are too many people and I don't feel confident going out alone unless it doesn't involve crossing a road.

The only medical help I get is an ADHD specialist who i get to see 3 times a year. I can contact her on the phone but she's overworked and I've been waiting for a call since Friday.

They won't call me I know it.

The reason I feel like they're victimising me is that they act like they don't want to help me. I feel stupid every day because I need help to remember to do simple things like eat or drink water. Every time I go out I'm scared I'll get hurt because it's happened so many times in the past. Getting hit by cars, tripping over, walking into things. I get sensory overload out in the public. It's too loud and too bright and too many things are happening.

Well, you are obviously not stupid as your posts are extremely well written, well punctuated and have an excellent use of language.

You may not be suffering from a physical disability but just because it is mostly unseen does not mean that you do not have an illness.

You must phone your doctor's surgery and get some help with your anxieties. There is help out there both through the NHS and the voluntary services. MIND can be excellent as are other voluntary organisations. You doctor should be able to help with contact details.

If your doctor is unhelpful then email CAB and ask them for the names of some local voluntary organisations.

Thankfully most organisations have email facilities and you should take advantage of these, especially since your literary skills are so good and you find using the telephone difficult.

pmlindyloo

Start by EON's facebook page and get your emergency credit set up.

https://www.facebook.com/EonEnergyUk

hlpmeplas

The person who helps me is my sister who lives overseas. She helps me by putting my order in. She can't help me with this as she's hours behind and it's the middle of the night there.

Your opinion is basically that I need to try harder? It isn't that simple.

This is negligence on the DWP's side. They know I'm vulnerable and they're not helping me. I shouldn't be waiting for a call back because this should have never happened.

hlpmeplas

I've made a GP appointment online for later today but I don't know how I'll go if this isn't sorted.

It's so close to 12 and I don't even dare call them back because of the waiting and I don't have the number for the right person. I'll call explain and be told to wait for a callback again. I checked my bank. Nothing still

pmlindyloo

For the future

http://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/helplines/

hlpmeplas

Stevie_Palimo wrote: »

See if they will help you then, Anxiety and other disorders should not render you to be housebound completely and perhaps look at seeking help for this would be an idea, You may take this the wrong way but in my opinion here it seems that your placing these stumbling blocks in your own way and need to address this first and foremost.

I don't want to be like this. I want to work and study. I want my life to have meaning. I can't get better on my own. I've been asking for more help for years. There's only private help available. My specialist told me it needs to be specific to my condition. I've been waiting to see a dietician for months.

I am trying to help myself and to do things but the process is so hard and mistakes like this cost me days and put my progress back.

I have ADHD forever. It won't go away. Anxiety is one of the many symptoms. It's not very well understood by even dr's and people think it's "naughty children" syndrome but it's different in women. I'm not hyperactive. The medication doesn't work alone.

You have to understand that I've been called stupid every day of my life and I do do stupid things. Being told something like that over and over has effected my confidence.