Is there any support for me?!
Question: Is there any support for me.?
I am seeing the community mental health team and i am also in therapy. I have low self esteem, social anxiety and a mood disorder. I was signed off work but have recently gone back but only part time as i don't want to end up the way i did before -hospital. Anyway because i have less money i have had to move back in with my parents which make my situation worse, even my nurse agrees that it would be better if i move out but i cannot afford to rent. Is there any help for me.? I have put my name on the council but they said because i have not got a child it will be unlikely i will get a house or flat. Health Question & Answer
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Get in touch with the Citizens Advice Bureau. They have people who actually understand the benefits system. The forms are a nightmare but they know the way to fill them in. It was a saviour for me. You may be entitle to Disability Living Allowance as well as Incapacity Benefit and Housing support.
Have you looked at the Mind website.? They have lots of info
http://www.mind.org.uk/Information/Facts... Towards the bottom of the page are organisations to contact. Not all of this info will be what you are after but its worth ploughing through.
Good luck. Glad you're proud of how you're doing although I daresay you hate being told that almost as much as I do but knowing this was a way I began to improve my self esteem.
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Have you looked at the Mind website.? They have lots of info
http://www.mind.org.uk/Information/Facts... Towards the bottom of the page are organisations to contact. Not all of this info will be what you are after but its worth ploughing through.
Good luck. Glad you're proud of how you're doing although I daresay you hate being told that almost as much as I do but knowing this was a way I began to improve my self esteem.
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It sounds to me that you can function normally. You had a fulltime job so you are capable. Your problems will not get better with just counselling and medication. No... You need to get out and do things for yourself. Independence is probably the best type of counselling there is. It is prove that you can do stuff and you are getting better. Health Question & Answer
What do you mean by 'mood disorder'.?
Sorry but you have tons of support. Most people are lucky to be getting that much and I bet living in the UK it will be paid for.
There's no way to jump up the housing list, sorry but that's the way it is. If you are so bad that you had to leave work I would say living with people is probably a good idea. Otherwise you'd probably be sitting alone dwelling on things and struggling to take care of yourself properly. Almost all private lenders will refuse to take you on due to your circumstances (if you plan to get help paying your rent from the social )
It's probably support from your parents you're needing but I know the deal with bad parents..sorry to hear about it. But at least you have a roof over your head which is the most important thing.
edit: why did I get thumbs down.? Bowtie I already covered that. She told us she cannot get a house from the council, and private lenders do not accept people who are on benefits. There is nowhere else to live ! They do not let the government pay on behalf of people. They do not take people on who are getting housing benefit, you are not allowed to pay for the house that way. Do you understand.?
I know this for a fact, reading the ads for houses to rent will tell you this within 3 minutes. So you are giving her false hope.
also those advice centres are run by volunteers who don't know what they're talking about half the time and have gave me outright wrong information many times. Particularily regarding the law. They get basic things wrong and offer opinions, not actual advice that will work. I wouldn't bother personally.
But hey, the best answer and the one with the most thumbs is not the truthful, realistic, factual one, it's the shiny happy friendly one that flies in the face of common sense.Health Question & Answer
Sorry but you have tons of support. Most people are lucky to be getting that much and I bet living in the UK it will be paid for.
There's no way to jump up the housing list, sorry but that's the way it is. If you are so bad that you had to leave work I would say living with people is probably a good idea. Otherwise you'd probably be sitting alone dwelling on things and struggling to take care of yourself properly. Almost all private lenders will refuse to take you on due to your circumstances (if you plan to get help paying your rent from the social )
It's probably support from your parents you're needing but I know the deal with bad parents..sorry to hear about it. But at least you have a roof over your head which is the most important thing.
edit: why did I get thumbs down.? Bowtie I already covered that. She told us she cannot get a house from the council, and private lenders do not accept people who are on benefits. There is nowhere else to live ! They do not let the government pay on behalf of people. They do not take people on who are getting housing benefit, you are not allowed to pay for the house that way. Do you understand.?
I know this for a fact, reading the ads for houses to rent will tell you this within 3 minutes. So you are giving her false hope.
also those advice centres are run by volunteers who don't know what they're talking about half the time and have gave me outright wrong information many times. Particularily regarding the law. They get basic things wrong and offer opinions, not actual advice that will work. I wouldn't bother personally.
But hey, the best answer and the one with the most thumbs is not the truthful, realistic, factual one, it's the shiny happy friendly one that flies in the face of common sense.Health Question & Answer
What country do you live in.? You should also see what financial support you can get.. I'll see what i can find bare with me.
Edit: I am not entirely sure if you can get financial support, perhaps you should ask your nurse/doctor about that she if she has any info. Have a read of this and see if it helps at all: http://www.rethink.org/living_with_menta...
Just asking: how you can say that, when you don't know how something like this affects her day-to-day living is beyond me. That wasn't the most useful answer, was it.?Health Question & Answer
Edit: I am not entirely sure if you can get financial support, perhaps you should ask your nurse/doctor about that she if she has any info. Have a read of this and see if it helps at all: http://www.rethink.org/living_with_menta...
Just asking: how you can say that, when you don't know how something like this affects her day-to-day living is beyond me. That wasn't the most useful answer, was it.?Health Question & Answer
Hey
Your situation is completely understandable and I think that many many people in their 20s in the UK will be in the same position because of the greed of banks and corporations over the last 10 years. So be certain that the situation in which you now find yourself is not your fault. Many people feel hopeless and worthless because of this (on top of other concerns that they'd have anyway).
There is hope though. The economic situation will change but don't wait for that.
How about you sit down and write a little list of what you'd do if money and circumstances were no problem. Then write down ways to achieve these things. It doesn't matter how bold or ridiculous these means are: they're only on paper.
Then break it down into steps of how you could get there.
Don't let society's limitations become yours. Mental health teams etc are all very good but if you limit yourself to their skills and abilities you'll be doing yourself a disservice.
What other ways are there to make money, what options are there other than buying a house right now.?
Good Luck
Lee-Anne
http://MentalHealthMadeEasy.com
One other thing - what about flatmates.? That'd be cheaper.Health Question & Answer
Your situation is completely understandable and I think that many many people in their 20s in the UK will be in the same position because of the greed of banks and corporations over the last 10 years. So be certain that the situation in which you now find yourself is not your fault. Many people feel hopeless and worthless because of this (on top of other concerns that they'd have anyway).
There is hope though. The economic situation will change but don't wait for that.
How about you sit down and write a little list of what you'd do if money and circumstances were no problem. Then write down ways to achieve these things. It doesn't matter how bold or ridiculous these means are: they're only on paper.
Then break it down into steps of how you could get there.
Don't let society's limitations become yours. Mental health teams etc are all very good but if you limit yourself to their skills and abilities you'll be doing yourself a disservice.
What other ways are there to make money, what options are there other than buying a house right now.?
Good Luck
Lee-Anne
http://MentalHealthMadeEasy.com
One other thing - what about flatmates.? That'd be cheaper.Health Question & Answer