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Questions about Pip assessment

Thanks to everyone who replyed yesterday.still panicking about results. I did ask for a copy of asement .dwp said it was posted out on 10th April. still haven't received it. is this usial?
also yesterday I forgot to ask if during the face 2 face I became so distraught the lady cut it short. is that a good sign? also a lady who was a support worker who came with me and dwp agreed to pay a cab asked what I would have done if she didn't come what would I do. I said well i didn't have much Now choice. which is true they had to give me another appointment because my support worker coldest make the original appointment and they said i could only change it once. otherwise I would have lost my existing dla would that question go against me?
praps I'm looking to deeply into it. I'm as bad now if not worse when I had a breakdown in the interview. looking back I wish I had asked what she was going to recommend. never mind. should be enjoying the sunny day not Sat indoors worrying.
also yesterday I forgot to ask if during the face 2 face I became so distraught the lady cut it short. is that a good sign? also a lady who was a support worker who came with me and dwp agreed to pay a cab asked what I would have done if she didn't come what would I do. I said well i didn't have much Now choice. which is true they had to give me another appointment because my support worker coldest make the original appointment and they said i could only change it once. otherwise I would have lost my existing dla would that question go against me?
praps I'm looking to deeply into it. I'm as bad now if not worse when I had a breakdown in the interview. looking back I wish I had asked what she was going to recommend. never mind. should be enjoying the sunny day not Sat indoors worrying.
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Senior online community officer
There is no more you can do now, we all wish we had done or said things differently but you did the best you could
Reports are sent second class like all DWP mail so 10 -12 days is not unusual and the decision should be 2-4 weeks
Let us know what happens, we will still be here for you
CR
good luck
In the meantime, nothing to do but wait. No point in trying to second guess every last aspect of the face to face. It means nothing.
you never know its no use for me to say don't worry etcetera etcetera etcetera.
it did not help me I wish you all the best
I have had mental health issues for the past 23 years and the last thing that I would want to happen is relive the horrors that exist in my head that left me with PTSD & a brain injury It is bad enough in a hospital setting never mind an inquisition when claiming a benefit.
For that reason I did not mention any aspect of my mental health difficulties on my PIP claim or at the assessment. It was self preservation.
I have worked hard on trying to come to terms with everything and had no intention of allowing the DWP or a Tribunal to undo the work, stress and pain that I have put myself through to satisfy them. I relied only on the physical points.
Have you asked DWP for a copy of the assessor's report and are you going to ask for a mandatory reconsideration (MR).
If you believe that’s not the case then you need to provide revent anecdotal evidence of examples where, despite the above conclusions, you were neither reliable nor safe when performing every one of the activities you believe you score points on. Medical professionals can’t help you with this aspect. This is about your actions and your stories. If you can’t provide such stories then your PIP claim can’t succeed unless other conditions assist you. You might want to think, for example, about what you’re like post episode. How long you’re like that. The specific impacts it has. What it prevents you from doing and why. Examples of what happened when you did try to do such activities post episode.
like if you have one in the bath walking on the street are you likely to fall in the road. then you go onto how long it takes you to come round. and are you a danger to you and others.
The bath Scenario having a bath/shower you would need someone there waiting till you came or even to help you bath when you where have a seizure.
you could say that it is dangerous for you to have a shower on your own
hope you understand what I am saying