About four years ago i got attacked by home invasion and since then iv lived like a hermit. I was awarded pip at standard rate living allowence with the money from pip I bought a security gate and had my garden fenced off and last year I went outside to cut a tree back and blacked out having a panic attack and caught my armpit on a nail and nearly severed my arm off and my neighbor called an ambulance.. I had my rievew pip assesment in my home and I stated that I can only get to places in taxis due to having panic attacks on public transport. She asked me what I'd do if the taxi pulled up in an empty square and I had to find the place. I told her that I'd tell him to take me home. Will I have scored any points for this.?. She also asked me what would happen if I found myself in the freezer shop with my auntie and it was full of ppl I don't know. I said I'd have a massive panic attack and would barge past everyone to run home and once home would self harm. I do self harm when I feel threatened and iv got cuts on my arm which I showed the assessor. I tried to tell her about the attack and other things but she wouldn't listen and just typed away. I showed her the sanitry towels for my incontinence and the blister packs which my auntie sorts my meds in. I told her due to blackouts and no feeling in my left hand when i spilt hot oil on it i couldnt feel it and just saw a massive blister so i can only eat microwave meals. She asked me if I'd ever gone to the doctors or anything about the blackouts and I have and the doc said it was due to been hit in the head with a hammer so many times and an MRI scan would put me in a panic attack... Iv even threatened suicide to get an mri scan and was told to wait overnight in a room then released in the morning. but she was rushing me so my answer to her question was yes I went to hospital MRI scan so it looks like I'm lying and at the end she made me grip her fingers. Anyway. Do you think iv got enough points and should I call atos or DWP to explain the discrepancies
Thankyou
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