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I don't understand how to claim ESA

I'm not well enough to work and I've looked at the different types of ESA on the governments website: https://www.gov.uk/employment-support-allowance
New style ESA requires that I've been an employee or self-employed and paid National Insurance contributions, usually in the last 2 to 3 years.
Contribution based ESA requires that I get the severe disability premium.
And Income-based ESA requires that I get the severe disability premium.
I haven't been an employee or self employed in the last 2 to 3 years, and I don't get the severe disability premium.
This hasn't stopped me from being able to claim ESA in the past though. So is there something I'm not understanding? Or have things changed now?
I did look at the requirements a few weeks ago and I'm sure they were different, as after reading them I thought I did fit the requirements for New Style ESA, and so I applied for it over the phone.
I did get the first form through the post and I filled it in and handed it into the job centre.
So now I don't know if I applied for the wrong ESA or not.
I did look at the requirements a few weeks ago and I'm sure they were different, as after reading them I thought I did fit the requirements for New Style ESA, and so I applied for it over the phone.
I did get the first form through the post and I filled it in and handed it into the job centre.
So now I don't know if I applied for the wrong ESA or not.
If I can't claim any type of ESA but I'm too ill to work, what am I supposed to do?
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What is wrong with me? Why am I getting everything wrong?
I'm meant to be 43 but I feel like a kid trying to cope in an adult world.
Now I feel like I can't face trying to apply for UC because I'm now depressed and I'm worried about getting things wrong again.