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Hi, my name is Drummer!

I am receiving standard rate mobility allowance and daily living component. I am applying to my local council for help with a hoarding problem. I need to get decluttered. I cannot access my kitchen to cook. I have no choice but to eat at cafes or purchase sandwiches. The council will not take this into consideration. Any suggestions?
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I hope the council is able to help you anyway and please keep in touch and let us know how you are getting on. We are here to support you on the forum so please chat to us anytime. All the best.
I am one of the team of Community Champions . We guide, advise and support members of our Community.
Please if I can suggest if you think need help to remove clutter.
Please are you receiving any support from Mental Health ?
If the Council will not help you then consider looking at other support to help you.
You have a problem the difficulty is to remove stuff it is becoming a struggle to keep and retain, mentally.
If you can do this bit is evidently becoming a problem any therapy or counselling will hoping that will help. CBT sometimes is a good idea to use.
https://www.richmondfellowship.org.uk.
https://www.mind.org.uk.
https://www.rethink.org
All offer floating support and guidance, advice and well being on health welfare, benefits and anything else.
One point may be of use is to get boxes from supermarkets. If this a struggle to get rid of sentimental or things you need, I use big plastic boxes.
AMAZON on line to store items have no room for. you could do that then there is an access to your Kitchen, to cook.
You could buy a Slow cooker if the cluttering is extensive and the emotional attachment is strong.
Plug in it no cooking, raw Meat add sauce and ready prepared veggies.
Please take care.
@thespiceman
SCOPE Volunteer Award Engaging Communities 2019
Mental Health advice, guidance and information to all members
Nutrition, Diet, Wellbeing, Addiction.
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However, I see that you have now been given excellent advice and information from my friend, @thespiceman, who has great knowledge and experience of mental health so I would encourage you to maybe look into the links and tips he has provided for you as I'm sure they will help. Please stay in touch and let us know how you get on. All the best.
Social workers if not helping look at my links just given you.
Your entitled to support wellbeing whatever the issues are if nil responsive you need to think about options, choices to find other support.
I have and done with social workers so use Charities lots of them are good staff many like you and respect you besides totally different.
Very much so these are businesses so have a duty of care and concern towards to you, after any visit consultation do ask views opinions.
Any complaints are issues consultations with you and resolved will often ask you to fill in a form for quality purposes.
Have we done this right are very good to assist in any thing like this.
Also worth every time consulting charities , been mentally ill over thirty years.
In that time had one Social Worker more interested in a cup of tea .
Used Council Services once contract 12 weeks then eight then six worked with one of the listed Charities.
I used, ended up not getting any support supposed to work with my support nil responded.
So got rid and as I do went with one of the listed charities for three year contract.
Understand there is help out there you can do this.
I do advise members of our Community on mental health as my long experience and health history knowledge expertise.
Happy to recommend all three.
RETHINK might help here as they are advocates representatives on your behalf any problems with Doctors, Councils NHS services
Good staff team and understanding.
Might not be in all areas but please check out links remember your in control of your own health and well being.
Please ask me anything any questions happy to help.
Please take care.
@thespiceman
SCOPE Volunteer Award Engaging Communities 2019
Mental Health advice, guidance and information to all members
Nutrition, Diet, Wellbeing, Addiction.
Recipes
I am sorry to hear of your physical health struggles too. I have also had a hip replacement so I know how troublesome that can be at times. If you need any further help/support then just let us know. All the best.
If and when speaking to any Charity, sorry to hear not good with MIND thought be a lot more helpful.
We are here my friends @chiarieds @Ails @poppy123456 anytime just tag us any of us, just like have done with your name.
Have these organisations for a crisis speak to them see what they do say.
https://www.salvationarmy.org.uk.
Useful community and welfare support. Some branches have their own support and teams, groups for our Community.
Often worth finding out.
One or two others .
https://www.redcross.org.uk.
https://www.turn2us.org.uk.
Again look at website lots of support services.
Hope that helps.
Please any questions happy to help or answer.
Please take care.
@thespiceman
SCOPE Volunteer Award Engaging Communities 2019
Mental Health advice, guidance and information to all members
Nutrition, Diet, Wellbeing, Addiction.
Recipes
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