Pip washing and bathing

charl1234

Can anyone help when filling in a pip form I don't wash my own hair due to a shoulder injury dislocation injury , will they argue I can use my other arm coz I don't I'm right handed I find it difficult and ask my partner to help me , I cannot do in a shower as I suffer from fear of enclosed spaces , curtain or door on shower I hate round me any advice

chiarieds

Hi @charl1980 - I have a permanently partially dislocated right collar bone, & like yourself am right handed, so just explained the difficulty I had in raising my right arm, & the pain I experienced. So, just as you have done here, you say the difficulty you have, & why. Try to give a couple of recent detailed replies for each activity that applies.....what happened, when, was your partner there, what did they have to do to help you, & why. Also write about why you can't manage a shower.

charl1234

I cannot stand been in a shower due to clostraphobia I have a number of mental health conditions I'm putting in for as well as long covid I feel fatigued alot and partner stays in bathroom with me thanks for reply huge help Didi they try to argue u could use other arm to wash hair

charl1234

When it comes to evidence for pip I only havey experience, a letter from who I get councilling from and if they can contact my gp but I will go into great detail in form

poppy123456

Don't rely on them contacting anyone because they rarely do this. The best evidence you can send is your own anecdotal evidence. You are the only person that knows exactly how your conditions affect you. Ideally you should put 2 examples per descriptor that applies and use one A4 sheet of paper per descriptor.

charl1234

Examples been example of dates times or just how it affects me

poppy123456

Detailed examples of what happened the last time you attempted that activity for each descriptor that applies. What exactly happened, where were you, who seen it etc.

charl1234

Thanks xx