PIP review form

Hi, thanks for your reply. Not really, I’m too afraid to spend money now in case I’m going to really need it in case the worst should happen. I’ve got myself down to one meal a day in preparation. Just been planning for the worst the last few days. Don’t go out, don’t spend money, keep myself to myself. Before I first got PIP I remember how much of a struggle it was and the economy is worse now than it was then so I feel quite bleak. It’s also a horrible feeling knowing that my life is in the hands of a total stranger who doesn’t know me, they could deny me support so easily without a care in the world and move onto their next name on a list and that’s quite scary

Hi, thanks for your email. I don’t feel I can go forward with the suggestions in it, thanks for writing though. Just really hoping the review will go my way and that I can be okay. Trying to prepare myself for the worst outcome as best I can

@Holly_Scope @Rachel_Scope Hi thanks for replying and warmth :) The relief is very huge, the fear was very real and heavy and daily. I’ve felt so bleak. How this process weighs on a mind is horrible. Can’t articulate well how horrible it felt. So I feel really grateful, 6 years is a really helpful amount of time. Very surprised they made such a fast decision, within two weeks and no contact about assessment whether phone or in person. I did send a lot of supportive evidence, in absolute fear I gathered so much supporting documents from so many professionals to give my review the best possible chance to get through. I tried to overwhelm the review with evidence out of fear as I simply don’t trust the DWP and I thought they will try to find any small hole in my review so they could deny me. I didn’t think I could be sat here now feeling this relief, I really thought I was going to lose this support.

I’m going to contact Citizens Advice and thank them as they helped me with this review, they were really great with me and saw me face-to-face and gave me a lot of time. I wanted to write in here too and thank you for helping and supporting me. And then today I have a doctor appointment and then I would like a treat of some kind, maybe a chocolate muffin :)

And I will return to eating more than one meal a day, thank-you for encouraging that :) I was just trying to prepare for the worst scenario. I figured it would be best if I got used to one meal a day in time for the worst scenario to happen when I would have no financial choice but thankfully it’s okay and I can afford to eat again :)

@Holly_Scope @Rachel_Scope Thank-you :) I can feel a difference in myself today, very quickly from the moment I was reading the letter. It really does feel like some kind of weight has been lifted, a heaviness inside lifted. And I sent an email again to the email you kindly sent recently, I just wanted to see if there was a way I could help going forwards so please let me know if that’s still ongoing or have I missed the chance to contribute towards that? I’d be happy to help if I can :)

And those are my favourite chocolate muffins too and I’ve bought two of these ones just now, they are really great aren’t they :)

And my favourite meal is making chilli con carne but not too hot. But I can make the sauce and everything, I’ve been practicing and improving and find the prep and cooking therapeutic. What is your favourite meal? :)

@Rachel_Scope thanks I really enjoyed my chocolate muffins today :) I was thinking of getting ingredients tomorrow/today for chilli con carne as it’s been a while since I made that. I guess it’s my signature dish, I also do stuffed peppers :)

Do you not like chilli con carne? I have a really low spice tolerance so mine is more flavour than spice :) what toppings do you like on your pizza?

@Rachel_Scope That does sound very tasty and healthy too, the spinach will be full of iron and I can understand how you will enjoy that meal with the garlic naan :)

I buy orange and red peppers and after cutting them in half I add in each pepper half olive oil and whilst they’re cooking I basically make a non-chilli con carne to stuff the peppers with. I fry mince whilst adding into the frying pan tin chopped tomatoes and I chop up onion and courgette and add this into the frying pan and I squeeze a bit of garlic in with one of those garlic squeezers and I also add herbs/spices such as cumin, paprika, oregano and stir it all in and around and by this point it smells absolutely incredible and then when that’s ready I eagerly shovel it into the pepper halves and pat the contents down with a spatula so the peppers are well and truly stuffed :)

@Rachel_Scope That’s great, they are really yummy :)

Me too, I’ve spent the last couple of days soothing my mind and reassuring myself that it really is done and my appetite has started to come back a little. I’ve made sure to email the person from Citizens Advice to thank her for helping me complete my review forms and just starting to really relax now as I think the last couple of days the relief was so strong I couldn’t properly relax in my body and mind ☺️