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Dla to pip
sam12
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No health changes
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As also stated DLA is so different to PIP. It's a shame you diden't get help.
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Unfortunately with the cuts to services over the years, I experienced the age old argument that all mental health facilities must now close but don't worry care in the community will take over - absolute rubbish, it never happened.
Thankfully when my condition was beyond serious I had all manner of professionals coming out of the woodwork for me. I started with the services in 1995 in a purpose built mental health day service unit - it was my second home until about 10 years ago.
Following the closure and the lack of beds in the secure psychiatric units I was left on my own. I ended up medicating myself with large quantities of alcohol together with prescribed medication including Lithium. There was no help to re-secure my DLA award (the DWP shut the claim down in 2004 as a result of not completing the review form whilst in hospital for many months). Basically I realised that no one actually cared about me and it took until 2011 before I had the strength to deal with the DLA situation.
Even today there is no help available anywhere so I have had to struggle on my own. In fact PIP has been a nightmare so much so that I have given up any hope of a reasonable and fair award without having to continually fight for one.
So to suggest that help should have been sought is probably a good suggestion, the reality of it is that there is very little if any help be it from the Mental Health services or Welfare agencies.