Hiya from Norwich!
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@justdon, I do know exactly how you feel. I know you feel like your banging your head against the wall. I know the anxiety you feel, knowing that someone else has your future in their hands. It feels like you don't have any control over your own destiny. It does take its toll. I don't know everything you've done to fight your corner on this situation. The only advice I can give you is, inundate the DWP with any letters from your GP, specialists, and other professionals that will attest to the problems you have and how they affect you. Be that greasy wheel. Be dramatic. Make it personal to them. Don't tell them you have "good" days. Tell them every day is bad, and how bad it is. Unfortunately, being business like and talking about your "good" days doesn't work with the DWP. You have to exaggerate to get through to them. I know it's a bit "dishonest" and "embellishing", and I'm not that kind of person. I'm just telling you what I experienced. You really have to give an award winning performance to be listened to. Advocacy groups will tell you the same thing. You've got to pretty much act like your world is coming to an end, and that you are so desperate for their help to have ANY quality of life. The DWP wants evidence. Give them that through letters from professionals and your own account of how "****" your own life is. Answer every question as if it's the worst day of your life, everyday. The honest approach doesn't work with DWP. You have to play hardball. I learned that the hard way. It's horrible to say, but you're a number, not a person to the DWP. I wish you all the best, and I personally would get in touch with a disability advocacy group, just to at least get advice, even at this late stage.
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Hi @Aimz2shine and welcome to the Community. It is lovely to meet you and I enjoyed reading your introduction so thanks for sharing with us. It is great to have you on board and I'm sure you will make a really valuable contribution to the forum. Lovely, friendly people on here so I am sure you will make some new friends. I hope you enjoy your time with us anyway and I look forward to reading more posts from you. If there is anything we can help/support you with meantime then please just let us know. All the best.Winner of the Scope New Volunteer Award 2019.
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@justdon, no problem. Hindsight is 20/20, as they say. You'll get there. Things always have a way of ironing themselves out...?
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@Ails, thank you for the sweet welcome! I do hope to gain some useful information, as well as some good friends on here!
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You are welcome @Aimz2shine. You will certainly find plenty of helpful members ready to give you lots of useful information and you will make lots of lovely friends too. It is such a great, warm and friendly Community. Lovely to meet you.Winner of the Scope New Volunteer Award 2019.
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