Fear of all the benefits stuff

Natz40
Natz40 Online Community Member Posts: 24 Connected
in Mental health and wellbeing

hello again


I’m not in a good place again ( I have like 2 good days a week) mental health for me had been ongoing for years although since being late diagnosis of ASD most makes sense and I understand a lot of my struggles but I just can not stop thoughts that I’m going to end up homeless because of all the new benefits things . I’ve been on pip for nearly 10years now with no changes at all . I wonder if people think that mental health can be fully cured , which okay yes with help etc people can overcome things . Unfortunately this isn’t the case for me

As I’ve tried everything. I have difficulty with being on the phone talking so am not always able to get help as they don’t do emails.

I’m going too loose everything, while I may not look disabled etc I have problems. Yesterday I couldn’t talk and went to bed this was due to an article my daughter read regarding this discussion about benefits and I literally couldn’t talk. I find this happens when I’m extremely stressed, and feel like I’m a burden and like I’m

Not part of this world. While I have low support needs I still have needs I need help with . I just feel like this is a lot for me and I’m scared and don’t know what to do anymore.

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  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 5,364 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/121801/fear-of-all-the-benefits-stuff

    I'm the same last budget when sunak made a speech it triggered me I spent minutes hours hiding under duvet shaking crying didn't eat even going to toilet was scared to leave my bed torturous and mines always the fear of being homeless always when bedroom tax came out I was screaming down phone to my mum I'm losing everything I won't make it I won't survive good how years ago was that and I'm still here in my house pls excuse spelling with me and millions of us it'd the fear of the unknown we had so many bad experiences with DWP we only see change as trouble how I pulled myself out of that dark hole I don't know it was pure terror when I get like that I can't remember letting dogs in garden or feeding them lucky have very vocal chihuahua who barks to inform me we have been pulled through the mill very unfair I'm tired of being scared fearful day by day I'm awaiting adhd test and I definitely know I'm autistic and my fear of loss stems from my childhood not having a secure home so my home is my castle my safe place especially my bedroom remember if changes happen it takes years and charities will fight for us so I get comfort from thinking it will take years I've started taking my dogs out everyday and doing things in garden because if I don't I will sit for hours worrying imaging or sort of bad things that may never happen big hugs x

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 5,364 Championing

    Take day by day your overwhelmed it's the continuous noises in our head well for me it is all negative I cant enjoy what I have today because I fear losing it so I look around and think this won't be mine but it is now amd that's what I hold onto I was even thinking I could rent a room out even though I'm a virtual recluse when you feel yourself sink get up move go do something different even if it's standing at your back door making cup of tea bath try to pull yourself away from your thoughts because we become stuck for hours days it's good you now your autism causes great anxiety we all got this we're all in it together big hugs

  • Jimm_Alumni
    Jimm_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 5,717 Championing

    Hey @Natz40, it really can be quite scary wondering what is going to happen. I will say however, though we've seen some discussion about benefits we've seen no proposals or statements that they are looking to cut or change PIP as far as I am aware. Nor are they suggesting about forcing people to work. Health professionals know that there are many people with mental health conditions that cannot be cured, or mitigated/coped enough to enable work.

    I know it's hard to not worry, but there are plenty of safety nets and checks that someone like you shouldn't be made homeless. Some of them do require you to take a stand, such as benefits decision appeals, but you can also get support for those from Citizen's Advice for example.

  • Natz40
    Natz40 Online Community Member Posts: 24 Connected
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/903061#Comment_903061

    thanks am sorry I have taken a while to respond. I also have PMDD and it also causes a lot of issues and suffering and I haven’t been well with it. I just don’t feel safe ever due too the on going benefits things and also when you constantly have too refil forms in etc . I’m tired of it all . Thanks for the kind words it’s so much appreciated .

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