Offended

I think you mean Empathic.

I know you said you don’t always feel like you fit in but this forum really is a place for everyone, it help to join in with some of the more uplifting posts rather than solely focusing on the negative.

I’m not saying the posts you make are bad but a lot of people join in on the forums for advice and for the social aspect so it might help you feel better to join in with some of the more light hearted posts such as “What’s for breakfast” or even the games section where lots of fun posts on there(especially beat the admins lol), it’s a nice break from the doom and gloom of the world at the moment.

There’s lots of lovely people who will be happy to include you with the games etc especially the Beat The Admin games

I'm very different from Catherine in many ways but I equally sometimes feel this is no place for me. It's a gloss, a pretence, the forum is for everyone and any real discussion is shied away from. Sure the games are fun, but it's a fine line between that and run away and play and don't be difficult. Catherine has serious things on her mind.

There’s no need to snap at Jessie, they were only pointing out that until the October budget is released everything until then is speculation which is completely accurate, most of the websites and news articles are saying things for click bait(that’s how they make their money) which is doing more harm scaring people which is why people want to avoid the topics until the official budget is released and we know all the facts.

Jessie wasn’t gaslighting you at all, no one is saying people have to act a certain way but we all must follow the forums rules and guidelines, no one is exempt from this(well maybe the Mods).

Yes it’s a scary time we are currently living in but we don’t know anything about what’s coming until the budget is released so please try not to worry and definitely stay away from the click bait articles, it’s awful that these sites are posting fabricated stories that are scaring people when they know about as much as we do at the moment.

I'm sorry for whatever has offended you @Catherine21 - I've not been on the forum for a few days & can no longer see your earlier comments. I truly believe that the vast majority of people here also show empathy towards all of our members.

I'm also sorry if others feel like they don't 'fit in' with the community, as it is for all disabled people; you've just got to give it a chance. We may have different points of view, but sometimes that's how we learn more, & just because someone disagrees, it doesn't mean they care any less.

My Mum used to say to me that religion & politics are not usually best discussed; something to which I'd totally agree when I see any disharmony here on the community, especially because of the latter. Not everyone will have the same political beliefs for a start, but, from what I've previously seen, again the majority are trying to reassure in saying please don't concentrate on what the last govt may have proposed, nor on the recent spate of media speculation, as the 'what ifs' may never happen, as nothing has officially been said. This is said as we don't want our members to worry needlessly, whilst understanding that some members will continue to worry regardless, which we wish didn't happen.

Scope is for everyone connected by disability, so perhaps it might be better to wait & see if the Autumn budget does affect disabled people, which is when, if it does, we should discuss it.

Great, I would like to be like you, but I can't. I keep everything inside, and it hurts and hard.I don't have Facebook or any social media, I changed my phone number, I only have this page .

Well said

Couldn’t of worded it better myself, With all the click bait articles causing mass panic at the moment, Scope is like a haven for disabled people to come and chat and get advise from others.

The last thing we need is for the fear monger articles to make it onto here, The articles are absolutely dreadful and are seriously harming people but they won’t care as they get the clicks and that’s how the money is made.

Nothing has been said and won’t be said until the 30th of October when the official budget is released so anything until then is speculation & rumours, I’m sure many are already worried about what could come from the budget but until then it’s best left alone until we have concrete information of what is happening.

I’m not saying the budget shouldn’t be discussed but it should be left alone until we actually know what’s happening to avoid causing unnecessary panic/fear from things that may never happen.