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  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 63,043 Championing

    Morning all same here with rain

  • Amberpearl
    Amberpearl Online Community Member Posts: 2,296 Championing

    It's still torrential rain

    Miserable morning

  • Katiedimelow20
    Katiedimelow20 Online Community Member Posts: 158 Connected

    @Elvisdog I'm sorry to hear that. my mum treated me completely different when comes to being anxious . I'm not been have not been diagnosed yet. i know that i got anxiety . i had not then my younger sister . i got two sisters one is older then me and one is younger then me. yet my younger sister can express her anxiety just and talk to parents just fine . i always has issue with my mum did kept saying you don't need to have being anxious . what you shouldn't really say when people get anxious . my mum did that . as well of refuse help when I was at Liverpool i can't remember much . one lady came to talk to my mum and ask if I need help but my said no . my whole-body did freeze but didn't know what is was at time . I was really angry and upset of my mum . i did watch inside out 2 with my mum at Odeon cinema in at one point when i didn't go to toilet at Asda but did went upstairs in my younger sister renting house i think . did had one of my google pixel watch 1 on and did felt my heartrate did went and did noticed is was my heart was beating faster and did felt . when i was at top of the stair i noticed my hands was shaking as well . i thought about the one of screen from inside out 2 when i was trying to calm down and as using the toilet at time . did calm down . I'm not sure if i did had type of Panic attacks . if i did but didn't realise the first one that think happen in Liverpool or maybe something else might happen .

  • luvpink
    luvpink Online Community Member Posts: 2,029 Championing

    Very fed up today.

    Its so cold and dull here.

    I didn't sleep last night and my anxiety has been really bad lately.

    I seem to be in a constant state of high alert worrying about the potential benefit changes and all household bills going up in April.

    Each time I go to a supermarket everything is going up in price.

    I am constantly worrying and its making my health issues and anxiety worse.

    I live in a holiday resort and I have agoraphobia.

    Soon the tourist season will start and then thousands of random people descend upon us.

    It really is most awful and I'm dreading it.

    Consequently I cannot enjoy the place I live during the warmer months as I cannot face the crowds of people and I feel so lonely being stuck at home alone.

  • Amberpearl
    Amberpearl Online Community Member Posts: 2,296 Championing
  • luvpink
    luvpink Online Community Member Posts: 2,029 Championing

    @Amberpearl

    I think a lot of have similar issues.

    I am constantly worrying day and night. X

  • Amberpearl
    Amberpearl Online Community Member Posts: 2,296 Championing

    Yes we do

    So am. I

    I. Have ptsd agoraphobia anxiety

    I can't pay my gas bill

    It's a constant worry

    Amd now the government are trying to take pip off us

  • Elvisdog
    Elvisdog Online Community Member Posts: 94 Contributor

    @Katiedimelow20 have you been able to see a doctor? Most practices now have wellbeing clinics that they can refer you to. They can help with mental health and I'm sure your anxiety and what does sound like panic attacks. I have panic attacks and agoraphobic spells, after my second child was born i needed help to leave the house, i had help from mind, i had a one to one carer she really helped me, im not sure if mind still offer this help, but they may be able to sign post you to other organisations. Ive left my home twice since last year, to meet friends at McDonald's and to go to my granddaughters 1st birthday.. keep on talking about it, don't worry what other people think.

    @luvpink and @Amberpearl i think alot of us are feeling scared about these changes to benefits, this government has scared the life out of the vulnerable people in society. When it comes to it I hope people can stand up against their unjustified changes, just like the farmers are doing today, they have parked tractors in a very long line, starting from parliament, protestesting the inheritance tax.

  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 63,043 Championing

    Its vile out been food shopping with my son.

  • luvpink
    luvpink Online Community Member Posts: 2,029 Championing

    I'm sat here cold with a blanket.

    I can't afford to put my gas heating on.

    If things carry on like this with everything going up in price a lot of us will really struggle.

    Its a constant worry.

    Benefits are set to rise by 1.7% I think in April but my rent alone is going up by 2.7%

    I'm not entitled to housing benefit and I only get single person council tax discount.

  • Amberpearl
    Amberpearl Online Community Member Posts: 2,296 Championing

    I too have a blanket hot water bottle and wear a dressing gown

    Temp in the bathroom is 8 degrees

  • Amberpearl
    Amberpearl Online Community Member Posts: 2,296 Championing

    It's very scary

    If they take the money off us I can't survive

  • Ranald
    Ranald Online Community Member Posts: 1,057 Championing

    You think it is unfair farmers have to pay inheritance tax? They only have to pay 20%, everyone else would pay 40%.

  • Schildpad
    Schildpad Online Community Member Posts: 273 Empowering

    Another day. I rather prefer not to think about tomorrow. Soon time to go to bed. And if there is no tomorrow I will be at peace. Scared about the future. The scaremongering of the government cutting benefits changing to universal credit etc.. sick of it. Anyway good night. Honestly I can't take the feeling of being always on the edge always scared frightened and depressed.. til tomorrow.

  • luvpink
    luvpink Online Community Member Posts: 2,029 Championing

    Just awful isn't it.

    I know some people say oh try not to worry because no official announcement has been made yet but it is fear of the unknown and we have been living in fear ever since Sunak suggested the pip voucher catalogue nonsense.

    A lot of us do worry about it when our very existence depends upon it.

    I hope you manage to have a restful night.

    Take care.

  • Elvisdog
    Elvisdog Online Community Member Posts: 94 Contributor

    @Schildpad I'm sorry to hear that you are feeling so down. Ive gone through the UC migration from ESA SG, although I'm not going to say it was easy, it wasn't for me, im mostly through it now and the dread i felt about doing it has lifted, I read up on everything I could, I screenshot pages that I wanted to refer back too, I tried to avoid reading what was said in certain newspaper chats. I called all the help centre's a number of times, you don't always get the correct information from them. Once my journal on UC was up and running I asked questions on everything I didn't understand. I found that the job centre I was allocated were actually very nice and I found them helpful.

    If I think back to the dread I felt, when filling out PIP and ESA forms and having the face to face assessments, it was just as anxious a time then, but I got through it and ive got through migration, yes it's not fair we have to keep going through the hoops but we are all going through it, and there is always information and people out there, who can and do help.

  • Elvisdog
    Elvisdog Online Community Member Posts: 94 Contributor

    @Ranald I don't know enough about the farmer's inheritance tax, to say whether its right or wrong.

    I referred to them today, as they are protesting the changes, sticking up for what they believe in, I don't know if they will get the desired outcome they are looking for, but together making a stand and being heard is one step that together they can do.

    Without trying to sound political, there is on this site alone, discussions about contacting MPs, councillors, something some people may feel that they can do. There are lots of people who have lots of different opinions, we all have the right to stand up for what we believe in, if we can.

  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 63,043 Championing

    Morning everyone

  • Rosie_Scope
    Rosie_Scope Posts: 5,644 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    Morning all! Hope you're doing okay today, I know it's a difficult time for many, fingers crossed for some brighter times ahead 💜

  • Amberpearl
    Amberpearl Online Community Member Posts: 2,296 Championing

    Good morning all

    Another miserable rainy day

    Still not heard from uc re my uploaded bank statements