How is your day going?

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  • Teigr
    Teigr Community Member Posts: 5,080 Championing

    Morning all.

  • Teigr
    Teigr Community Member Posts: 5,080 Championing

    I keep my eyes closed when I get my hair cut and just have a quick peep when the hairdresser asks "Is that enough off your fringe"?

  • Rosie_Scope
    Rosie_Scope Posts: 8,950 Online Community Team

    Morning everyone 😊

    Sounds like you both have some nice plans today @Sandy_123 and @durhamjaide2001, enjoy!

  • Elvisdog
    Elvisdog Community Member Posts: 193 Empowering

    Morning Everyone, i managed to wake up for my alarm, I went to bed 4am got 5hrs sleep which is good for me. Hope you all have a good Friday. 🙂

  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 63,231 Championing

    It's a nice day again today.

  • Amberpearl
    Amberpearl Community Member Posts: 4,126 Championing

    I'm. Cold

  • luvpink
    luvpink Community Member Posts: 5,229 Championing

    Hi @Catherine21

    I was fine when I got home.

    I have been worse lately with anxiety and .agoraphobia.

    I think my worries are exacerbated by worries over potential benefit changes.

    I try not to worry but its constantly on my mind.

    The news was insulting what they call "benefit scroungers" again .yesterday.

    I know we should ignore it but its an endless personal attack on disabled people.

  • Elvisdog
    Elvisdog Community Member Posts: 193 Empowering

    @luvpink I know what you mean, I was watching question time last night and it was brought up about people are just lazy and people who have mental health problems should suck it up, like they did in the old days. I was shouting at the TV, fortunately most of the panel was more empathetic and pointed out that many working age people with Neurodivergent', disabilities want to work but they don't get the right support to find work. I'm currently in this situation with my youngest son, who wants to either do an apprenticeship or get a job, one that he can do with his Neurodivergent's, he was sent a link from his G.P which offers support for people in his situation, I tried to access it but none of the dates were available. He has helped himself to try and get an apprenticeship, he has been offered one interview after sending lot's of applications himself, nearly all of them don't even reply. You then have to hope that if you do get a job or apprenticeship they are aware of Neurodivergents and disabilities and are empathetic to your needs. I feel like we are all treated with the same brush. I worked as a wages supervisor, my mental health deteriorated at times, I could not take the time off my G.P wanted me to take off, when I ended up in hospital I said it was because I had bad food poisoning, I didn't think I was safe to tell them the truth. Now I don't shy away from being honest, if they don't understand that's their problems not mine. We have to keep on fighting, I feel I do more now than when I was in full time work, filling out forms for myself and my two sons, calls, interviews, endless hospital appointment's. I have to write notes in a book just so I can remember what I need to do. There's so much at times I become anxious and just want to shut it all out, I feel like I can't cope. If some of these people lived in our shoes they would think differently.

  • luvpink
    luvpink Community Member Posts: 5,229 Championing

    @Elvisdog

    I watched Question time too.

    The general rhetoric seems never ending but as you rightly say many of the audience were empathetic towards mental health issues.

  • Schildpad
    Schildpad Community Member Posts: 1,024 Empowering

    I managed to go out today. But my head keeps racing. I simply can't not stop. I am so scared. I have a letter from my benefits but it is ok. Only that will go up a bit. But I leave In fear. It is so hard to cope with all these issues. It is not life.

  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 63,231 Championing

    It's lovely out like a proper spring day

  • Amberpearl
    Amberpearl Community Member Posts: 4,126 Championing
  • Teigr
    Teigr Community Member Posts: 5,080 Championing

    It's been a nice day,but the temperature's plummeted now.

  • Rosie_Scope
    Rosie_Scope Posts: 8,950 Online Community Team

    Pretty chilly again here too. But some gorgeous pink fluffy clouds in the sky and it's so nice that it's getting lighter in the evenings finally!

  • Amberpearl
    Amberpearl Community Member Posts: 4,126 Championing
  • Amberpearl
    Amberpearl Community Member Posts: 4,126 Championing

    Life is so hard much harder if you have nothing and can't pay your bills

    And now the government waht to cut pip

    It's such a worry

  • Amberpearl
    Amberpearl Community Member Posts: 4,126 Championing

    Yes it's cold now

  • Schildpad
    Schildpad Community Member Posts: 1,024 Empowering

    Night. This life is way too hard. I am going to bed. . My heart is racing and really anxious. This government hates people like me. They hate sick people.

    Anyway night.

  • Teigr
    Teigr Community Member Posts: 5,080 Championing

    I've always struggled with taking orders @Catherine21 and I was often in trouble at work for speaking up when someone else was being picked on.I've never been bothered about speaking up when everyone else was afraid to say anything and it's not unheard of for me to lose it and walk out,never to return.

  • Teigr
    Teigr Community Member Posts: 5,080 Championing

    Good night @Schildpad,I hope tomorrow's a better day for you.