Showing posts with label ESA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ESA. Show all posts

Saturday, June 12, 2010

The crap that no-one wants to step in (No picture attached)

I could say I was struggling here. But struggling doesn't cut it really. It's more passive than that. I have lost the will to struggle, I am drowning. I know I am but there is almost a calm aceptance of this. No resistance.

I am in some kind of hell, since my Mental Health Act assesment,

What happened was I spent the whole of last weekend unable to eat, sleep, wash, leave bed or talk really. All I wanted was for them to leave the house so I could use my noose or some pills or something to end the torment. Crisis rang, but I was unable to put in words my distress. then this week happened:-

Monday-
I packed my son off to my mums. Intending to kill myself. Except I sat for a few hours looking at the rope, and all I could see was my little boys face and how he was three on thursday and needed me there. So I decided I would live to see him turn three. However the intrusive thoughts got stronger so I knew I needed support. I tried ringing my care co-ordinator who wouldn't answer. So I figured it was due to the dispute over confidentiality. So I rang the MH team and asked for Duty worker, I spoke to someone who said I had to speak to A- my CC. I sent A several texts but no reply. I took some clonaz which helped little. approx four hours later she text saying no longer wished to act as my CC and need to speak to duty worker. I was pretty desperate by this stage and with no support rang crisis, who told me they could do nothing as they do out-of-hours calls only. I took more sleeping tablets and managed to blot the thoughts and day away. I had asked for support all day
none was fothcoming. I was suffering paranoia over leaving house so A and E not option.

Tuesday-
Someone from team comes round explains A will have nothing more to do with me. Not to contact her. Doesn't know when will get new CC. Says can contact duty worker. I explained this got me no where . He claims I never rang anyone. This leaves me feeling like the crap that no one wants to step in. Come to realisation even workers don't think I am worth helping. feelings of guilt, lead me to ring suicide line. I text CC to say I will make contact with GP as no support offered. No reply. Late tuesday get call saying someone will come see me on friday to take over CC role.

Wednesday- Heavily sedate myself and cry all day. Screaming, crying wanting to get out my own skin. Cursing my family and son for providing me with the guilt and reason to go on.

Thursday-
Son turns three. I made it. I manage to put on clothes and drive to park where I hide in car and toilets crying whilst husband, takes son on ride. Come home. Can't sleep. Wonder why CC can't even tell me, or answer phone to tell me she doesn't wants to work with me.

Friday- have son at home. New worker tries to call. I don't have energy or feel strong enough to speak to stranger. Mum comes and takes son to hers. I want to kill myself- give in- I feel relief. Nothing lefft to sedate these feelings. I decide to do it. but new worker comes round I answer door. She seems ok but don't have strength to let someone into my life. I explain that things won't get better, can't get better and I've given up fight. I explain that I was pretty low but CC refusal to at least work with me until new worker came along. My lack of support for week following MHA assesment and to do usual handover dual visit has intensified things. She tells me CC refuses to make contact. After she leaves mum brings son home.Husband gets in and I go bed.

Saturday (today) -
Wake up , receive letter from CC. Explaining that she can't work with me as I refuse to be honest and undermine her at every opportunity. See I knew I was bad and worthless. I try and write some kind of response. But extremeley upset.a Do explain that I don't want a new CC as they are never there when needed Feel like I am being kicked whilst down. And sink even lower. I am poison, everyone who comes into contact can see it no one wants to be around me. I am the crap that lingers on the sidewalk to be stepped around until some poor soul is lumbered with its disposal.

And that is where I am at now. I made it to see my son turn three. But I am too tired to soldier on. I have a plan now. It can't take effect until tuesday or this wednesday as I am not alone until that time. This is not illness talking it is a rational solution to a complex problem. I can't really write more because it may be read and used against me. But how hard the next few days will be.

And Atos want me to attend medical on monday, CC was supposed to attend that but is another thing she now is unable to do. No one can go with me. I can't go alone. And well it won't matter anyway. I wont live to see that benefit stopped. No one wants to live to be penniless- so its another nail.

P.S- Thank you for comments on previous posts which I read but am unable to reply to at present.

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Got ESA appeal Decision

Well I got letter from Jobcentre

Atos have reconsidered my medical,

They have awarded me 24 points based on 3 categories

They have put me in work related category,

I am happy, but can't help thinking that I have been fobbed off a bit. In that the welfare advisor and CC and what I have read I should be in support group really. Also I should be awarded points in more than 3 categories

I think they knew that if I went to appeal I would be put in support group and therefore less money to agree to work related now. I have already completed 4 of the 5 interviews but find them very hard going.


I could continue appeal and ask for support element which would mean more money. Also I don't quite understand but do you get some sort of enhanced disability element if in support?


-P.S- this is 200th post. hurray!!