im out of it....
 

hmm.. k where do i start, i want to work but cannot because i have depression, also i think i have a mounting social phobia, i cannot think, talk coherantly, i find it hard to type, im basically a potato, been on jobseekers for a while and now i have to go to a training thing mon-friday 9am till 4ish, trouble is i cannot do it, i throw up everyday, ive lost wieght, im paranoid, distressed, relationship wise and sexually frustrated. im so irratic, ill jump off at any idea no matter how insane it is :erm:

what do i do :(

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Erm you on Anti-Deppressants, if so what type?

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How about a fresh start where you'll have no peer pressure and nobody knows you, yep, I'm talking about aid help in a far off land, well, you'll be housed, fed, you'll be doing the needy some good, and maybe you'll enjoy it, it gotta be worth a thought :shrug:

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stop thinking and try doing

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kronas - your doctor should have signed you off from having to do the New Deal / training hoo-hah if you're really not ready, and by the sounds of it you are not.

I suggest you also ask for counselling, as I did at least find it useful in instigating 'routines' to me, like I said to AdamD - you need to take as long as you want and do things one at a time... getting up at a certain time, washed and dressed, breakfast, go for a little walk, do some job searching - see if anything catches your eye - it's got to be better than that training / New Deal thing!

Update your CV, make the most of being off work and get all the free stuff you can - you could even do an open university course, or study locally - or take up volunteering for a few hours a week. :tu:

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Get back to your doctors, sounds like an anxiety disorder aswell, you could probably do with some form of counselling.
And while you wait for the appointment, have yourself a man shank or two;) :shocked:

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2 quid a pound from your local butcher I believe :)

At least I think that's what you're talking about :disturbd:

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I'm off the the local butcher's with a tenner, then! :monkey:

Hope he washes his hands before (and after). ;)

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Washes his hands?!?! I'd just hope he put the cleaver down :shocked:

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Phew, I thought you were going to say "chopper! !!! :Yikes:

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Why do you think I didn't ;)

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he wont.... i was declared medically fit in june 2005 by medical services... i did not gain enough points, he is using this despite me being worse in the past few months.

i see a psychiatrist, he says there is a long waiting list for counselling.

i tried doing a learndirect course, but i could not do it, i was irraticly all over the place...

ive tried my local council and they said i need to find a 'shared house' with a room for myself, before they consider paying rent...

olanzapine.....

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We have been through this so many times m8......you need good medical help :shrug: :sorry: :)

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kronas - if you can get to a reference library, I know I probably shouldn't say so, but, you can get through the medical test if you know what the scores on the doors are - look for a book called "Welfare Benefits Handbook" by the Child Poverty Action Group. I have an old copy, in appendix 4 it lists 'disabilities ehich may make a person incapable of work' which details all the questions that the dss doc will ask, and the scale of points awarded according to what answer is appropriate. (ps incase anyone is wondering I didn't even get past a few questions before the dss doc chucked me out of the room for being hysterical. oh and recommending that I am not fit enough for work yet. review in january I think.) Is it too late to appeal the decision on your medical? Ask to see another doctor at the practice you go to. Get some support - nhs direct, samaritans.org, other than your psychiatrist. Has your psychiatrist not been in touch with your doctor about your worsening condition?

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reference library... what do you mean... its not like going to a normal library ? where would i find one.... to find this 'handbook' he (the psychiatrist) said he was going to write a letter, my sister has been on the phone to him numerous times, but he says he cannot do anything, i got in touch with NHS direct who put me through to the ICAS service, i told them everything i knew over the phone and they said someone should contact me, got a letter today saying they cannot intervine, as its up to your GP if he issues sicknotes :( which he wont because medical services in june 2005 declared im fit for some type of work....

iv been through every possible avenue, doctor, hospital, crisis team, freinds, family, dunno what else to do.