Hello silver queen, good to see you!

Sounds like you have had a lot of upheaval recently and yet you have managed to find yourself in a better environment to live in.

There is psychological help in the UK, I would suggest going to MIND, they have drop in centres and a website, they can give you more information on what help is available in your area. Your GP doesn't sound very helpful, is there another GP you could see in the same practice? The GP can refer you to psychotherapy through the NHS and there is a big roll out of psychological practitioners delivering CBT called the 'Improving access to Psychological therapies programme.' Maybe you could teach your GP a few things here! It is something that you should be referred to or at least be pointed in the right direction so that you can get the help you need.

As far as the benefits tests and what to write on the forms, you really need to write down the worst case scenarios as far as the depression goes. So you need to state how bad the depression can be, the fact that it is recurring, the fact that you may need extra support etc. Also include physical illnesses too.

Let me know how you get on.