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Originally Posted by Moonalesca
The UK. England, to be exact.
I contacted our benefit agency on the 1st April to start a claim for benefits and declared myself fit for work (as I believed myself to be at the time). But then my symptoms started coming back and I rang them again on Friday to declare myself unfit for work. The woman on the phone was very unsympathetic and even accused me of knowingly providing incorrect information. I had to explain what I'd been going through before she conceded, but she still didn't sound too convinced.
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Your not lying and I know exactly how you feel, I am applying for disability and most days feel like I'm a sham..but know I am not.
And your weight has affected your work...leading to mental illness.
Make sure when you are in therapy you talk about all the ways this depression is limiting your functioning. Obesity will also play a role in determination if you are eligible for disability.
But, just don't focus on obesity..seems like it has been years of struggles with you..if you have any previous psychiatric notes...from previous docs..get copies of them for your newer doctors.
I can't even tell you to relax and everything will be ok because I have been in the disability process for almost 2 years and it is a constant battle to get them information they request. They like "specialists"...so see as many specialists as you can.