Sanctions = suicide. this is great britan.
Hi Steemit. This is a very personal subject for me. This is also very hard to write about, I'm not in a good place right now. my hands shake at the best of times, right now they are going crazy.
I have had mental health issues longer then i remember. For years I didn't know what was wrong with me, I realized that I wasn't able to deal with social situations and thought that was it, to be honest I just thought I was a freak and that's what I told myself. Fast forward to today. I have been diagnosed with general anxiety disorder, anxious personality disorder, agoraphobia and depression.
Anyway back to the topic, This is main stream news, old news at that. The issues haven't got any better. I heard about people committing suicide after being sanctioned a couple of years ago, the conspiracy theorist in me said "hey maybe this is by design" Its not like there's any real jobs for these people to get. temp agency, sure, zero hour contracts, maybe, If your the one out of 200 that applied to that single position.
I thought if it happened to me I'd be able to deal with it, I was wrong. I had a "medical assessment" and I use the term lightly. and they cut my benefit quite drastically, And then They sent me another letter a couple of weeks later, Saying I had been over payed by about £900. The reason? They are saying I didn't tell them of a change in circumstances.
I did in fact ring them and told them the day, that my girlfriend had started working and we had to fill out the same form twice and send that too. But i can't prove that so fuck it.
So here I am today after yet another awesome letter, felling like theres no point to it all and dealing with suicidal thoughts. Don't want anyone to worry about me after reading this. Writing this has made me feel better. I have a support network of mental health professionals to call if I needed too. I just feel bad for all the people who don't and can't cope with life after having this happen to them.
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