Can i claim Employment support allowance if I suffer from Stress, Anxiety and Depression Problems?
ByI have even quit my job because I am so stressed out. I felt like there was no other alternative thats how bad it has got.
I am on incapacity benefit for depression (plus another problem) but they main thing is depression. I left my job and applied to the job centre through the new claims line (you can find this on their website). Then went to my GP and asked for a sick note. If you haven’t been to your doctor yet about your depression you need to do this first to make them aware and get some medication because the job centre will want to know about your treatment when you apply. Plus it is important to get some meds for your own health and safety. Depression can be a serious thing so please go and get that sorted before you worry about money.
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June 23rd, 2009 at 1:10 pm
you will have to have your dr. deem you as "disabled" (that includes mentally also)
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June 23rd, 2009 at 1:14 pm
You would need to get your doctor to support your application and also to sign you off sick. If you GP is treating you for depression and anxiety they hopefully would support you by backing up your claim. The best thing to do is to go to the Jobcentre and arrange to see someone about making a claim. Also check out the jobcentre website for more info on benefits - http://www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk
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June 23rd, 2009 at 1:25 pm
I am on incapacity benefit for depression (plus another problem) but they main thing is depression. I left my job and applied to the job centre through the new claims line (you can find this on their website). Then went to my GP and asked for a sick note. If you haven’t been to your doctor yet about your depression you need to do this first to make them aware and get some medication because the job centre will want to know about your treatment when you apply. Plus it is important to get some meds for your own health and safety. Depression can be a serious thing so please go and get that sorted before you worry about money.
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June 23rd, 2009 at 1:38 pm
You will need to consult a doctor as others have said to get an official diagnosis and assessment. This is a good idea if you haven’t done so already in order to help with the stress. Best point of call before applying for ESA is to apply for DLA, this often makes it quicker to get ESA as I have been told by the citizens advice, they accept you as disabled if you have DLA a lot of the time. The ESA will start at a basic rate, you will be asked to attend meetings and get a private medical assessment to see what you are able to do.
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/DisabledPeople/FinancialSupport/DG_10011731
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/DisabledPeople/FinancialSupport/esa/index.htm
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June 24th, 2009 at 1:22 pm
If you can;t get medical support for quitting your job voluntarily, you won’t even get JSA,, go to the docs soon as possible
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June 27th, 2009 at 10:06 pm
yes you can but this governemnent is making it much harder on you to proove you have the problem .
focus on healing the condition
Do read this very carefully and try and understand the principles behind what is being said
This will help you vastly and educate you on our health care system and its dire limitations
All treatment recommended by the doctors should be tested and approved and quite rightly so.
That makes sense right Obviously it costs vast sums of money to test and approve treatments because of the possible damage to people and the subsequent litigation costing millions of pounds.
Drug companies Fund most research and will only and I mean only look at treatments, which show the promise of good deal of a profit, –they will actively dismiss any therapy which does not have profit potential— thus your doctor will only recommend therapies with profit in them.
Despite The fact that some of these other therapies mentioned below do have overwhelming benefits some, which have saved needless operations, needless amputations, needless pain and trauma, needless kidney failures and much loss of life. Drugs are not the answer for depression with mind altering chemicals or any other mental illness. This is a fundamental principle and unless you grasp this fully –you could /will have years of suffering ahead of you .
This does not help you though when you are ill and suffering—not hearing about therapies which can help from a person you look up to and trust Have you heard your local doctor recommend, Massage Spiritual healing, Herbs, Light therapy,Colour therapy,the violet ray therapy, Osteopathy,Magnetic devices, Electrical Frequency devices.
Depression protocol but these therapies will work for many complaints of a so called mental nature
my research centers around the teachings and study of the Edgar cayce material , with added principles where appropriate. we have thousands of testimonials and results showing years of successful applications of the Edgar cayce material. Please make no assumptions or cast aspersions unless you have studied the material at hand .
Do this and I will guarantee improvements to you inside a day its that simple, of course getting these things in place can be much harder. But we have personnel experience of the effectiveness of them and they do work. Every one of them can have a very beneficial influence on you.
Print this all off save it and enact it and share it — of course someone to help you get these therapies in your life is invaluable but do not be swayed by them trying for short cuts ….
1,get someone to massage your back and legs at least 3 times a week use peanut oil or a mix of 50-50 olive and peanut oil.
2 use the violet ray machine an edgar cayce device google search this — 3 times a week on the other days especially on the spine….we use it every day with very positive results
3.get a tent sleep out side 3times a week utilising earth energy - nature can help big time especially with how you feel how much energy you have
4 study and apply good nutrition adequate minerals all of them particularly calcium and magnesium iron essential fatty acids as well omega 3 6 9 protein etc
5 ensure your thyroid is working well
7 ensure you do at least I hr per day some kind of voluntary work when you are able..the reasons you are ill , or poor or have allsorts of bad things happen to you is because of karma —–usually from past lives but some from this one –voluntary work will offset your mistakes— how much it offsets well that is down to god and how much you do. Healing us is in direct proportion to the help we give others ie your healing comes with helping others achieve theirs so if people are doing very little in helping others —they suffer more and longer…and if they are doing a lot they get well faster….so now you know what to do ,,and like a lot of us are already doing being of service.
8 be amongst people who are giving, friendly who have time for you who love you , choose your friends well
9 be or get to a place which personally love or like
10 get and do some work which you like or love
11 ensure you do no acts which hurt or inflict on anyone –don’t want to add to your karma do we !!!
12 .get an radial appliance and use it— an edgar cayce device —google search
13 spiritual healing yes and reiki -.
14think good positive thoughts, laughter, look at comedy, play good uplifting music,
16 avoid at all costs exposure to violence, murders, suffering ,death ,tragedies, this is what is pumped at us and they call it the news ..feed upon good things , uplifting things, things that feel like a breath of fresh air. Be careful who you mix with .
17 Positive affirmation- that’s right programme your self in the mirror , thoughts are things words are things actions are things , all have influence, few people realise these things can have an effect on themselves .
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20 plus yrs holistic health practise / depression/hours of research/ two books and much application of many therapies including massage ,the Edgar cayce violet ray ,spiritual healing, nutrition, karma therapy, entity removal ,earth energy therapy, detoxing. mediumship training , Edgar Cayce research, Bob beck protocol, colloidal silver applications , electrotherapy devices