Oops, I'm sorry, I should have paid more attention. ESA is Employment an Support Allowance. It is basically Job Seekers Allowance but for those who have been considered "unfit for work". It means...
I just placed a claim for ESA, based on Anxiety, which is rather coupled with my depression, if ones real bad the other is worse and so on. But I'm nervous. At the moment, it feels like I'd never be...
Hibee: I was always curioius, how can they know if it's AS?? I have a lot of AS traits, and because I was told I was AS from the age of 14, it's been the main focus from then on in my school life....
Thanks for everyone's replies. I'm still coming to terms with my mobile phone, I actually screamed when it started ringing. I can't stand carrying it with me, but my parents insist I do just in case....
This is really weird, I know, and I am never sure how to mention this sort of thing because... people in my life wouldn't pay attention to how much it bothers me now. I've never been comfortable...
Thank you, Karen. When I went to see a psychiatrist, we didn't get very far into the topic of "hearing voices" because, in my mind, it's a taboo topic. You don't talk about it or there's lots of...
Can dissociative disorders be easily mistaken for depression/anxiety? It annoys me that I may have something like DID or BPD but all that ever happened is my teachers watching all the other students...
Hi, and thank you. It's not a one off feelings. I've had panic attacks at pretty much every important event in my life, interviews, exams, one on one sessions with my tutors, and then the ones I get...
I really don't. At the moment it gets me down. I'm not depressed though, I have too many manic moments to be truly depressed. I tried to see a counsellor, but I just didn't feel I was achieving...