Published on 12, July, 2020
So i made a complaint regarding my care worker who for 2yrs has done very little to help me he visits me every 4 weeks and im lucky if he stops 15mins i know they probably have a lot of people to see in a day but 15mins it's hardly worth it ive been trying to get him to arrange me counselling to help with the abuse i suffered as a child and hes done nothing apparently until i accept and engage with social activity they can't help me, this is the same guy who referred me for my ASD assessment as he thought i was autistic and yet he wants me to do social activities i couldn't imagine anything worse today a woman from the mental health unit rang me regarding my complaint i had made about him and everyone of the points i made she had an answer for,... surprise surprise it's all my fault not theirs so i told her to F%&k Off and hung up the phone im just sick and tired of their constant stone walling and general bloody uselessness so im done last monday i had a horrible encounter with someone who should have some sympathy towards people on the spectrum and with documented mental health problems and he treated me like crap in this country if you suffer with any kind of mental health problem you really are frowned upon like you're just a waste of space i really do despair, im sick of begging for help im better off without them
What social activities do they want you to engage in?
I actually go to mental health workshops which involve groups of people and some of these people are worse than me.
Sometimes I openly discuss my suicide attempts and self harm. And nobody thinks I'm weird. I've met schizophrenics who talk about hearing voices. Paranoid individuals who admit they're paranoid but working on it.
I get my bus fare reimbursed. I buy an unlimited travel day ticket.
Free tea or coffee and biscuits.
And I get to see new places where these social activities take place.
A few years ago I was totally unable to do any of this.
Robert im not sure about the area where you live re free bus pass but in my area its called a now card i do know you can go to your doctors to get one of these they cover phsyical disabilities and mental health and you don't have to be in receipt of benefits to get one just thought i would mention it you might be interested in getting one
No free bus passes where I live.
The mind centre refunds bus travel tickets to their sessions. Even so less than half the people booked actually turn up. And I suspect that the ones who don't turn up need the help most.
I have half hourly sessions with my case worker. These can be once a week, every fortnight or once a month. Depending on demand and her caseload. The meetings are never at home. But in a neutral public place. Such as a library, café, social centre, wine bar, pub.
i stand corrected sorry robert
I looked at my council website. But unfortunately it appears I do not qualify for a disability bus pass.
Their conditions are shown below.
no harm in trying
It depends on what the council accepts as a disability.
Physically I have two arms and two legs.
But unkind/uncouth individuals have described me as a mental case with bizarre behaviour.
yeah but its basically the same thing if you have pensioners passes you will have bus passes for people with disabilities ring your council they will know
My mistake. Old age passes yes.
But I'm too young.
are you sure my mum has a now old age pass and she uses it all over uk when they go away in camper van