Published on 12, July, 2020
I got put in the support group for 18 months yesterday. I'm shocked that they actually listened. It's the same stuff I've been telling pip for years and they kept saying "because you're employed you can't have these difficulties" . Well I was fired on health grounds in February , according to the dismissal letter I'm" not managing my autism diagnosis well " I only got it 6 months previously.
The process has taken 7 months and now I don't know what to do with myself. I have been in waiting mode all this time constantly concerned about what they were going to say and whether they were going to actually listen to me. Now the pressure is off I don't know what to do! '
I'm happy, I think, that they understood but have no idea how to go forward with life.
Would anyone like to share what they do without the burden of work (or searching for it) and without the flexibility of money to go places/buy things?
I can sort of relate to some of the things you have said in your post. In my case, I had spent years battling with the DWP to take me seriously, so although it was a relief when it actually happened, it took me a while to feel like I could start to relax and stop feeling like I was fighting one battle after another.
If you have inexpensive hobbies that you find therapeutic, then this is your opportunity to immerse yourself in those hobbies, or maybe even pursue a new hobby that you might not have previously considered or had time for. Spending time devoted to my hobbies is how I like to spend my time when I'm feeling up to it.