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That is a strange rule as like you say if someone is at risk of having a seizure all sorts of things could be dangerous and mean they need help.
I think a lot of people are put off by the whole process of applying. (I don't claim PIP either.) |
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To be honest, I don't really mind what the payment would be called. So long as the sufferer is understood, respected, have their current condition taken seriously and are paid an adequate amount on which to live then I'm happy enough. Hopefully there will be properly funded support put in place to assist their recovey too. If the system wants people to get back into the workplace then it has to adequately support that process. I don't think many MH sufferers who are in dire straits will be too bothered what their payment is called (disability or not) so long as they feel respected and supported in their time of need. Experiential Avoidance as presented in ACT is the avoidance of our inner experience. For instance, in SA we tend to try to avoid people, places and situations. But if we dig down further, what we are really trying to avoid is our inner experiences that are triggered by those things. We are trying to avoid the feelings of fear, doubt, uncertainty, the churning stomach, the wild thoughts in our heads, the panic, the sweating, the shaking etc... SA is more of a fear of fear. An anxiety about anxiety. In our attempts to avoid those inner experiences we then avoid the situations that prompt them and we blame the situations for how we feel. There is pretty much always a payoff for avoidance. We get immediate but short-term relief once we avoid something. It dresses itself up as a friend, but in the longer term it is the enemy. You've suggested as much in a previous post. Avoidance is addictive though, isn't it? The human being will generally always be attracted to what brings it pleasure and avoid what brings it pain. We will always be tempted to avoid emotional distress and discomfort by physically avoiding something if we can. In the past I actually found it easier to stay in my SA blackhole than go through the pain of digging myself out of it. It was only when the pain of staying the same became greater than the pain of changing that I started to progress. Basically, it was commit suicide or fight back. In the end, I fought back. In recent times ACT has taught me to accept that a full life includes the full spectrum of human emotions. We can't have the light without the dark, the ups without the downs, the pleasure without the pain or the love without the loss. That's the deal. ACT just helps me to be open to all of my experience rather than just the bits I like. To accept what is, and to live the kind of life I value despite the pain that inevitably comes with it. So, I have become mindfull of my inner experience, but I don't let it dictate how I physically act. In short; you can still feel the fear, but you do it anyway. Ahh, the Emperor Moth. A good story that, and one I printed off very early in my training in counselling because it shows so clearly the importance of not trying to rescue clients. We have to trust in the client's process and understand that working through their struggle and coming through it is what empowers them and makes them stronger. It also sort of shows that if we give people the right conditions and support, they can come through their struggles and thrive in their own right. |
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^ People have varying degrees of anxiety though, some people find the workplace easier than others. I struggle to hold down jobs, the anxiety gets so bad I feel like I'm losing my mind.
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People's level of social phobia can vary greatly, just because your anxiety doesn't affect you to the point that you're not able to work doesn't mean that everyone is the same as you. |
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Id have expected that from the Pre Corbyn New Labour Party, but am surprised they voted that way under the present leadership. Unless these Lords are of the New Labour persuasion and voted against Corbyns instructions of course. |
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^ I think it was something to do with the fact that the Lib Dem.... I'm not sure what it's called 'motion'...... was a lot less likely to be successful.
It's complicated the way things are done, I don't understand a lot of it. |
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