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social anxiety and being made work

  • 21-03-2016 4:52pm
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    LegacyUser
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    i suffer from really bad social anxiety to be honest im a nervous wreck all my teenage years and now in my late twenty"s i find it hard to look people in the eye or join in on chats with groups of people and hate dealing with the public so now ive being put out on a job scheme to work somewhere which is full of people really busy and takes me out of my comfort zone, and if i leave i will have my dole cut its not being lazy id rather be out and about but this job does not suit someone with no confidence, and before Christmas they put me on a retail job which i had to leave as i could not deal with the public if i leave this one there is no other placements and il be left with no money but if i stay il suffer even more dreading going in everyday sleepless nights and my moods will be all over the place. any advice would be great


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  • #2
    sullivlo
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    sorrygirl28 wrote: »
    i suffer from really bad social anxiety to be honest im a nervous wreck all my teenage years and now in my late twenty"s i find it hard to look people in the eye or join in on chats with groups of people and hate dealing with the public so now ive being put out on a job scheme to work somewhere which is full of people really busy and takes me out of my comfort zone, and if i leave i will have my dole cut its not being lazy id rather be out and about but this job does not suit someone with no confidence, and before Christmas they put me on a retail job which i had to leave as i could not deal with the public if i leave this one there is no other placements and il be left with no money but if i stay il suffer even more dreading going in everyday sleepless nights and my moods will be all over the place. any advice would be great

    What are you doing to address your anxiety?

    If you see your GP or a psychiatrist to discuss your anxiety, and they deem you to be too sick to work, you may be eligible for a different payment.

    If you don't currently get treatment for your anxiety, you need to talk to your GP about a treatment plan - therapy, mindfulness, meds perhaps - and then work from there.

    Unfortunately, as with any illness you need to work on getting better and effective treatment for your illness.

    But either way, your first step should be your GP to discuss your options. If they think that you may qualify for other payments they can start the process. If they think you need (more) treatment, they can do that too.

    Just to be aware though, these are long, long processes. There are so many administrative steps. There is no guarantee that you will qualify.

    Best of luck.


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