Am Not Coping

@Zoe7. im proud of you for having the courage to call her. You never know. She ended up working on a Monday after all. I should do what you did and call my clinic. My doctor works Thur and Fri. But who knows. She may go in another day.

Toby is beautiful. Our pets so love us and only ever want us to be happy. Oh and fed. lol.

I have a few dog toys here with holes in them that near repairing. I just haven't been bothered, I can be pretty lazy at times.

@Faith-and-Hope thanks for your support over the last few days - you may not think so but it really has meant a lot

@Zoe7. I understand that frustration of trying to balance your mental health and your need for income. I've struggled with that for the past 3 years. Been a struggle on reduced Workcover payments on a part time income. 80% of 3 days income is not alot - especially with a mortgage and a teenager.

But your gp may well have some suggestions to help with this. So be sure to mention it to her. As it does affect our anxiety and depression and sleep and the cycle continues. So it's important to see if she may have some answers.

@utopia Not quite that courageous - texted instead. Didn't think I'd be able to talk and certainly didn't want her to hear me - she would know instantly I wasn't doing well - yes she is THAT good. She does usually work Mondays but I though she was off until Wed for some reason - maybe I just got my wires crossed in the state I've been in this week - saw her last Mon morning and didn't have the courage to tell her then how bad I was feeling and then (as you know) I went downhill really quickly after that.

I think you should get those dog toys out and sew with me tonight - try not to use a really sharp needle because I know how accident prone you are!!

@Zoe7. Yes I am accident prone. Needles and me don't mix. Insects and me don't mix. Heights and me don't mix. I'm a mess. lol

@BlueBay Hugs to you too my friend

I know you are doing it really tough too atm. Thinking of you xxx

Are you watching the tennis?

@utopia We have previously discussed work and when I was able I looked into it and found my income protection OR using the remainder of my long service leave are my only options. The problem is - if I use any of my long service leave right now then I will not be able to access my income protection - have to have been off work (on sick leave) for at least 90 days and although I had to use some LSL at the end of last year I was still officially under a medical certificate. If I coud get through the first term on full salary and then drop back second term I would be able to catch up again - but that just isn't how it works!

@Zoe7 You would have so much to offer the children ... but for long term viability .. I guess work with GP on best approach .. yeah trudging through all that mud is a bit yuk.

@Former-Member

was dealing with similar questions last year .. and managed to put in a year of FT work while facing many challenges ..

tagging you dear

These rules are bloody frustrating @Zoe7. Well hopefully your gp and psychologist can come up with a plan to get you through the first term.

I applied at the last year against my income protection insurance. I put in my claim. I only have the base cover - as due to my medical history I couldn't get more insurance. So now they are playing silly buggers with me. No, I don't have insurance. I had no coverage at the time I got sick. BS. No. I don't have insurance beause my super wasn't paid into my account by my employer. BS. No I have no insurance because dates are missing on my account. BS. We are literally talking about a claim, after they deduct money I have already received as my workcover income (not a payout), of under $10,000.

I have lost a hell of a lot more in reduced income/workcover payments than that. Plus. I'm not allowed to sue my employer, because get this, I have gotten better. Seriously. I am no longer sick enough to sue them. But if I had of sued when I was first sick, my disability psych percentage would have been high enough, for me to go to court. But when I was that sick I was too sick to do anything about it. lol

Seriously I can't win. I'm not asking for anything I am not legally entitled too. They just keep holding off - hoping I will eventually forget, give up and go away. lol.

If I don't laugh. I cry. Got to laugh.