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Something’s not right

not coping

outlanderSenior Contributor04 Aug 2017, 8:11 pm AEST

not coping

im not coping

i cant handle all of these things

besides my mental health deteriorating so dramatically, and my physicall health floating up the creek

and now within the past few hours

my great grandmother now is in a nursing home and they dont know how long she has left and to make thigns worse i think i have to put my beleoved horse down.

we just had vets out and spend the last 4 hours trying to save my horse. its been 2 hours and went back to check on her and its not looking good.

not good at all 😞 😞 😞 😞 😞 😞 😞 😞

i dont know what to do or how to feel, im a complete mess 😞

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outlanderSenior Contributor13 Jan 2024, 10:44 pm AEDT

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i feel like something bad is waiting to happen. what a sickening feeling when you dont know what or when

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SnowieSenior Contributor14 Jan 2024, 1:35 pm AEDT

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@outlander 💌💌

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outlanderSenior Contributor14 Jan 2024, 10:18 pm AEDT

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@Snowie

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SnowieSenior Contributor16 Jan 2024, 9:13 am AEDT

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@outlander hoping things are going a little better for you.

Sending lots of 💜💜💜

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outlanderSenior Contributor19 Jan 2024, 6:42 pm AEDT

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just struggling abit @Snowie
im finally making some progress on the ndis application the past couple of days though. i only have 2 more specialist reports to go across the next week and then i can finally hand in the application!

life is so tiring and lonley lately. i have one person who comes walking with me but any attempt to communicate or engage with anyone else always gets shut down. lifes rather lonely when all you do is care for other people but are burning out to much to really care

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tymeModerator19 Jan 2024, 6:56 pm AEDT

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Sounds tough @outlander

I'm totally hearing you. You've been caring for people for so long.

I hope it all goes well with the NDIS application. Do you have a deadline for everything to be submitted?

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outlanderSenior Contributor19 Jan 2024, 7:03 pm AEDT

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hey @tyme
the paperwork has to be submitted within a few weeks i believe now that i have the dr section of the application complete. i have 2 more appointments next week to get through and then i plan to meet with the support coordinator early the following week to go through everything and submit it.

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tymeModerator19 Jan 2024, 7:18 pm AEDT

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Fingers crossed @outlander . Hope it goes well for you. When I was really unwell, I put one application in, but because it got rejected, I never tried again. I only applied for psychosocial though. I can't say my physical needs were enough to give weight to the application.

Is there a timeframe about how long you have to wait after submitting the access request?

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outlanderSenior Contributor19 Jan 2024, 7:59 pm AEDT

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i applied probably around 2 years ago @tyme but because some of my conditions werent offically diagnosed then and all my speiclists were new to me i didnt have much supporting evidence but 3 years on ive had good contact with specialists etc for proper letters and reports etc now.

do you mean how long do i need to wait to hear about the results once ive submitted the request?

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tymeModerator19 Jan 2024, 8:08 pm AEDT

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That makes a lot of sense @outlander . Now that it's been 3 years, you have the records to show it is ongoing and 'lifelong'. I think the lifelong part is the main thing they are looking for as well as how it affects your daily functioning in each developmental area.

I'm going to look for a good example to see if you are interested. It really opened my eyes in terms of submitting a request. If I find it, I'll flick it to your email. But essentially, it's how a psychosocial disability affects functioning in each area and how a couple navigated this in the application.

Yes, I meant how long after submitting the request do you have to wait for a response.

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