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centerlink rules have changed

ittContributor03 Nov 2015, 8:39 pm AEDT

centerlink rules have changed

i recently found out that centerlink nolonger exept any medical report regarding mental illnes from anyone but a clinical phyciatrist. as a person that suffers from severe scocal angsiety severe depreshon and suasidel tedanseys(havent tryed to end my life since meeing my curant phycolagist 3 years ago)+ many other things i dont want to dicus. i am now expected to atend groop sesions at my job service provider 3 days a week look for 20 jobs a month and do 17hours work for the dole per week. i was exempt from all job seeking activetys on the old system but thay now dont recognise my phycolagist report. i dont like phyciatrists thay only wont to put me on drugs. sory about the bad spelling i tough myself how to read and write after being kicked out of school aged 15 for being to far behined to be able to catch up. i was diagnosed with 2 forms of dislexia 3 years ago im now 44.

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BlueBellsSenior Contributor22 Aug 2016, 9:41 pm AEST

Re: centerlink rules have changed

Hi @utopia 🙂

No, they know the bludgers, but the bludgers know how to work the system, so Centrelink targets the genuine people.

Workcover...I've no time for that either. I've heard too much, from both sides.

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nothing61New Contributor22 Aug 2016, 9:46 pm AEST

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Yes I fell that Centerlink dosnt actually care about a persons actual "welfare" just concerned about the money they provide. This is not a Australians, concerned about a persons welfare. Unfortunatly if someone goes to them concerning a health problem ( that is not actuall sightable with the human eye)

222 question do not help.

health conditions such as heavy anxiety , heavy strees along with depresion and ptsd they dont take as real and think so called profesionals can just wave a want talk takl talk and walla its gone. This is not true.

In realation to your post Centerlink rules change all the above is becouse they think funding to help places to make access easier is justifiable. well its not. Its become extreamly difficult to deal with anyone thats got a connection to centerlink.

I found this forum in the begining from RUOK australia web sight unfortunatly some links to that,that you want to sign up to want to much infermation just to register making you quite uncomfortable to seek help . Am i ok - no im not

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BlueBellsSenior Contributor23 Aug 2016, 11:59 am AEST

Re: centerlink rules have changed

Hi @nothing61 🙂

I came to Sane from BlueBoard, which, sadly, has been closed.

None of us would be here if we were "okay" as you might say, though I'm not sure what that means 😄 😄 😄

Drop by the Beer Garden and Night Shift, they seem quite popular (no, I don't frequent them).

I even found signing in with Sane quite invasive, so sounds like some are even worse.

Take care, and I hope you find this site good 😉

Hugs 🙂

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Unknown userMember23 Aug 2016, 12:12 pm AEST

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Yep, they stressed me out, exacerbated my MI, whole I was tryingvto raise 2 children with NOOOOO support & and DVO court stuff with X whos dragging me through family court demanding his right to abuse children & spouse... Any wonder I went under, and my 13yo died. Its true, they can't afford to 'care' Now she's gone they've backed off & I don't want to live anyway. But hey, who am I to bite the hand that feeds me. Suppose somehow I'm lucky.

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