utopiaSenior Contributor
WorkCover & Depression / Anxiety
So in 10 days I go for my Independent Impairment Assessment through a WorkCover approved Psychiatrist.
I'm so nervous.
I've been on WorkCover for 3 months shy of 5 years. And finally after all this time they will assess me for the percentage of impairment I have suffered.
If I got a physical injury at work, I'd only need at 10% incapacity ruling. But I live in Victoria, so I need a 30% incapacity score for psychological injury. That's just not fair.
I need this percentage of incapacity so I can then take my ex employer to court, over them not providing me with a safe workplace.
My anxiety levels are up sky high. My depression is creeping back to drown me.
What happens if I don't get that score? I worry this psychiatrist (he has bad reviews from other patients who have seen him for this assessment), won't believe I'm sick. Or if he does, he'll think it's only minor. But it hasn't been minor. It's majorly changed every aspect of my life. From income to relationships to memory and cognitive function to suicidal thoughts and plans. The list goes on.
My mood is slipping. I'm scared things will all go wrong. And I'm scared I'm going to end up back in that dark vortex of depression. I don't want to go back there.