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Work Capability Assessment: The Results Are In

And I’ve been found not fit for work. What’s more, they’ve put me in the support group, so I shouldn’t get hassled by the job center. Seven months after my initial application, and I’ve finally got my answer, it’s such a relief to know now instead of being in limbo. The constant trips to the doctors have been exhausting, I’ll only need to go when my condition worsens from now on, or for unrelated problems. I got the first notification, from the job center actually, rather than the official ESA notification letter, last Saturday. I’ve been waiting to make sure everything was confirmed before I passed on the news.
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I survived my Work Capability Assessment!

Now I just have to wait a few weeks for the decision. I’ve been told it can take up to six weeks.
I was in there an hour and a bit, going through my physical and mental conditions. I had to talk about self-harm and suicide. It was hard for me, and Mum was there; she doesn’t necessarily know about a lot of that stuff.

I’m completely exhausted by the experience. The nurse who assessed me was nice enough but I was there for almost 90 minutes, most of it talking to them.

PH9 – how mad am I today?

The PH9 questionnaire is something I fill in almost every time I visit my counselor, and regularly when I visit the doctor. It’s supposed to measure how depressed or anxious you are by asking questions about the previous fortnight. The score determines your level of depression.
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Review: ‘The Buddha Pill’ by Dr Miguel Farias and Catherine Wikholm

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