tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post6738997669850570701..comments2024-03-28T09:16:33.241+00:00Comments on Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: Guest Post on Simple Sickie Pleasures, by Kaliya FranklinSue Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14849801822216267250noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-75524946202001079952011-04-18T23:45:36.102+01:002011-04-18T23:45:36.102+01:00well those of you who read Sue's blog know my ...well those of you who read Sue's blog know my story it's my liberty that i have lost over the years and am tied up to all manor of things from the DWP on what i can and cant do<br />God give me strength(LOL)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-25978500468279068812011-04-18T15:00:44.019+01:002011-04-18T15:00:44.019+01:00Great post glad you had a great weekend.
All the ...Great post glad you had a great weekend.<br /><br />All the stress on this subject and feeling like scum - I didnt leave my house much before and now I do even less. I have no friens, no neighbours who i know, nobody near me - I see only my immediate family.<br /><br />I am too scared to go anywhere even on a rare good day as I am obviously scrounging scum who is absolutely fine!<br /><br />My small and very isolated life has become the smallest of places I have ever known. I will go out tomorrow as I have a hospital visit and anothert very scary hosp visit in about a week. That one is v scary (CIN) and - well I am petrified all over again<br /><br />Life is harsh. But it is my life and however small it is - I would like to feel it was worthwhile and that I was MORE than just a firty stain on the life of all else.<br /><br />I was a somebody once!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-33185018930156999672011-04-18T13:46:04.670+01:002011-04-18T13:46:04.670+01:00Glad to hear you had a super weekend. Me too! :-...Glad to hear you had a super weekend. Me too! :-) Barbecue at new (to us) house with family and twin grandsons, but can barely move today am so stiff. And how lovely to see the sunshine! And the apple tree and crab apple are blossoming, such a beautiful sight. Best wishes from Aigburth, MaggieMaggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13630530599678517169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-52979770077036141452011-04-18T13:35:09.775+01:002011-04-18T13:35:09.775+01:00yes...different details of story, similar feelings...yes...different details of story, similar feelings...I had a very lone weekend but I liked it, enjoyed my energy when it was there and the fact I am working through an ear & chest infection both mild at the moment but could flare into hospital time or me resisting going in...unless I need to go on oxygen...don't think it will get to that, not fearing it will or frantically resisting it if it does progress to that...living with uncertainty is all the fun of the fair....smiles...I am meditating a lot and just going with my flow, it gets upsetting feeling like I am punished for that, so I'll now just go back to flow...smilesPeace Artist Laineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01752499118846572098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-1043828872222662832011-04-18T13:33:32.259+01:002011-04-18T13:33:32.259+01:00Why do we feel this way, if a brown envelope drops...Why do we feel this way, if a brown envelope drops through the door or a stranger knocks, why do we feel despair straight away. Its because the present government and the media are doing a fantastic job in highlighting the fact that people with disabilities may be swinging the lead so to speak. Is there a law that states that a disabled person cannot enjoy life or participte in sport after all dont we have disabled sports. The reason its wrong is because we claim benefits no one would care if you were at work but just cause you may claim benefits you are not completly disabled!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-77735664289508598082011-04-18T11:47:43.174+01:002011-04-18T11:47:43.174+01:00Great post! I too live in fear that people judge a...Great post! I too live in fear that people judge and resent my nice things time, thinking that my going for coffee and cake once a month is living high on hog's back and paid for by them...<br /><br />Ironically though one of the reasons I'm on benefits is severe agoraphobia and I am therapist mandated to do things like go for coffee or lunch or a walk because if I can't learn to do things with a reward at the end of them, I will never be able to face getting to work in the rush hour and rebuilding my life. <br /><br />So I feel judged for being ill and judged for trying to get better...gherkinettehttp://gherkinette.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com