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Tag Archives: Employment
Christmas approaches
It’s been a long time since I posted. I just don’t feel the urge as much these days; I’ve become habituated to things like hospitalisation and crisis care, therapy and medication changes, so although these things continue to play a … Continue reading
Posted in Bipolar, Christmas, Crisis care, Depression, Employment and benefits, exercise, Hospital, Hypomania, Inpatient care, Medication, Mental health, Mental health services, Mixed mood, Mood disorder, NHS services, psychology, Self-management, Therapy, Uncategorized
Tagged Antidepressants, Care and treatment planning, Care co-ordination, Care co-ordinator, Cats, Christmas, Crisis Team, Depression, Duloxetine, Employment, Festive season, Holiday season, Mood monitoring, Mood tracking, New Year, Psychological therapies, Therapy, Treatment planning, Work
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Zero hours
So next week I have to go to the GP to ask for an extension to my sick note. After initially signing me off for six weeks they gave me another certificate for four weeks, but this time I have … Continue reading
Posted in Bipolar, Crisis care, Employment and benefits, Mood disorder, NHS services, Primary care, Self-management, Uncategorized
Tagged Benefits, Bipolar, Bipolar affective disorder, Bipolar disorder, Bipolar mood disorder, Employment, ESA, ESA Employment and Support Allowance, Fitness for work, GP, Personal Independence Payment, PIP, Primary care, State benefits
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Hi ho, hi ho, it’s off to work I – oh :(
Recently I decided that I was ready to get a job. Aside from the freelance stuff I did a couple of years ago, I haven’t worked for a long time. The last time I worked for an employer was in … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Bipolar, Employment and benefits, GP, Mental health, Mood disorder, NHS services, Primary care, Recovery, Stress, Uncategorized
Tagged Anxiety, Benzodiazepines, Bipolar, Bipolar affective disorder, Bipolar mood disorder, Disability, Employment, ESA, ESA Employment and Support Allowance, Mental health, Mental illness, Obsessional thinking, Stress, Work, Workplace
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And what do YOU do?
Nothing. I do nothing. I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of days I’ve worked in the past 18 months. When I was well, I had a career with professional training, and was promoted every two … Continue reading
Posted in Bipolar, Employment and benefits, Mental health, Mood disorder, Recovery, Stigma and discrimination, Uncategorized
Tagged Blogging, Employment, Hospital care, Patient experience, Patient participation, Peer researcher, Research, Work, Workplace
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An office #TwistmasParty
Here’s your invitation… Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Employment and benefits, Mental health, Uncategorized
Tagged Bipolar disorder, Christmas, Employment, Mental health, Mental health disability, Mental illness, Social media, Socialising, Twitter, Work, Workplace
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Fitness for work – the real life questions the system never asks
So I filled in an ESA50 last week and was reminded afresh what a terrible form it is. Yes, we all know it’s terrible, a terrible form for a terrible benefit in a terrible system. It’s not designed to be … Continue reading
Posted in Employment and benefits, Mental health, mental health debate, Mood disorder, Politics and current affairs, Stigma and discrimination, Uncategorized
Tagged Benefits, Benefits system, Bipolar, Department for Work and Pensions, DWP, Employment, Employment Support Allowance, ESA, ESA50, Fitness for work, Fluctuating conditions, Lifelong disability, Long term sickness, self-employment, State benefits, Welfare, Work, Work capability, Work Capability Assessment
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Unpinned
It is not always a bad thing to be pinned down. Rather like a tent, I need underpinnings in order to be who I want to be, to feel like me. I can’t erect the life I want unless some fundamentals … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Bipolar, Books and reading, Crisis care, Employment and benefits, exercise, Hypomania, Mental health, Mood disorder, Recovery, Self-management, Side effects, Uncategorized
Tagged Aripiprazole, Bipolar, Bipolar disorder, Bipolar mood disorder, Depression, Employment, Employment and Support Allowance, Hypomania, Mental health, Physical exercise, Quakerism, Quetiapine, Religion and Spirituality, Singing, State benefits, Work, Yoga
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Don’t rock the boat!
A week since my last post and I am still feeling stable. I’m beginning to answer, “How are you?” by saying that I am well, or even good. I still do it with a slight sense of trepidation. Is this … Continue reading
Posted in Bipolar, CBT, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, exercise, Medication, Mental health services, Mood disorder, NHS services, Recovery, Therapy
Tagged Bipolar, Cognitive behavioral therapy, Employment, exercise, Medication, Mental health medication, Mindfulness, Psychotropic medication, Recovery, Therapy, walking, Wellness, Wordcloud
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I don’t ask for the moon
So here I am in this… zone. It’s a zone that I’ve been in before, although not for as long this in years. I’m scared to write about it actually in case drawing attention to it bursts the bubble. I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Bipolar, Depression, Employment and benefits, Medication, Mental health, Mindfulness, Recovery
Tagged Bipolar, Bipolar affective disorder, Bipolar disorder, Bipolar mood disorder, Choral singing, Employment, exercise, Medication, Meditation, Mental health, Mindfulness, Music, Psychiatric drugs, Psychotropics drugs, Recovery, Remission, self-employment, Self-help, Self-management, Singing, Social support, Socialising, Yoga
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An impossible ask
I’m going to start with a massive TRIGGER WARNING. This post contains numerous references to suicidal thoughts and descriptions of methods, as well as intrusive thoughts of self-harm. Please don’t read on if this could be damaging to you. After … Continue reading
Posted in Mental health, Politics and current affairs
Tagged Activism, Bipolar, Bipolar affective disorder, Bipolar depression, Bipolar mood disorder, Crisis care, Crisis Resolution Team, Depression, Employment, Euthanasia, Home Treatment Team, Mental health crisis, Suicidal feelings, Suicidal ideation, Suicidal thoughts, Suicidality, Suicide
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