I am currently on Incapacity beneit due to a back problem i incurred when i was in labour with my daughter. I am currently looking for a job in a call centre as i have plenty of experience in this. But i feel guilty about being on benefits because of all the newspaper stories about benefit cheats, does anyone else feel like this? I have been workin since i was 14 and paying tax since i was 18, yet i am made to feel like a sponger even tho i have a genuine condition! At the moment i go to Physio twice a week and see my doctor every 2 weeks for a check up yet i am regarded as a leech on society!!! I come from a good home and both my parents work for the NHS. I am not some dodgy "Vickie Pollard" character who gets drunk or uses my benefit money for drugs. I am a good mother and my daughter wants for nothing (within reason of course...lol) but i am judged purely because i recieve benefits. I just wanted to get that off my chest...cheers for listening...lol
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- 2006-02-07 @ 16:21:38
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KitKatKid99
- 2006-02-07 @ 17:03:08
Thankyou very much for your comment...it means a lot. The physio is helping slightly...i have a condition called sciatica (think thats how u spell it...lol) so although the physio helps it wont cure. i just hope i find an understanding employer. And yes, i will miss my daughter very much when i go to work.
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- 2006-02-07 @ 17:32:41
Don't worry I'm sure you'll get over it soon.
There is a good article on sciatica here:
http://www.firstchiro.com/sciatica.htm
and several good books on Amazon. When I had a partially frozen shoulder I found that acupuncture was the only thing that really helped with the pain. A good chiropracter (and not all are good of course) might help too. I didn't find physio helped me a lot, but people (and physios) differ of course.
Every sympathy. I have been on benefits for nearly 4 years now after ill health. I am a lot older than you but still get the same reactions - especially from those bast**ds in their nice offices that are supposed to help us. There are some good agencies out there though that do help. Is the physio helping? At least you get good time with your daughter - you'll miss that when you get back to work. Good luck.