Going to miss deadline for PIP form return - what

Clarissa you may want try to download Libre Office. Its free and very easy to use. In a similar situation to yours, just received PIP today, no recent medical evidence, new GP who is reluctant to refer and help,
Good luck and best wishes

Hi again folks,

Through hurculean effort made on my behalf by my support workers, I managed to get the form filled in, all bar 2 questions, and sent back. I've sent extra stuff as well, namely supporting letters from 2 of my support workers, and followed the guide as closely as possible. I ended up writing a small novel as additional information.

After I last wrote here, I became suicidal. Thankfully, the charity that supports me was able to intervene by offering me daily support for the foreseeable future, and my keyworker was changed to help me get through the crisis. This was as a direct result of having to go through the transfer to PIP process - doing the form and fear of having to go for a medical or being phoned by DWP.

I made all this clear to DWP on the form, told them that medical exams lead to panic attacks and that I would find any face to face assessment stressful in the extreme and be detrimental to my already fragile health. I gave an example of meeting a new keyworker for the first time at my home a couple of weeks ago and how this lead to a flare up of all my symptoms which was backed up in one of the support letters from another worker who was there at the time.

I outright told them that I had written in so much detail in an effort to avoid the need for an assessment because it would take me so long to recover, and may lead to further symptoms developing. This happened when I had to appeal my ESA decision 2 years ago. Also detailed on the form are my speech difficulties which worsen in stressful situations to the point where I am sometimes no longer able to speak at all.

We thought this approach had worked when a week or so after we sent the form, someone from Atos called my support worker to ask questions about my claim. I wasn't there at the time and she answered for me, but from what she told me afterwards it sounded like she answered well. At the end of the call, the lady from Atos said she felt it was unlikely that I would be called for an assessment. I was overjoyed and very relieved.

But this morning I got a letter from PIP saying they want to see me for an assessment at my home next week.

My support worker rang Atos back and spoke to the same lady who had called before, asking why this assessment was still necessary. She was very apologetic and said she had recommended that an assessment not be carried out, but was over ruled by her manager.

I don't understand. What on earth could they learn from putting me through this when it's all right there in black and white in front of them? I honestly don't see the point. I've suffered with this for 20 years (anxiety and depression and Functional Neurological Symptoms) and it took a specialist who is an expert in this particular illness to give me a proper diagnosis just 5 years ago. How on earth is a person without this knowledge supposed to give an accurate assessment and not come to the conclusion that I'm 'faking or imagining it' as all the gps and medical people I went to did before I got my diagnosis?

It's worsened by stress. I told them that. I told them everything. I don't know what more I could possibly add. I feel trapped and terrified. I'm being disbelieved yet again. I don't know what to do. Can anyone help?

going over and over this in my mind... Can they do this to me? Is it legal? If it's going to have long term significant effects on my health? Or at least the potential for that? Surely it's against the law?

Hi ,
I have just renewed my membership,
I am considering applying for PIP on mental health grounds i have been off work since last Nov and now my contracted has ended as my GP said that i am not fit to work as this is to stressful for me !!.
I now have a psychiatrist involved and trying new medication but still hate myself and have suicidal thoughts daily !!!.
What do you think my chances are ??.
I should mention that i have a 23yr old Daughter who currently gets DLA high rate in care and mobility and i am dreading the move over to PIP which i assume will happen soon in the RM postcode !.
The stress of doing that will not be good