Universal Credit
Today I attended my commitments meeting for Universal Credit. It went well. I do have to go to another appointment tomorrow though in order to provide some more evidence about the Level 2 course that I am currently doing. This is to make sure we are entitled to the credit. It is a free course though so it should be fine. We are supposed to find out today what we will be paid next week but it is almost 10pm and it has not been uploaded to the site yet. I will keep checking.
Also today as it was almost 30 degrees I made the decision to go up to the supermarket and buy some ice cream. This may not sound like a big deal but I went alone. I got a lift to town, got money out at a cashpoint, bought some bits and walked home by myself. And the even better news is that I did it without being too anxious at all. I was but it wasn't extreme like usual. I was also fine going to the appointment this morning. I think that having to attend all of these appointments has been amazing for me because I've had to walk through people in my hometown to get to them and talk to a bunch of strangers in order to get myself sorted. I feel like I'm really making progress now.
I am not going to write the reason behind going on here but I went to the hospital last month. I've mentioned before that I have a phobia and it was the same hospital my Mum passed away. Other than my dear cat Dexter passing away in May, who I miss very, very much - it was the hardest day of the year for me. But since then, I have really put the effort in. It wasn't life threatening or anything like that but it did make me think that life is too short. I'm a 23 year old who has so much to live for, if I can only fight through the depression and anxiety and get myself there. That's what I plan to do.
The last thing I did today was check in with my Tutor. It was the first time since I started the course that we've talked and she wanted to make sure I was on track for the hand in on Monday. I'm still not quite there but I'm about to crack on with it. Overall, a great day for my mental health. I can't stop smiling.
Also today as it was almost 30 degrees I made the decision to go up to the supermarket and buy some ice cream. This may not sound like a big deal but I went alone. I got a lift to town, got money out at a cashpoint, bought some bits and walked home by myself. And the even better news is that I did it without being too anxious at all. I was but it wasn't extreme like usual. I was also fine going to the appointment this morning. I think that having to attend all of these appointments has been amazing for me because I've had to walk through people in my hometown to get to them and talk to a bunch of strangers in order to get myself sorted. I feel like I'm really making progress now.
I am not going to write the reason behind going on here but I went to the hospital last month. I've mentioned before that I have a phobia and it was the same hospital my Mum passed away. Other than my dear cat Dexter passing away in May, who I miss very, very much - it was the hardest day of the year for me. But since then, I have really put the effort in. It wasn't life threatening or anything like that but it did make me think that life is too short. I'm a 23 year old who has so much to live for, if I can only fight through the depression and anxiety and get myself there. That's what I plan to do.
The last thing I did today was check in with my Tutor. It was the first time since I started the course that we've talked and she wanted to make sure I was on track for the hand in on Monday. I'm still not quite there but I'm about to crack on with it. Overall, a great day for my mental health. I can't stop smiling.
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