PIP assessment face to face

[RACHPOW79]

Hi I haven't posted on here for a while, not that I posted much anyway but I have finally decided to put in a claim for PIP, I felt so anxious filling out the form. And I still feel that way now, even more so having to attend a face to face assessment.When I completed the form I took photos of every page because I get confused and forget. Don't you just love brain fog.

I will be looking at my photos in my phone to help with my assessment on Monday.

I do not contact the doctors as often as I should. I just prefer to buy as many aids as possible to try and help me.

The doctors surgery that I am at you can never seem to get in its always a phone call. And I just say things wrong to them, and they don't seem to care. You never get the same doctor so no-one really knows or genuinely cares. Its just notes being read.

I have noticed that I am so awkward on the phone with people I don't know.

I say the wrong thing and come off the phone over thinking it and wondered if have myself sound like an idiot.

Even with people I know. I say the wrong thing. I drift off on to saying something. Then have to ask what we were talking about in the first place.

If I am talking and get interrupted, I struggle to get back to what I was saying. Even when people are trying to prompt me with what it was we were talking about. But with the people I know if I say the wrong thing they know me and understand. So I think Monday at the assessment will be worse as I will feel more anxious with it face to face.

Does anyone have any advice ...

Thanks x

[RACHPOW79]

Thank you that has helped put my mind at ease, I will definitely be looking at that before my assessment. I am so grateful, thanks for taking the time to reply

[Fra22-57]

I hope you get on ok.It is best to have lots of evidence from doctors etc to help with claim.Don’t talk about your good days only your worst and be that on the day.They pick up on things that you are groomed and dressed well to go against you too.It is easy to give a quick reply sometime but take your time and try not to let the person put you off.Also can you take someone with you for support.Good luck

[RACHPOW79 in reply to Fra22-57]

Thank you for your advice

[Cotswolds25121]

Hello RACHPOW 79🤗🤗🤗starting off with lots of 🤗🤗🤗for you. You are describing me to a tee! My friends and colleagues have to do exactly the same thing with me ALL THE TIME 🤷‍♀️I also have to apologise constantly for interrupting because if I don’t say what I’m thinking there and then, well it’s gone🤦‍♀️sometimes it comes back but mostly it’s just out there in the ether floating around 😁I do feel concerned about it when it happens whilst at work because it makes you feel anxious, uncomfortable and incompetent sometimes. But then I’m very lucky, I’m a Carer and as long as my clients are safe, happy, cared for and go home at the end of the day(I work in a day centre for people with profound mental learning disabilities) having had a brilliant day then who am I to complain about my brain fog 😶‍🌫️ in fact I believe that we actually relate better to one another because we all have our flaws don’t we and life would be boring if we were all the same. So don’t you be giving yourself a hard time❤️as often said and I say it to myself and others many a time in many situations’ those that matter don’t mind and those that mind, don’t matter 😊so you carry on being you and that’s all any of us can do 🤗🥰🥰love and hugs xxx

[RACHPOW79 in reply to Cotswolds25121]

❤ thank you so much x x