Lets go back 12 years and look at me. Happy, going wherever I like, partying, great job and living in my own place. Things are great. Within two years of these photos Id been engulfed by psychiactric disorders that were sitting there waiting to gobble me up. ( Id already made two comebacks from being in psychiactric hospitals for SEVERE psychosis episodes in 1981 and 1991.) Anxiety disorder, clinical depression and then agoraphobia nailed me. Too bloody frightened and anxious to get out of my own house. These illnesses are bloody well REAL !!!! I gave up my independance and moved back with my mother. I had to stop drinking. Saw every psychiatrist, psychologist and doctor you can poke a stick at. Managed to keep working in some capacity until about 4 years back. I am on the disability pension now. Yeah I had to jump through burning hoops of fire to get on it. Today I live with my 83 year old mother and her near 81 year old partner Les who has advanced Parkinsons disease. I cannot concentrate for more than two hours at a time maximum. My point in writing all this is dont judge me as a slacker or bludger because I receive the disability pension. Todays Murdoch press basically wrote people like me are bludgers. It made me bloody angry and feel so low. Do you for one minute think I would bloody well CHOOSE the current mode of living I have just for a free ride ?? NOT ON YOUR LIFE WOULD I HAVE CHOSEN THIS !! I dont have a bloody choice other than to not receive the pension and live on the street. Thats my only other choice !! Be careful who you judge until you know how the hell someone got to where they are.
Posted on: Thu, 22 May 2014 05:47:35 +0000
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