advice on claiming job seekers allowance.

K1LLSW1TCH said:
If you have real mental issues which prevent you from working then you probably shouldn't be working in the first place. Go and see a doctor.
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He's already working though... these mental issue clearly aren't preventing him from doing work. They might not be helped by being in a job he doesn't like but he's not incapable of working. Then again he's not the first person in the world to be in a job he doesn't like... This whole expectation of cash handouts for anything and everything is ridiculous.
 
wannabedamned said:
Sorry, but giving the advice to "Man up" to someone suffering from depression is infact stupid. So yes he was an idiot.
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Sorry but you're opinion is different than mine but you obviously can't understand that so you must be the idiot.

There's plenty of threads in GD about depression and 9/10 of them the OP is unemployed and basically just sat at home making it worse.

This guy is able to work and is in a job, he dislikes it but he wants to rely on the tax payers to pay for him instead of looking for another job while paying for himself.

Don't see how you can't tell me that this isn't a case of Man the **** up?
 
Kamwah said:
Sorry but you're opinion is different than mine but you obviously can't understand that so you must be the idiot.

There's plenty of threads in GD about depression and 9/10 of them the OP is unemployed and basically just sat at home making it worse.

This guy is able to work and is in a job, he dislikes it but he wants to rely on the tax payers to pay for him instead of looking for another job while paying for himself.

Don't see how you can't tell me that this isn't a case of Man the **** up?
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The problem with your post is this man has paid his tax so it's not like he's someone who has never contributed anything towards it.
 
Little advise before you do anything drastic.

Diet, what you eat, routine exercise, and if posible while you're working, podcasts... listening to positive views of others opinions on whatever the subject leads you're mind to wonder elsewhere.

Ofcourse everything isn't for everybody, but the first two alone works for some, or point in case 'me' after 30 years of having to deal with it. The podcasts havn't given me a single tired day at work since i took them up a few years ago.

While i don't know the in's and out's of it though, you might stuggle to claim jsa in the short to medium term, just from the top of my head id imagine it'd be some sort of medical/disability allowance, if you left a position for that reason.

Gl with yourself anyhow.
 
Spenty said:
The problem with your post is this man has paid his tax so it's not like he's someone who has never contributed anything towards it.
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I'm not against him or anyone claiming JSA when they're looking for work. The fact is though is that he's in a job that he says isn't helping his mental health but how can he know that leaving that job is going to help?

Can he guarantee that he's going to find a job with more human interaction if that's what he wants?

I don't think he realizes how bad being sat at home everyday is for your mental health.
 
Kamwah said:
I'm not against him or anyone claiming JSA when they're looking for work. The fact is though is that he's in a job that he says isn't helping his mental health but how can he know that leaving that job is going to help?

Can he guarantee that he's going to find a job with more human interaction if that's what he wants?

I don't think he realizes how bad being sat at home everyday is for your mental health.
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I've been sat at home for the past 3 months since I left my job, yes it can get you down at times, but only if you let it take over your thoughts. Things like daily exercise and taking any opportunity given (training courses etc) have helped me a lot. In this situation only he really knows what is the right option for him. I agree though that sitting at work doing nothing is 100% better than sitting at home doing nothing.
 
Oxy said:
OP people like you have ruined this country. Get a grip and search for a job while at work, why do you think a new job will help you?
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Ruined? as if it was ever not this way.

Shut the hell up, the OP has problems to deal with, I cannot personally relate due to not knowing what depression is, but I can still try.

Also just because the JSA is seen only in the light of chavy families and such, doesn't mean that people that it is designed for to be berated by *******'s.
 
HarryPainful said:
Best advice in the thread IMO.

I was diagnosed with depression about 10 years ago, felt sorry for myself lots, blamed others then decided to pull my finger out as no one was going to help me unless I helped myself.
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Then I'm sorry, but you where not clinically depressed.

I am convinced their is absoltuly nothing more soul destroying than feeling trapped in a job you utterly hate. To the point serious mental issues can arise or be made worse.
 
I'd be tempted to try and improve the current job, rather than leave and try and find a new job in the current climate. If the op is depressed and anxious then I have a feeling that he will likely find it difficult going to interviews and actually impressing the panel. Also depression and being able to have the drive to find a job, again especially in the current climate will be hard.

I predict lots of time sat around getting more depressed and life spiralling out of control.
 
Oxy said:
OP people like you have ruined this country. Get a grip and search for a job while at work, why do you think a new job will help you?
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Grow up.


To the OP: Look for a new job while you're in one. As has been said earlier, sitting at home applying for jobs and getting rejected won't help with your condition at all. Stay where you are for now.

Do you get time during your shift to pursue hobbies? I'd imagine you can read some books, maybe even write or do some model building etc. while you're sitting on your own in front of the screens, no? Perhaps read some books on CBT for the depression to help you? It'll take some of the weight off, and save you from getting too deep in thought while you're sitting there unengaged.
 
Man Up is complete nonsense from anyone that has no clue what anxiety and depression can truly be like.

Thats like saying "Man up" if you cry at a loved ones funeral.
 
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cu3ed said:
Manu Up is the complete non sense from anyone that has no clue what anxiety and depression can truly be like.

Thats like saying "Man up" if you cry at a loved ones funeral.
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From the guy who just told someone that he wasn't clinically depressed because he was able to deal with it himself.

You have no idea.
 
movingtables said:
*** just a heads up before the vultures arrive.

I do not wish to claim ESA / sick benefit.
i have a recognised mental illness including depression an axiety.***

I’m desperate for some advice on leaving my job
and being able to claim job seekers allowance.

I am recognised with depression and anxiety with my GP.
I wish to leave my current job (security) and then claim
job seekers allowance while looking for other work.

Basically i cannot face returning to my current job
which requires me to sit on my own for 12 hour shifts doing
very little but watching a CCTV screen were nothing happens.
the isolation makes my depression worse and i cant continue doing this.
( trust me the above is the short version on how i feel )

I understand normally that if you voluntarily leave your job your aren't entitled to
job seekers allowance but i was wondering if this fell under any exceptional circumstances
that would in fact allow me to claim job seekers allowance ?

I want to work and do not want to claim any sickness benefit.

comments i dont want include: pull yourself together and get on with it etc.
If you cant relate to how someone with mental illness feels then im truely happy for you and very jelious. you lucky lucky people..

many thanks.
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High, sorry to hear you are suffering from depression and anxiety, take care here my friend as depression is progressive, make sure you get the help you need before it takes over completely. If you leave your job voluntary then almost certainly you will be unable to claim JSA. Unfortunately there isn't a whole lot of understanding here so PLEASE seek proffesional help.
Have a read of this, please please don't leave it till it's too late.
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Depression/Pages/Introduction.aspx
 
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I wouldnt mind your job OP, i would read books,play my nintendo3ds and maybe even take up open university courses. Either way the shift would go pretty quickly:)
 
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