Benefits-scrounging off the system?

[Angel_love]

People with benefits I feel are being victimised, I feel especially with 'mental health patients' like I have been are coming out of a serious illness worse off. In a system that never put much money 'in' why should we be the ones with the guilt complex, whist depending more on our benefits now than before. Theres no use telling us what we can't study, or do for a job. I'm not getting any younger at 23 and have found sticking to voluntary jobs and courses meaning to 'get me back to work' have left me more depressed, confused and unfufilled, whilst having to rely on my parents to keep a roof over my head. There has been no incentive from employers to help me 'trian on the job' ethier their always too busy keeping thier jobs.

[bednobs]

i don't really get what your question is - or is it just a whingy moan you were looking for?

[mrs_overall]

The problem with mental health is that it is a hidden disability. Unless you are in a wheelchair or missing several body parts there will always be people who will label you (and thousands of others) as scroungers.
There ARE too many scroungers on benefits - I'm sure everyone on here knows one. My neighbour doesn't work because of his bad back, but it doesn't stop him working as a builder on the side and playing rugby!

[Angel_love]

I don't really blame anyone cept the last goverment for wasting loads of hard earned money on crap and then the media turning this round as if to say it's our fault for relying on our benefits. I know there are scroungers but some people couldn't live without benefits. fact. The goverment shouldn't label us all under one label and treat our cases seperately.

[mrs_overall]

It isn't the Government, it is the media.

[annie0000]

True angel, but the other way to look at it is that there are loads of people who claim the can't work cos they are stressed etc but thats how a lot of people who work feel too.

Maybe there is more that people could do if they just got on with it.

There is a tendency to focus on what you can't do rather than what you can.

[Angel_love]

Yes it is very unfair on me and simalar cases I've joined a new group called 'Time to Change' that looks at mental health stigma and is helping change peoples atitudes. I personally am going to be studying something I've always enjoyed which is music and dance, while working part-time with a veiw to working full-time in the future but I am still young being in my early 20's I guess.

[sara3]

I think people know there's a vast difference between need and greed.

[Answerprancer]

"People with benefits I feel are being victimised".
"I'm not getting any younger at 23".

Angel_love

Member Since: 23:21 Sun 12th Sep 2010
Last Activity: 22:04 Mon 13th Sep 2010

..and people still ask what the meaning of "troll" is?

[Answerprancer]

wannabe fascists ...f*ck off.

[Angel_love]

thought someone might start being scare-mongering and oversensitive about this, maybe I'll have to delete it soon.

[Answerprancer]

No...do carry on, I love watching graves being dug.

[Angel_love]

Go kiss you're own ass you've obviously got somthing up it thats making you distressed.

[Answerprancer]

Ha ! Q - E f*cking D

[Answerprancer]

Yes...tw@ts like you, you sh!it strirring right-wing phoney

[Answerprancer]

If this is a genuine enquiry from someone - not some right-wing nutter pretending to be something s/he aint then I apologise profusely, there are a few of them here.

[Angel_love]

I'm too direct and honest for my own good, leaving the site hopefully.

[Angel_love]

If I was a right-wing male my life would be much easier. Lol's

[society]

If you could change to a left-wing male you might be able to stay on the site. :-)

[Angel_love]

Seriously though, this you can only work '15 hours' or so doesn't wash with employers I when we're in a depression anyway. None of the employers I've had voluntary or otherwise have bothered to 'trian me on the job' ethier. Nothing changes though.