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Sign 16 Petitions and Help Give IDS a Headache!!!
Originally posted on John D Turner: 1. PIP should be scrapped. Petition No 61694. 1,920 signatures Ends 3/3/15 2. ATOS appeal upheld not go again. Petition No. 59544 191 signatures Ends 22/1/15 3. ATOS & Tribunal Service money to GPs. Petition No 60046 signatures 3 Ends 5/2/15 4. DWP show common sense over terminal/degenerate illness. Petition No 61319 Signatures 6 Ends 24/2/15 5. Disabled people UK Welfare reforms suspended. Petition No 66608 Signatures 5 Ends 20/6/15 6. Make WCA Realistic Petition No 66404. Signatures 9. Ends 16/6/15 7. Abolish mandatory reconsideration. Petition No 57915. Signatures 17. Ends 5/12/14...
Source: Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy - August 2, 2014 Category: Mental Illness Authors: Quinonostante Tags: Mental Health, The News & Policies. Source Type: blogs

Unmet childhood needs, can haunt an entire adulthood.
Originally posted on Healing From Complex Trauma & PTSD/CPTSD: I have self insight and a capacity to work out what is going on in my subconscious thoughts, as well as conscious. It is not common. I am aware, most people are not insightful, or courageous, or honest enough, to explore the inner workings of their subconscious, and evaluate the behaviours that come from this. Such honesty and courage, to share this, with others, is not common either. I do this, at the risk of ridicule of others. So be it. It’s not like I am not used to ridicule, having endured it all my life. I am aware I do not need to be ashamed o...
Source: Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy - August 2, 2014 Category: Mental Illness Authors: Quinonostante Tags: Mental Health, The News & Policies. Source Type: blogs

The Magic Wand, or how to do multi-agency working in an age of austerity
Originally posted on The Not So Big Society: As the cuts continue to bite, the various agencies that work with vulnerable children have become more and more stretched. Multi-agency working has become ever more difficult to achieve. Fortunately there is a standard letter, which I’ve seen increasingly in use by these agencies. Feel free to copy this letter and use it in correspondence between social services, CAMHS, GPs, schools, Youth Offending Services and voluntary agencies. Lots of other professionals already do. View original 138 more wordsFiled under: Mental Health, The News & Policies. (Source: Dawn Willis sha...
Source: Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy - July 30, 2014 Category: Mental Illness Authors: Quinonostante Tags: Mental Health, The News & Policies. Source Type: blogs

Is This What They Mean By #disabilityconfident? Disabled Staff Twice As Likely To Get Sacked From The DWP
Originally posted on the void: One of the ways the DWP has tried to cover up the vicious attacks on disabled people has been the gushing and cringe-making Disability Confident campaign. This has mostly involved endlessly tweeting the hashtag #disabilityconfident and organising corporate events where large employers and Ministers all meet up to tell each other how wonderful they are being to disabled people.  Then they can all go back to sending disabled people on workfare safe in the knowledge that the campaign they invented has told them that’s okay. You might expect however that the DWP’s own treatment of their di...
Source: Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy - July 30, 2014 Category: Mental Illness Authors: Quinonostante Tags: Mental Health, The News & Policies. Source Type: blogs

Jobseeker Sanction Advice
Quinonostante:This could be an invaluable resource for vulnerable claimants and their carers Originally posted on glynismillward189: Posting this because people may find it useful Link to the site here:-   http://jobseekersanctionadvice.com/ Jobseeker Sanction Advice Home Page Hello and welcome to the website of the J.S.S.A. Now we wouldn’t blame you for wondering, who are JobSeeker Sanction Advice? So let us give you some background information. The organisation is ran by Denise Symonds, Andrea Nicholson and Jean Calvert. One thing we’re most certainly not, as is made clear throughout this site, is to have any...
Source: Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy - July 30, 2014 Category: Mental Illness Authors: Quinonostante Tags: Mental Health, The News & Policies. Source Type: blogs

Numb, but I do acknowledge I nearly died yesterday.
Originally posted on Healing From Complex Trauma & PTSD/CPTSD: I’ve been avoiding this all day and I can’t process my emotions about this, because I know if I ‘go there’ – the shame, guilt and self hatred will kick in. I know I didn’t plan it, but I was having a very bad day, with overwhelming realisations that cause me great pain. I’m aware in a numb kind of way, the fact that it was a non planned, just a sudden need to end it, is probably worse. Because it could have happened so easily. I am aware my zoning out stuff, is great to not ‘feel’ – but not good if I am likely to be impulsive, withou...
Source: Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy - July 30, 2014 Category: Mental Illness Authors: Quinonostante Tags: Mental Health, The News & Policies. Source Type: blogs

OCD and my Dirty House
Originally posted on : Let’s start off by defining Obsessive Compulsive Disorder shall we? Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder in which people have unwanted and repeated thoughts, feelings, ideas, sensations (obsessions), or behaviors that make them feel driven to do something (compulsions). –National Library of Medicine View original 418 more wordsFiled under: Mental Health, The News & Policies. (Source: Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy)
Source: Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy - July 30, 2014 Category: Mental Illness Authors: Quinonostante Tags: Mental Health, The News & Policies. Source Type: blogs

Sign The Petition For An Inquiry Into The Benefit Sanctions That Killed David Clapson
Originally posted on the void: The family of David Clapson – the former soldier who recently died after his benefits were stopped as punishment for missing a meeting at the Jobcentre – have launched a petition calling for an inquiry into benefit sanctions. In his sister’s own words: “My brother, David Clapson, a diabetic ex-soldier, died starving and destitute because he was penalised by the Job Centre for missing a meeting. “David had his £71.70 weekly allowance stopped meaning that he couldn’t afford food or electricity. He was penniless, starving and alone. His electricity card was out of credit meaning ...
Source: Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy - July 30, 2014 Category: Mental Illness Authors: Quinonostante Tags: Mental Health, The News & Policies. Source Type: blogs

Exeter church plays Pontius Pilate over Palace Gate abuse case
Originally posted on The Not So Big Society: In recent months I’ve covered the Palace Gate abuse case, in which the two directors of Palace Gate Counselling Service, Exeter, were struck off by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. John Clapham was found to have taken sexual advantage of two women during therapy sessions. His co-director Lindsey Talbott then aided him in a lengthy campaign of harassment and defamation against the complainants. Palace Gate Counselling Service rents its premises in the Palace Gate Centre from South Street Baptist Church. Because counselling has only voluntary self-regu...
Source: Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy - July 28, 2014 Category: Mental Illness Authors: Quinonostante Tags: Mental Health, The News & Policies. Source Type: blogs

Tulisa admits overdose and depression struggles during drugs trial
Originally posted on Metro: Tulisa tearfully admits taking an overdose in her documentary which airs tonight (Picture: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) Tulisa Contostavlos has admitted taking 11 strong pain killers and necking a bottle of vodka in the midst of her drug trial hell, saying: ‘I didn’t know what I was thinking or what I was planning to do.’ The pop star made the teary confession on camera as part of her documentary Tulisa: The Price of Fame which airs tonight on BBC3. Her assistant, Gareth Varey, then called an ambulance after Tulisa admitted overdosing on co-codamal . Tulisa’s case was thrown ou...
Source: Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy - July 28, 2014 Category: Mental Illness Authors: Quinonostante Tags: Mental Health, The News & Policies. Source Type: blogs

TV star Ashley James throws open the doors to her battle with depression and anxiety in her Metro blog
Originally posted on Metro: Made In Chelsea star Ashley James blogs about overcoming her anxiety and depression (Picture: AshleyJames) Ashley James is best known for starring in E4’s hit show Made In Chelsea when she joined the cast for a whirlwind two series, leaving in 2013. Aside from Chelsea, she’s also a model, TV presenter and blogger. Here, Ashley throws the doors open to her personal life as she reveals all on her battle with depression and anxiety for the very first time. ‘I first wrote this in January, and decided against posting it in fear of what people might think. I revisited it following the tra...
Source: Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy - July 28, 2014 Category: Mental Illness Authors: Quinonostante Tags: Mental Health, The News & Policies. Source Type: blogs

Welfare reforms, food banks, malnutrition and the return of Victorian diseases are not coincidental, Mr Cameron
Originally posted on Politics and Insights - kittysjones : The coalition will leave more debt than all Labour governments since 1900. The current government is now responsible for £517 billion of the trillion-plus-pound UK public debt, compared to £472 billion accrued during the 33 years Labour led the country since the turn of the twentieth century. And the figures look even worse when you adjust for inflation. When you do that, the Coalition’s share jumps to nearly half of the total debt. But the Coalition don’t meet any public’s needs, they simply serve the wants of  a powerful, wealthy elite. Labo...
Source: Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy - July 28, 2014 Category: Mental Illness Authors: Quinonostante Tags: Mental Health, The News & Policies. Source Type: blogs

I know when my husband starts worrying about me, things are not good.
Quinonostante:Thanks for allowing us to share in your journey Originally posted on Healing From Complex Trauma & PTSD/CPTSD: My husband can be a pretty good gauge of where I am at. He knows I have had a really horrible week and all my PTSD, anxiety and complex trauma symptoms are increased. Nightmares, anxiety is massive, hives frequently while at home, I’ve picked my lips so much they are bleeding regularly, not eating all day, zoning out occurring more again and I just want to listen to music constantly to escape my thoughts. And I know the depression is worsening, because dark thoughts of harming myself are o...
Source: Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy - July 28, 2014 Category: Mental Illness Authors: Quinonostante Tags: Mental Health, The News & Policies. Source Type: blogs

A Mother’s Appeal For Help- Disability Hate Crime
Quinonostante:This is beyond reprehensible Originally posted on Same Difference: This mother is desperately trying to find the people who did this to her son- to give him his confidence back. The mainstream media haven’t picked it up yet- can we get them to? Kindly reblog retweet share everywhere possible. Didn’t want to post this, but I’m really beginning to think that the boys who tried to kill my son are going to get away with it. I can’t help but feel that if I’d illegally parked I’d soon be found. They did far more than stab him, they’ve also taken away the only bit of independence he had, which...
Source: Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy - July 24, 2014 Category: Mental Illness Authors: Quinonostante Tags: Mental Health, The News & Policies. Source Type: blogs

Government to overhaul benefits sanctions process | Society | The Guardian
Originally posted on kickingthecat: http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/jul/22/independent-report-failings-benefit-sanctions?CMP=twt_gu View originalFiled under: Mental Health, The News & Policies. (Source: Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy)
Source: Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy - July 23, 2014 Category: Mental Illness Authors: Quinonostante Tags: Mental Health, The News & Policies. Source Type: blogs