I had to go and see a doctor about my Incapacity Benefit this morning.
He asked some strange questions which didn't seem to have anything to do with depression.
For instance, he enquired if I made the tea and helped around the house. What's that got to do with anything?
Another seemingly unrelated question was what I like to watch on TV. Why did he ask these things?
Well, I'll see if I gave the right answers in a few weeks time.
2 comments:
Hi Peter.
I suffer from depression too (you might like my blog - but then again you might not) and have been both lucky and unlucky with Doctors - some still do not really 'believe' in depression. A complete lack of motivation and activity is common in depression, so I guess he just wanted to see if you were lying in bed all day - as some sufferers do, indeed I have at very bad times. No, I can't understand the telly question either - perhaps he was looking for particularly dark tastes? But that's rather mysterious to me.
Anyhow, I found your blog just by clicking on the 'next blog' button from my own and carrying on.
I wish you well.
All the best,
Colin.
thanks Colin.
It makes a bit more sense now.
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