warrigal wrote on Aug 28
th, 2013 at 10:12am:
you friyay have obviously never been unemployed , so you don't understand how the job search system in Australia works.
if you were to become unemployed today, the next day you would be entilled to register for nsa payement. with that you are given a job network to support you to find employment, and that is the very thing denied to me because a centrelink phycologist has made a decession to stick me on a permanent job capacity assessment diening me access to a job network for job search. activities. just left unemployed and treated like a dsp pensioner. not to be helped.
FriYAY wrote on Aug 28
th, 2013 at 12:04pm:
So the government shrink think you’re loony wazza!!!!
Whoda thunk it…..
I mean no disrespect warrigal, but maybe getting a job isn't the best thing for you right now.
If a CentreLink psychologist has deemed you unfit for work, they are just doing their job. I think you may be seeking a job for the wrong reasons. You are seeking a job because of the stigma that people often attach to the unemployed, right?
Some people are temporarily unfit for work due to a medical condition, whether that is physical or mental.
You may previously have had an un-diagnosed mental health condition that made it hard for you to find work, develop your resume, prepare for interviews and hard for the job network companies to help you. I don't know your life story, but something must have happened a few years ago to put you in this situation.
You might be suffering from depression, anxiety or schizophrenia. That's ok. It is no insult to your intelligence. Sometimes when people push themselves to the limit or are under stress, their brain and mind go physiologically out of balance. Mental illness is not an insult or put-down. It just happens to people, and you'd never think it would happen to you. If you need counselling and medication, go and get it. Whatever situation you're in, it's outside your control. You can't fix your own problem. Don't try and help yourself. You can't.
Maybe being called a "bludger" by all these people was a little insensitive. Think of it as a blessing that you're off the hook now.
That CentreLink psychologist may have been doing you a favour. He/she gave you an excuse to not look for work because if you did get a job it would probably be the worst thing that could happen to you now. You could go for years without treatment. If you have health problems, don't just get a job because people expect you to because you'll have a crappy job performance and you'll be inefficient. You want to be the best you can be.
Yes ......... It's time for you to get some treatment.
Unless there's been a mistake ................. Accept the diagnosis.
You have reached a dead end. It is time for your life to take a new direction.