Why am I so embarrassed for people to know that I am on
benefits because of a mental health condition and why do I constantly feel like
a cheat whenever I think about claiming?
I don’t work at the moment because I am physically unable
to do so - I know, this sounds like a cop out even to me; as though I am just
making excuses and I could actually work if I were to simply put in the effort.
But I shouldn’t feel that I am being stigmatised (even if
it is all in my head).
Yet I still don’t want people to know that I claim
benefits because somehow it feels like I’m doing nothing for something whereas
they are working bloody hard for their paycheque.
I have a freedom pass (which lets me travel, as you
guessed, for free) however the fact is that it isn’t really for free because I have
to pay, not by money, but by the torment of not being able to earn my own way
like other people and also by struggling in everyday life.
An interesting article:
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