Daily Discussion Thread: Mon 10 Jul 2023 - eviltoast

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  • Aradina [She/They]@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Update from my post yesterday about the disability medical assessment I had for my disability claim, for anyone that saw that.

    Had the appointment. The assessor was nice, I was so nervous I was stuttering. I don’t even have a stutter, so that was weird. Took all of 10-15 minutes and I was exhausted after.

    Now I just wait I guess. The estimated completion time is 4th of August, so if it takes that long I think I’ll get around $2k in backpay, which is enough to pay off two of my debts and get things back on track(do they still backpay the difference in payment for people currently on jobseeker? Actually unsure on that.)

    The suspense is killing me. I should just avoid thinking about it, but that extra $400ish a fortnight would be life changing. And not having to make myself bedridden going to disability employment services appointments every other week.

    Minecraft has been a good distraction. Been digging big holes to calm down. There’s something Zen about it. Except that I keep burrowing in to giant cave systems and having to explore them for loot and glory, which is less relaxing.