Im on Income Protection, Im medically unfit to work at all. Im waiting for a spinal procedure in a bit over a week, my 7th procedure for the year 5th spinal one since Octoberish last year. Im waiting to start treatment with a psychiatrist and psychologist after months of working with one off psychiatrists etc to get to a point where my GP was ok with looking at ongoing treatment. I have heaps going on that there isnt enough to go into here. I spend a fair bit of my day writing a post for SANE forum, its theraputic.
My sister asked me today, "If you can do that all day how come you cant work?" I thought I was restrained in my response but she didnt like how I said it, as soon as I started it was OK OK. She wasnt after a response to the question but a rise out of me and to make a point. Anyhow I said something about not liking the response dont ask loaded questions.
Im pretty mad, like I havent spoken to her since and I dont have any intention in doing so. If she wants to talk to me I feel like I am just going to shut it down. I dont think it was appropriate, I think its rude and insensitve. I was napping quite a bit and she had an issue with that, I do bits and pieces during the day, sometimes more sometimes less. I have emails, contacting support, appointments etc. If Im not writing, again theraputic for me, Im not supposed to nap, I do bits and pieces as I can, what am I supposed to do with my left over time. I honestly dont know what she thinks I should be doing to prove to her that Im in sufficient amount of pain, have adequate mental health issue to justify to her that the doctors and specialist are correct in signing me off work. Ive asked to go back, Im on a rehab program with a return to work program to start in a while. But I asked to just go back atleast a few hours a day and they wont have it, not me.
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