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Understanding How Trauma Can Qualify for PIP Support

No one should have to “prove” their trauma, but the benefits system often requires detailed explanations. If trauma makes daily living harder, you deserve support. And always remember—your condition is valid even if it’s not visible. If someone hasn’t walked in your shoes, they shouldn’t judge how far you’ve come.

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Understanding Trauma: The Silent Struggle That Shapes Lives

Trauma is a deeply distressing or disturbing experience that overwhelms a person’s ability to cope. It can stem from a one-time event or a series of ongoing circumstances and often results in long-lasting psychological effects. Trauma reshapes how a person sees the world, interacts with others, and processes emotions.

Mental Health

Closure of Mental Health Service Sparks Outrage Across Wales

This is a national wake-up call. It is not just about one health board’s funding decision—it is about the future of mental health care in Wales and the UK. Citizens, campaigners, mental health advocates, and organizations must rally to demand accountability and reinstatement of critical services. Mental health cannot be treated as an afterthought. The closure of CAVAMH is more than just a funding issue—it’s a human rights crisis in the making.

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Eating Disorders and PIP Eligibility

Eating disorders are complex, debilitating, and can severely affect both mental and physical health. Although often invisible to others, the internal struggles faced by sufferers are very real and valid. Whether you’re managing an eating disorder yourself or supporting a loved one, it’s important to know that support exists, and that financial help through PIP or Universal Credit may be available. Raising awareness and reducing stigma can open the door to better treatment, social understanding, and a fairer benefits system that recognises the true challenges of living with an eating disorder.

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How the PIP Assessment Criteria Exclude Hidden Disabilities

“One of the most overlooked aspects of disability assessments like PIP is the failure to fairly account for fluctuating conditions. Many individuals live with illnesses that vary from day to day — such as Multiple Sclerosis (MS), ME/CFS, fibromyalgia, or certain mental health conditions. These are not linear or predictable, and yet the current system often assumes a static level of ability. This creates a harmful narrative that if someone can perform a task once, they can always do it — which is simply not the case. A more compassionate and realistic approach would recognise how the severity of symptoms can fluctuate, affecting daily living and mobility in deeply inconsistent and exhausting ways.”