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Major depression about to apply for DSP

Yolzy
Community Member

Hi guys

im new here. I’m stressing out because I am in the process of getting the letters from my doctors. My GP and clinical psychologist.

I have an advocate who is trying to help but I feel out of control because my doctors are t responding to her requests. She sent them emails and they never reply. She calls their offices and they do t call her back. Then my psychologist says that the template my advocate emailed her “looks like a 2 year old has written it up”. However the template is used by most advocates as I have received a few when I was looking for one that had time to help me.
I paid $170 for a proper report but she won’t address the 2 questions about “treated and stabilised” as she thinks it’s lying as she believes people have gotten better. The other question about working more than 15 hours and able to after 2 years, she wrote “ can’t work part time or full time in the foreseeable future” she still didn’t mention the “2 years”.
I can’t force her to write what the advocate wants her to write.

Im afraid if Centrelink calls her and ask “is it stabilised?” and she says “there are people who do get better” and ruins it for me.
Instead of helping my depression and anxiety she’s making it worse.

Do they call the psychologist or just my GP?

Im pissed off!

3 Replies 3

Guest_4643
Community Member

hey, welcome. i'm sorry that was said to you.

i have major depression aswell as other mental illnesses, and i managed to get the DSP if it helps (not trying to brag). i was rejected the 1st time but they usually do that, applied again with more evidence and got it.

my advice would be get as much info as you have from professionals. best of luck.

Lee_S
Community Member
Can I ask what the process of getting an advocate is? I applied maybe seven years ago for DSP and was denied although it was reccommended by my GP and job service provider that I should go on DSP. Years later and i'm still struggling after exhausting every treatment option. I'm actually afraid of asking my doctor although she has had no problem providing me with medical certificates and is very understanding

geoff
Champion Alumni
Champion Alumni

Hello Yolzy, thanks for your thread, just wondering how it's all going for you as this time can be very distressful.

Geoff.