New Diagnosis help

Hi B&W,

I currently receive UC, ESA, and enhanced PIP for nearly a year now. I was diagnosed with cPTSD and substance abuse issues.

My therapist was concerned as certain treatments had not been working and wrote a letter for me to be referred to a Psychiatrist as she thought I clearly had bipolar type 2.

I saw the Psychiatrist yesterday and was they were extremely thorough, more so than the previous.
She diagnosed me with bipolar type 2 and borderline personality disorder and said the cPTSD was misdiagnosed.

My two questions are:

1) Do I have to inform each benefit awarded separately asap?

2) Will this trigger a re-assessment (I feel this doesn't change my day to day or needs etc.)?

I am extremely anxious about all of this, especially a re-assessment as that was so stressful to do all the forms, etc, I hope they can understand this new diagnosis doesn't make me any less debilitated, maybe more so.

Thanks

Dan

Hi Catherine,

Many thanks for the reply.

Apologies I should have said. I receive the highest level of all benefits; PIP and ESA, UC is housing benefit and can't be awarded any more.

I really am so anxious to rock the boat when I have been awarded everything I need to cope. This diagnosis really doesn't change anything really.

I've looked into things and it says about benefit fraud and payback but if they send the documents out again, it will just be same other than I now have a therapist that can back everything up and clarify even more.

Such a situation and really not in the headspace to be writing out those forms again.

Really unsure how to proceed.

Thanks Gary and Catherine, that's been very reassuring

Much appreciated.

Dan