When Theresa May became prime minister she said that the conservatives were the party for all. Later she said that her government would end the stigma of mental health.
Now the tories are saying that PIP payments are going to be stopped for "people who are at home and take pills for anxiety".
Anxiety is as much a real mental health problem as depression, bipolar and other mental health conditions. Anxiety is horrible: panic attacks, racing heart, clammy palms and dry mouth are horrible symptoms of anxiety.
People who suffer from OCD also suffer from anxiety. That condition can take over people 's lives, as can anxiety. Phobia' s (another anxiety related condition) can stop people leaving their homes.
And with the NHS in crisis (and the tories in complete denial about it. They want every one to go private) you wait even longer to see someone about your mental health.
And its people with mental health conditions that the government pick on the most. Is this really the end of the stigma Theresa May promised? I don't think so.
The truth is how can a government run by a bunch of millionaires really relate to the rest of us? They cant. They just keep churning out the same old false promises and looking our for their rich mates.
So dont believe that they care. They don't. They proved that when they target the vulnerable over and over again.
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