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Originally Posted by cushty

When my husband passed away in 1997 I too suffered depression and found it hard to cope but I carried on working. When I retired I did voluntary work with Age Concern and found that keeping occupied stopped me from feeling sorry for myself. I did have a relative who didn't want to work and found many ways to avoid it and even bragged about it. I also read papers and listen to news regarding benefit cheats. I feel I can give an opinion without receiving stern replies. There are many people who deserve to receive benefits and I have no arguments with them.

well said. don't worry, they do the same to me. some ill informed people will always feel that they have the right to the last word, Wrong