👉#ExcludedUK 1 Year Thread.

February 2020

I left my home town in Wales to take up a trial near Basingstoke but it wasn't a good fit so I finished up the week as agreed and returned to a former employer in Cornwall. It's always important to leave jobs in the right manner.

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March 2020

Boris Johnson told the general public to avoid pubs, clubs and restaurants but then after just twelve days in my new job I was asked to stay home, to save lives and to protect the NHS. In return we were told no one would be left behind....

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April 2020

Due to being ineligible for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, despite being in full time employment before it was created, Universal Credit was the only option available for me. I was one of the "lucky" ones. I was also £1300 a month out of pocket

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May 2020

Debts were quickly mounting up as I had no savings & was reliant on my income, now down to £417 a month. I thought I got Covid but it turned out I was just experiencing panic/anxiety attacks which led to me being taken to Royal Cornwall Hospital. Scary!

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June 2020

I was at my wits end tbh. I'd look at my chef knives and wonder how easy they would slice through my veins. I'd sit by the sea and think how far I could swim before giving up to drown. I battled with so many dark thoughts but I just clung on.