To ask how you survive this cold as an office worker?

You can buy a room thermometer from any DIY place - not at all expensive.
You can get a full blood count / thyroid function/vitamin D test from a private lab for not very much money. The way the results are written make it very clear what the normal ranges are, so if the results are concerning you can take them to your GP.
Battery operated heated gilet sounds fantastic.

I'm replying from the NHS myself, and I'm frozen. I have even brought my fingerless gloves to wear and my own little fan heater but the area is so big the heater makes no difference. We have no heaters here except for one oil filled radiator. I have on a long sleeved t-shirt, my uniform tunic, my cardigan, a thick fleece cardigan on top plus trousers etc. We have complained but as usual nobody cares

A hot water bottle will hold a fair of water, it's hardly a waste. Plus if you only put the corresponding amount of water in the kettle then there's no waste; you only pay to heat the amount of water you're using.

This is not about money, or about water, for him. It's about power and control being exerted unnecessarily and with enough fear of consequence on your part that you are adjusting your behaviour to your own detriment.

It's not just the central heating though, is it? He doesn't like you boiling the kettle, he'd THROW AWAY (your words) an electric blanket you bought... that is controlling behaviour and that type of control is abusive

So its ok for him to make a profit out of you wanting to get warm?

Ive lost weight as well and Im feeling the cold for the first time ever

Where I work it was 4 degrees this morning, I had on thermal tights, thermal leggings, leggings , jeans, thermal tee, thermal running top, body warmer and zipped jacket - the thermal socks will be added tomorrow as feet got cold

Also hat and gloves on in the car

Of course you can get up and move. I have worked in so many offices and it’s normal, even encouraged to move and stretch, even if you are customer facing, or in a call centre. If you do computer work, it’s even more essential. I even had a GP at recently where the GP stood the whole time, and had a standing desk.
it sounds as though you are quite rigid in your ways of thinking about things. maybe it would help you to try to relax some of your ways of thinking.

That was an adult safeguarding webpage reference. So yes, he can.

I grew uo piss poor in the 60,s - we had one gas fire in the whole 3 bedroom house, woke up to ice on the windows and used coats on top of the blankets to keep warm at night

I now live in a house with CH and woodburners and whilst we arent affluent , we heat the house and dont have the foreign holidays

Im thinking you are an adult?

Why are you not saying Dad, Im cold. I will be buying a heater for my room and I will be buying an electric blanket and just going ahead and do so?

I have ditched all notion of smart office wear for now (not an issue in my org, imagine it could be difficult depending on organisational policy). Tights under jeans, thermal base layer, jumper, and heated hoodie. Gloves and a scarf too, and a hot water bottle if needed.

I had weight loss surgery a couple of years ago so I absolutely feel your pain, I am really really feeling this cold weather

I think it means that the OP is in a bad way and has normalised abusive behaviour as love, and I worry there are other aspects of her life that are being controlled

she needs to be working elsewhere and living elsewhere

however this could take a long time for her to realise and accept / if it’s all you have known it’s hard to see it as wrong. It’s hard to accept you deserve better.

I find it strange that someone who's done mandatory NHS training is unable to recognise abuse and coercive control and resorts to calling those of us who can recognise it "disgusting people".

So that makes his behaviour ok, does it?
You're in denial for whatever reason. Posters tell you it's abusive/controlling/ bullying but because it's your norm you won't believe it.

Why aren't you connecting to the other points I made like this would be considered child neglect- no different only you are an adult who has choices and should be able to control their own lives.

Do you pay your parents for living at home?

If you're at work for the NHS you're not getting much done today!

OK let's just say he is uncaring, selfish, with no empathy and understanding that his rules and restrictions make his child very uncomfortable.
How did the conversation go? Dad, I'm freezing, I am going to buy a heated blanket and happy to contribute to additional energy costs.
Him: no, you're not allowed. I want you to freeze.
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Are you on a very low salary?
Why would you put up with this from your parents when you could be independent and living in your own place?

If you were a 10 year old and telling a teacher at school about how cold you were, how the house was 11C and how you weren't allowed to boil water for a hot drink (or it was frowned upon) , or use a heated blanket, they would contact social services and your parents would be visited.

Can't you see this for what it is?

I'm surprised the warm glow of martyrdom isn't keeping you toasty.

No we're not.

He’s always been like this. I wouldn’t say he’s abusive, he just grew up without central heating and is very precious about it. He sees it as burning money because it heats all the areas of the house without people in it. I don’t even have a radiator in my room

He can turn the rads off in rooms that aren't used.
You don't have a radiator in your bedroom? Why was central heating not put in the bedrooms? Weird.

Many of us grew up without central heating. My parents didn't have it till I was 16. But I had a convector heater in my bedroom and when it was freezing I was 'allowed' to keep it on low overnight.

How old are you?

Are you able to move out and rent your own flat? Even a studio flat would be better than what you have now at home.

Your dad is being a bully. I wonder what your mum thinks of his behaviour? Does she not have any say in what he does?

Complaining you boil a kettle to make a drink is ridiculous. And anyway you can get kettles that just boil a small amount of water.

You've become so used to his behaviour and think it's normal when it isn't.
It's verging on abuse because it's neglecting your basic needs like warmth.
You just can't or won' t see it.

Ok so if he's not abusive plug in a heated blanket and an electric heater. If he doesn't like it tell him he's being unreasonable and you will pay half the electric bill.

What possible objection could he have?