Filling in blue badge form for anxiety question help

[granadagirl]

Hi
As mentioned I’m filling in my form on council website
The question are not really clear (to me) what there asking
Anyone able to help
So
What measures are currently taken to try to improve journeys for you between a vehicle and your destination
Enter description of measures taken to try to improve journeys ?
I’m not asking what to put, just what exactly they mean by it
Thanks

Are you applying for a blue parking badge for anxiety?

If it's for a blue badge it's so that you can park closer to things, for example a shop. I think they're asking what you currently do (without a blue badge) to make it easier for you to get from your car to the shop.

Yes. Applying for blue badge under rules for anxiety

If you take a journey to the shops, for example - how do you get from car to shop? What if any measures have you used to assist you in this part of the journey?

This is an interesting post. The Gov's blue badge page says people who 'cannot undertake a journey without it causing them very considerable psychological distress' can apply for a badge. I suppose I'm wondering how looking for a disabled bay to park in at the supermarket could be less stressful than parking anywhere and walking a short distance. Does it actually lessen the anxiety caused by supermarket shopping in the first place? I can see a big advantage would be to have a designated parking spot outside your home so you don't worry unnecessarily about getting back and struggling to park. Anyway, I hope you get some help to the questions on here.

You need to tell them why your anxiety prevents you from parking in a normal space and walking a further distance to the shop, or why your anxiety means you may need to park in places not normally used for parking (eg single yellows).

Sorry and then tell them the measures you currently take to mitigate the above issues. So you can't park in a normal space because X so a friend has to drop you off or whatever

They want to know what you currently do without a blue badge

For some people it will mean they don’t leave the house, don’t lead a normal life

The OP isn't doing anything wrong, she is entitled to apply for a blue badge for her hidden disability. If this makes it harder for somebody else to park in a disabled place then that's not the fault of the OP but the fault of the system.

Not every disability is a visible one Jaxhog.

Have you got any idea how hard it is to get a blue badge in the first place? Anyone who wants my badge is welcome to it but they can have my crappy joints as well.
Or you can buy them from Ebay for a tenner.

How on earth will a blue badge help with your anxiety??

@CoronaIsComing

How on earth will a blue badge help with your anxiety??

Anxiety is caused by many things - agoraphobia, PTSD, mistaken health diagnosis by a Gp; a colleague of mine has severe anxiety when she has to do physical exercise after a GP mistakenly told her she had a serious heart complaint and could die at any time. She now doesn't do much exercise at all as a result.

@granadagirl
Ignore the people who need to wind their necks in and think bb are only for wheelchair users/people who use a walking aid/elderly.

When it asks you what measures you are taking what are you currently doing?
Do you take a person with you, only park in places you know well, park as close to exits as you can, play music through earphones, use a journey planning app, pre-plan your journey so you know where you are going. All of that kind of stuff.

For each measure you use, say what it is, how often you use it and how it helps you.
E.g. pre planning a journey:

For journeys between my car and my destination I always check the journey first on Google maps. I do this do I know where I am going which helps me reduce my anxiety levels. I use the street view function to check for anything that I would consider a hazard (and name hazards). When actually carrying out the journey I plan it into my phone and follow the route exclusively.

Is that any help?

Do you get PIP? I'd be surprised if you get one for anxiety without it.

My son has a blue badge @Jaxhog he can walk ,run ,jump as well as anyone however he got it as he has severe autism and learning disabilities and gets High rate mobility under severe mental impairment rules and is automatically entitled to a blue badge he has absolutely no awareness of danger.

CoronaisComing ooh ooh I know this one! A blue badge will help op with anxiety because her car is a far safer space than everywhere outside of it. For many people with anxiety it is hell on earth to even think about an unavoidable trip to the supermarket. Just knowing you’ve got to make the walk from the car at the back of the car park to the doors at the front of the store (with a queue full of scared and annoyed people btw) causes palpitations, sweating, dizziness, low mood and often leads to the anxious person deciding not to go and instead to stay home and partake in some form of self harm instead. I don’t speak for all anxious people but I’ve always been partial to ripping out a toenail every time I have to leave the house. It’s great fun.

Well maybe before making ignorant comments you should pr,has look at the guidelines for blue badges @CurtainWitcher ,

Bloody hell some of you posters playing disability top trumps!

My partner had massive issues walking.

Drs told him that he would potentially need both feet off and he wasnt entitled to a blue badge......

My gets High rate mobility DLA,under severe mental impairment rules so THERE FOR has an automatic enentitlement to a blue badge