A friend mentioned this network to me and it sounds like an excellent idea. I have just come off incapacity benefit after being ill with ME for 11 years and have started 17 hours a week of work and have also started a relationship at the same time! I am overwhelmed both with my ability to do things I haven't done for so long and never thought I'd do again - and also finding my anxiety -particularly about work, is a problem. I think I've taken on too much work and will probably cut back a bit in January. It is hard to get the balance right. I am also shocked at how awful every benefits/ tax credits department has been and the amount of time I am spending trying to sort out housing benefit, DLA and tax credits and back to work grant is crazy.
By the way - CBT was what worked for me - 10 sessions privately spread over 6 months changed my life completely.
