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Customs and rent allowance

Permanent Linkby flowingtears on Mon Jan 16, 2012 7:45 pm

Damn it, damn it, damn it.

One of the things I ordered has been "sent to customs" according to the postal service website. It's not 100% legal, so I have a feeling I'm not going to get it. It's nothing I could be prosecuted for (I've checked) but there is a high probability of it being seized and destroyed, and me being told not to do it again (haha, I plan to reorder from elsewhere if it's seized). I am so annoyed, it's the most important out of all the things I ordered.

Oh, and on top of that, I found out that the government are cutting rent allowance, that the maximum rent landlords are meant to charge is being reduced, and if they refuse to reduce it, tenants are supposed to find alternative accommodation. It's not a huge drop from what I'm already paying, so it's very likely that if I'm sent a letter about it (which I probably will be at some point) then the landlord will agree to the reduction. If he doesn't agree to the reduction, I can ask him to "officially" reduce it, but have me pay him the extra on the side. Either way though, it means approaching him and asking him. He's a lovely guy, and I know his wife a little (she works in a local shop), but I get really anxious about these things.

I saw my psychologist today. Tried to explain how I'm feeling, but she didn't understand. She kept going on about making a decision not to cut for a certain amount of time and using that time to learn new coping mechanisms. She doesn't understand how I need coping mechanisms before I try not cutting, not after. She says I should be able to, because I'm not cutting at the moment. Little does she know that I am. Oh, and she's going to recommend at the case conference that I stay in hospital longer, because I'm doing so well. I feel like screaming.

~The Official Crazy Cat Lady
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