If you are ill, medicated, exhausted, or hospitalised and someone is pushing you to sign documents, transfer assets, or grant Power of Attorney, stop immediately.
This is not help.
This is risk.
Why This Is Dangerous
Illness reduces capacity — even temporarily. Pain, medication, fear, and fatigue impair judgment. Decisions made in this state are not fully informed, no matter how “urgent” others claim they are.
Pressure during illness is a known context for financial and legal abuse.
Red Flags You Should Not Ignore
- Being told “now is the only time”
- Documents brought to hospital or bedside
- Decisions framed as necessary for your “care”
- Being discouraged from independent legal advice
- Feeling confused, rushed, or afraid of consequences
- Family members or associates speaking for you
- Any connection to prior financial misconduct or struck-off professionals
One Rule That Protects You
No major legal or financial decisions should be made while you are unwell.
None.
Anything legitimate can wait.
What You Are Allowed To Say
- “I am not well enough to decide.”
- “This will wait until I am recovered.”
- “I will seek independent advice.”
- “No documents are to be signed.”
You do not owe explanations.
You do not owe speed.
You do not owe access.
Bottom Line
If pressure increases when you are weakest, it is not concern — it is control.
Your recovery comes first.
Your clarity comes second.
Everything else can wait.
