Not Coping

I can get in for a non-urgent assessment with the CATT team.

KHL really pulled through to help. I have an appointment with a GP tomorrow so I will get them to send a letter for me @outlander @fluffylight

I'm not sure how long I will have to wait for that, but oh well.

I'm so sad I've been sobbing most of the night.

I'm just happy my regular helped get the ball rolling with the psych triage team, as they didn't believe anything I said @fluffylight.

I've already spoken to my regular, and we called triage together.

Glad you got your regluar at KHL to help you with this @Birdofparadise8. What's the next steps now?

I've made an appointment with a different GP at the same clinic for tomorrow at 3:30, and I will ask them to write a referral to the CATT team so I can see a psychiatrist there for a med review.

The person we spoke to said because I am working and studying, I'm not super high risk. I'm like, I can be my SI was really bad last night and has been previously. I don't see how me being successful in attaining a job and uni should determine if and why I can access MH support.

Hopefully, after the GP appointment, they will call to make the booking to get me to see a psychiatrist there and see where I can go. And if I can stay, depending on how it goes.

Still pretty upset in seeing how everything has played out and how much I've had to do to get help @Jynx. I'm still crying but oh well.

Crying is very understandable considering all you've been through just to be heard @Birdofparadise8. I'm glad you finally got someone to listen, even if it had to be with the help of someone else. Really sucks how much stigma still interferes with people getting the support they deserve.

Yeah, I am very grateful for her. She has been such a great support these past nine months.

I know the man at triage said, "Laura is working and at uni so she isn't in a full crisis". Still doesn't mean I'm not struggling and that I can't get any help any other way. The public is all I have right now.

Like I know I'm not in a crisis where I need to be involuntarily admitted to a hospital, but I'm not good either. My SI is really bad; I'm crying a lot, and just general depression. To be honest, I feel worse than before I went into Hosptial @Jynx

I'm struggling to do my uni work as well.

I think it's a bit unfair that I'm seen as fine just because I am working and at uni. It's not a true representation of depression. I'm sure there are a lot of other people in the same predicament as I am.

How long till term finishes @Birdofparadise8? There's always the option to defer if you need to.

I think it's more than a bit unfair, and I definitely don't think you're alone in your situation. Sometimes, work/study is the only thing we can actually hold onto to keep us going. It should never mean that you should be unable to get the support you deserve.

I'm only in week three @Jynx

No, I need to study if I didn't, I would be even worse.

Yeah, exactly they are two reasons why I am staying safe.

I'm glad you have those things to help you in staying safe @Birdofparadise8 and I hope that it'll get a little easier to get support going forward 💜