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Not Coping

Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor

Not Coping

Hey everyone how are you all?

@RiverSeal @Shaz51 @NatureLover @tyme @Former-Member @Eve7 @Former-Member @amber22 @Jynx @FloatingFeather

I'm not doing great at all today. I'm feeling down. I also keep beating myself up for everything and feel like I'm just failing. I need a break from everything. It's getting so hard that I don't know how to keep going anymore especially since I can't talk to anyone around me as they are leaving me or don't understand.

Hope you don’t mind me reaching out I just really need a chat and though I could come on here and vent and talk for a bit.

Thank you

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tymeModerator

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Would you consider reaching out to KHL or someone so you can get some of this out? @Birdofparadise8

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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor

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I’ve already spoken to my psych this morning.

I did speak to someone at KHL on Wednesday about work.

Or were you meaning with the SI and SH @tyme?

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outlanderSenior Contributor

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hi @Birdofparadise8

i hope you dont mind but i noticed you speak with KHL so im assuming your a younger member. ive just aged out of KHL so i have a feeling we may be around the same age if you would like to connect more as well 🙂

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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor

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Hi @outlander

Nice to meet you.

I’m 19, but I turn 20 in September so I have a a bit of time left with them thank the gods. There is no other service where you can have crisis support and a regular session with a counselor.

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outlanderSenior Contributor

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You may be interested in headspace @Birdofparadise8 they have a webchat or phone call too. They also run online group chats.
Headspace also offers free or close to free counselling in person sessions as well in your local headspace centre. All you need is a referral to them from your gp. Do you think you might also find this beneficial? To have someone to talk to in person?

I am in my mid 20s now but I have been here as a member and also a community guide for a couple of years now. I have my own mental health struggles, work struggles, friendship struggles etc so I am more then happy to talk to you about anything

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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor

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Sorry to say, but I don't think you would want me to get started with headspace.

Firstly I tried to get in coming over to Vic since moving here from Hobart as I'm a uni student, so not a lot of money for therapy when I have to pay for food and rent etc. Anyway, to the point they told me I am to high risk for them. So they dumbed me and wouldn't take me on.

Secondly, eheadspace I found it even worse I swear I get more angry once I have talked to someone from there. They gave me 20 min on webchat to tell me I was doing great and to use my safety plan if I needed it when I clearly told them I was struggling and that I was upset and highly distressed.

Anyway, I don't think I'll be using them again. I do currently see a psychologist, and she is good. The only thing is it will probably end in Dec Jan as it's in the community, so I don't have to pay for it.

Sorry for shooting your suggestion down in flames. I just really don't like them after how they treated me many times.

Ah, okay I'm not sure how much you know about me from any of my posts @outlander.

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outlanderSenior Contributor

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ive really only read probably the last 3 pages of this thread @Birdofparadise8 enough to know your a younger member who goes to uni and is having some work troubles.

any psychologist can be abit hit and miss i guess. i didnt attend their clinics as i was turned off therapy for a quite some time.

your gp can refer you elsewhere though, psychologists that have the medicare rebate give you most of the session fee back ie if a session is 120 you pay that but get about 90 back

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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor

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Okay, I am also struggling with depression and being a complete and utter mess right now, lol and a whole lot of other stuff that you probably don't want me to get into.

I've been in hospital recently and had TMS and med change, which has done nothing, so that's great.

Yes, I will get a referral once I've nearly finished with this psych, and I hope either of them knows someone that isn't too expensive.

Yeah, I'm studying for a Bachelor of Health Science, Majoring in Nutrition and Biomed. So I have a pathway for Medicine or Dietetics. Not sure Medicine is really competitive and hard to get into and just to sit the exam it's like $500 so I'm not sure @outlander.

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outlanderSenior Contributor

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that is quite alot @Birdofparadise8

i am sorry that you have to go through so much. do you have family and friend support or other supports offline? uni counsellor....

that degree sounds very full on. do you enjoy it? i guess you dont really have to decide what you want to major in right now though. if your passionate enough about medicine then aim for that.

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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor

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Mmm just a few things @outlander

Other than my aunt and uncle that live here in Vic the rest are in Hobart.

Uni counsellor said I was too high risk for them as well.

So annoying for St Vincents I'm not high risk enough but for everywhere else I'm too high risk.

Yes, it's been good so far. It's good I'm majoring in biomed and nutrition so it is a pathway for my Masters's in a few year's time.

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