TW: self harm morning struggle

Hi @Milalagic23

Welcome to the Sane forums.

I can understand the self harm, it is hard to control when things are not going right.

As much as we can support you here, it does sound like you do need some professional support.

If it was me, I would start with a gp that you feel comfortable talking too. I know you can get a certain amount of psych appointments under medicare. I am not sure how many however, so will tag a @moderator so that they might be able to point you in the right direction.

One of the things that helps me is talking it through whether it be with my professional supports or on here. The forums have given me so much support over the years.

Please keep posting on here. We are here to support you.

Hey @Milalagic23 ,

I'm sorry to hear things are so rough for you at the moment. Sounds pretty rocky.

I hear that you are looking to get a formal diagnosis? I'm wondering whether you have spoken to your GP about it, who can then maybe refer you to a specialist?

For me, my BPD was diagnosed by a mental health team in hospital.

Also, I'm wondering what you think might be different when you have a diagnosis, compared to if you don't have a formal diagnosis? Is it for extra supports? Is it for your own understanding?

BPD is very curable, but at the same time, it takes a lot of time - years in fact.

Please take care of yourself.

It'll also be good if you can have a look at our Community guidelines if you haven't already. This will guide you with posting, especially around self-harm.

Thankyou so much for the reply ive been to my gp before talked about how i was feeling but they just asked me some yes or no questions, said it seems like depression and they referred me to headspace... im sure alot of us have our own stories about headspace, it didn't go well for me and put me off getting help for a long time, however im now starting to realise its possibly the only thing that could help, im looking to get a diagnosis so i can better understand what is going on with my brain because alot of the time when i breakdown i dont know what its about i just have these heavy emotions that incapacitate me, its also so that i can get proffessional help as im aware thats not possible without a diagnosis,

hey @Milalagic23 you can start a new thread for a new topic if you like! Ask any questions....none are 'too silly'!