Public mental health system

I stand by what I said..

The public sector and its staff always have another person waiting to be treated..

They do a pretty good job considering the conditions

If half the people who were not happy with their treatment made the progressive steps to be more relatable then the system would flow on to a better place..

Do you know why they prescribe before they define nutritional information and adaptive practices???

It's because they know the outcomes if they don't - what percentages of people does holistic healing work for? Where does the relationship between society and the fallacy of mental health sit vocationally.. the past doesn't sit well with a lot of people by association there's a need to look to pharma to identify redress

Sorry if what I have said doesn't sit well with you maybe look at it from another point of view rather than scripting out warnings..

I don't pretend to know the system inside and out and the human condition is a frail one especially when I'll. I apologise if what has been said hits a nerve particularly not knowing what you have experienced yourself and with your son.

Of all people I am not scripted. @supermodel I am well studied in the field at top universities and more than amply flexible in the application of oodles and oodles of Lived Experience.

I welcomed you on another thread. When new to a conversation get to know who you are talking to. I get that you are deeply emotionally invested in the topic and defensive of a system that may have helped you. It is good if you were helped.

@supermodel its just important to be careful about generalised you statements. It is provocative to tell people they are mollycoddled. Many people reading that may feel bad... In different ways.

I loved your thread title about the Spiritual and Real...as very apt when dealing with Schizophrenia.

Good luck and take care

It's so saddening.

I had a friend who had cancer. She was young and didn't have much money so her only course of action was the public health system. And they were excellent! Everyone was so supportive, the treatment rooms were bright and as cheerful as could be, friendly stuff and volunteers were around talking to patience, offering books, tea, coffee, food, activities. Because of this my friend made it through and has been cancer-free for many years.

Now, around the same time I had a severe bout of depression and wound up in hospital. The MH ward had 6 beds to about 12 patients. Some people were sleeping on the couches in the lobby area, others on the floor. Nothing to pass the time with - no TV, radio, books, magazines, etc. When I asked a nurse if there was something I could read to pass the time she pointed to a soiled newspaper poking out of a bin. Nurses were the most rude people I've ever come across - you weren't allowed to ask them questions. The only time you could is if they spoke to you first. They spent 99% of their time at the nurses station behind a plexi-glass screen, not bothering to come out into the ward at all.

Compared to the way my friend was treated for cancer both of these experiences worlds apart.

As I understand it, politicians and philanthropists love giving money to cancer treatment (not that they shouldn't) but mental health is still seen as "icky" so it gets nothing.

So sorry to hear your experience was awful too 😢