Haha @AlwaysMyself sad that so many relate.
that’s the thing eh…. We might be surviving by doing certain things and mh folks think that we are doing ok, but merely surviving is just not sustainable long term. Shouldn’t even have to be medium term, cause it’s absolutely brutal. And it’s so very often that when we are made to keep surviving by doing things that are exhausting, that aren’t really helpful, that we are pushed over the edge and people’s lives come to an end. Urgh. If only.
oh I’ll have all my digits crossed that this peer support service is of help and that they will take you on. I was going to say a peer support/ support worker type service could be helpful. My SW is generally great. Calls me every day. Couple of home visits a week, more if needed. Comes with me to appointments, they run some groups too. They have just bought on a peer worker, she has been texting me while my SW is away. I don’t know her well and am too scared to ask for much more than a couple of text messages. It’s hard to be vulnerable with people you don’t know.
does your mum rely on you alot? Is she elderly? My mum lives with us. She’s 70 this year but still fairly active. My step dad passed away a couple of years ago. So mums great when I end up in hospital, but it is a lot for her, especially getting my D to and from school and visiting me cause my mum does not drive. I’ve been needing an admission, but keep putting it off.
im glad the drop in service is helpful for you. We have a safe haven here and they have also recently opened one of them Medicare mental health clinics. I struggle to get myself to those places though. I’ve thought about just going to my local community mh centre and just sitting. Would help me keep myself safe.
my old psych leaving ended in a pretty big mess. I was super angry. I just didn’t understand how they could do that to people, just leave so many patients without support. She asked me what I would have liked to happen…. I said, well fill your maternity leave position. She was like that takes time and paper work. She’s pregnant! They had what at least 6-7mths to organise it! There was a whole lotta other crap that went down and I ended up walking out. She then cancelled my last 2 appointments! I’m just on a wait list now. Goodness knows how long I will have to wait. I see my case manager tomorrow so maybe she will have some good news for me. I can’t afford to go private unfortunately, so waiting for a psych with community mh is the best I’m gonna get.
yeah unfortunately pdocs with community mh move around a lot. They will do a rotation in the hospital, then at the health centre and then they move elsewhere. It sucks. Because of one of my meds, a full psychiatrist has to write my scripts they are often able to stay a little longer. I’ve had 6 pdocs in the last 3yrs. It’s good when my case manager can meet with new pdocs and go over my file and meds beforehand. My SW comes too. But yes most of them, the registrars are all newbies.
haha… most people that I talk to about my gp want to go to her! My SW wants to as well! She really is so good! She put me onto my dietitian. She got me my ED diagnosis with a professor psychiatrist who researches and specializes in EDs.
id really just like to not feel so alone @AlwaysMyself trauma anniversary in a couple of weeks and then another in Feb. but the lead ups to it are just as bad. Absolutely no pressure or expectations cause we all have our own journeys. Medication withdrawal is horride!
dinner time here so gotta run
