Recovery programs

I will accept this program outline from anyone.

I just wNt to see what I am told is a 3 sessiom limit that lasts a monrh.

I can not seem to gind any outlines matching that disciption.

Please someone educate me.

Can anyine display the program ouyline detailing that I was in a 3 session program please?

While I can not find any outline for it should not be too hard for Sane to provide it as it is their 3 vist program after all.

Surely you guys have the program outline?

At least some advice on where I van look to find this 3 session program?

Would ir help of I said pretty please with sugar on top?

Is there a special code that will allow me to see this information?

Hey @unimportant, thanks for reaching out to the Forums!

Is the RecoveryClub the program that you are thinking of? This is our current program with 1:1 calls and groups with access to the Forums and resources.

RiverSeal 🙂

Yes it was the one with the seperate forum.

I have been contacted now to ley me know it is most likely an error but it is my problem to deal with.

What a great system.

Hey @unimportant, please call SANE's Services Enquiries line on 1800 187 263 to clarify any issues you are experiencing. Thank you RiverSeal

Oh, yes I do remember chatting to you about that therapist who said to stop seeing the psychologist and then also said to stop seeing them. That was really weird - and makes me wonder if maybe it was that therapist that was a little.. odd? @unimportant

I really don't think it is a "normal" approach that therapist had; or at least not from what I have read from what you said.

I can understand your confusion between the different SANE programs. I don't know which one you were enrolled in, obviously. I am aware there used to be 2 programs - Guided Recovery (3 months?) and Recovery Club (6 months, no 1:1 supports) -- and that this has been changed with their latest re-release of Recovery Club. I'm not sure if there used to be a shorter 3rd program too, which it sounds like maybe you were enrolled in -- its possible this wasn't open to the "public" and was a special referral one or something maybe?? I have no idea, sorry.

I assume you don't want to discuss what type of support service would be useful for you, since you haven't replied. That's ok to not want to discuss 🙂. But know that if you do want to, my offer is open. You can tag me using the @ and my username ( @AlwaysMyself ) if you want to. Tagging me makes sure I will see the post in my notifications, because I have had to turn off notifications for most threads when I am not tagged in them.

I have an answer now. I was ended in error and I need to contact to contact a department un Sane to see if their is any resolution or not.

I am just so sad it took all this to get any answer other than you have completed go away for 6 months.

I know everyone will think I am being difficult but I have not chosen any of these actions from MH providers.

I am just the annoying one that asks people to explain their actions.

The problem is I no longer even know what a good support service looks like.

They seem to all operate the same.

FirstI was refused sntry to an ED because I asked to patiently wait somwhere quiet. This is an ongoing discrimination matter now.

Aftef thatevery therapy model seems to be get rid of the client.

This has even been shown here where the overiding message is we screwed up bye.

So if this is what therapy is supposed to look like in Australia, no wonder I don't trust therapists. They do not seem to really be interested in clients as anything but profit.

How is anyone even supposed to get help like this?

I don't think you are annoying or difficult for wanting to understand what has happened and why @unimportant . I am the same myself! When I understand something properly, and have the opportunity to have a discussion about it, then I can help manage my feelings better because I understand what has happened.

And good on you for keeping asking! Because they have now realised that it was in error - and now someone can help fix it. If you hadn't advocated for yourself, they wouldn't have realised this. Advocacy is a really good skill I think. 😊

Oh, I hear you on the ED issue of somewhere quiet to wait @unimportant !! I had my first (only) ED experience a few weeks ago -- because I needed somewhere quiet and safe to sit whilst in distress and literally nowhere else was available (the health crisis teams told me to go to ED to ask for a quiet place -- they even tried to call ahead for me!). And.. nope, did not get a quiet place to sit. Well, the first area was OK, but then I was moved "up" in the queue to the next area -- and that was really bad. Within 5 min I was in high distress again, but it took another 20-30min for a nurse to come and offer to take me to a quiet place to sit !! I guess because I am a "quiet, curled up crier" and not a loud one??

Yeah, didn't encourage me to go to the ED again in the future if I need somewhere quiet whilst in distress... not unless the health service actually manage to get a person in the ED on the phone in advance and commit to have a room to sit in as soon as I arrive.

I don't think there is any therapy model that is "get rid of the client" -- but I do know that the public health system try to move people off public-funded programs and into private-paid supports as soon as they can 😢 because they don't have funding for anything except short-term supports. But I don't consider that a therapy model I guess. A lot of therapy models are actually about slow, gradual improvement -- sometimes over many years of progress. Problem is, theses ones cost a lot, and usually the people who need it most are the ones who can afford it the least.

My current (private) therapist, for example, she's really good I think. I've seen her about 5 months now - every week. She lets me talk about anything without freaking out -- it shows me that she also trusts me a lot too. She asks me if I think she is helpful or if anything needs to change in what we talk about -- just in case I want to change the direction we take things in. She lets me see her as often as I want, or as infrequently as I want if that were the case. I am in control of it.

To me, that's a good support. 😊

That sounds really great about your therapist.

I am glad you have found one that works.

Unfortunately I have never met a therapist like that. Even psychiatrists have been difficult with one demanding I am on his drug of choice to get any service. I mean medicating people on an open model instead of based on individuals...

My hospital problem was interesting, I did not raise my voice, swear, threaten or be rude. I only stated I needed to wait quietly. The strange thing is, if I told you everything that has happened, you have to determine I am lying, as all this can not happen to one person.

Unitl I show the massive list of emails from hospitals health departments and ministers office.

@AlwaysMyself