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psychiatrist appt - terrified

psychiatrist appt - terrified

I Have an appointment with my psychiatrist by telemed today. I'm feeling sick about it because i stopped taking one of my medications after court because of how they used it against me to make me sound like a deranged psychopathic liar. I take it to help me sleep but they kept repeating what the use of the tablet is usually prescribed for and now they're saying that if i'm taking that type of medication i can't be stable enough to be a parent. They also kept reading out the psychiatrists report from when i was first in hospital in January and making me say that i was severely mentally ill back then, and perhaps i could be now and either i was lying when i said i wasnt or i wasnt in a fit state to know if i was or not. I'm scared to say anything to the psychiatrist because anything he says or writes will be flipped and skewed by the lawyers for my ex in famlly court. Even if he writes i'm recovering well they'll just say that proves i was 'faking' it in january to put off court. It feels like no matter what i do say its going to be used against me and i just want it all to go away! I'm not doing so well, i know i'm not. But im so scared of telling anyone. our next court hearing is in a weeks time. I thought that a lot of this stuff, these games and stuff would be easier if i got a 'win' in court but its made no difference whatsoever because the 'best' thing for the children is seen as having their 'father' in their lives - until he hurts them. The police and psychologists have all said he will eventually but it doesnt matter to the courts.

Sorry, rant over, has anyone felt like they coudnt talk honestly with their mental health team/person/people?

LJ

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Dear lj

It is probably going to be like this for a while ... but you can do it ... it really is better if you can manage without going into hospital ... just one less thing to destabilise kids and for ex to hang on you.

Please believe it is worthwhile to be a mum ... even if it is years of unrelenting slog and few back pats .. there are weird things that can really blow your mind but are based on reality ... you know my daughter was hanging out with Al Gore and driving him around etc for her job ... In spite of all my issues and beyond the fact that she doesnt understand me ... she is very successful ... it was more my job to understand what was good for her than her job to understand me ... so on some levels I am ok with it ... she is ok and that is what counts ...your story will be uniquely yours ... but there will be pleasant surprises along the way ...

motherhood can be a beautiful privilege and insight into being human.

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Re: psychiatrist appt - terrified

Wow so much going on @Former-Member!

Going day by day is a great approach.

I'm glad your support workers are helpful. Do you feel like you can turn to them when you're feeling overwhelmed?

We're here for you too @Former-Member

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Yeah I agree with the girl ( Isabella)
Today husband bought me a fab steam cleaner off gumtree ..... ( yes me and steam cleaner are in love)
And I'm talking constantly now oldest son is calling me I'm gonna do this and do thAt and as usual I'm gonna retort what do you know about him .................
............,
And my h says look Anne he's making it alone he doesn't want your help. And after 5 mins of grumbling I realised he is right. And something I've worked on all their life.
I'm feeling proud that he's almost 25 and can live his own life.

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Appleblossom you are right about motherhood, I can see that and most of the time ive felt that it's just I wonder how someone as messed up - with no experience of a 'normal' safe family environment - like me can really be doing everything or even enough right for them. I just want so much for them... And I don't feel good enough. Even though people tell me I'm doing ok and they are doing ok too I just can't get rid of the feeling that in just flawed in too basic a way to be fixed.? And then everything about them at the moment is hard... As much as I love them they are just being terrors at the moment which is understandable with the move and everything but so hard to deal with every minute

@Shimmer thank you, I'm very grateful to the lovely ladies who come and support me but I'm a bit hesitant to tell them how low I get and usually when I'm at my lowest is middle of the night of course or some other out of reach time.

@PeppiPatty you sound so chuffed with your son, I'm so glad that he is the capable young man that you worked so hard to raise, just like appleblossoms daughter. You have both done such great jobs through everything you've been through! Right now I just not sure I'm anywhere near as tough as you two!

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Dearest @Former-Member

You dont know this, it;s very hard to take in but you are a lot stronger than I ever was. It is how it is.

if I was with you, I would come over, clean up your home and leave you to spend a day doing lj things. It makes me feel so frustrated that this simple job is so difficult to get.

We think you are absolutely doing it hard and doing the work too.

If you have time, can you sit in your bedrrom and watch the moon. It lifts up and watches you like we do

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That is such a lovely post @PeppiPatty - I would be there with you both, doing lj things

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@Former-Member

You dont know this, it's very hard to take in but you are a lot stronger than I ever was. It is how it is.

if I was with you, I would come over, clean up your home and leave you to spend a day doing lj things. It makes me feel so frustrated that this simple job is so difficult to get.

We think you are absolutely doing it hard and doing the work too.

If you have time, can you sit in your bedroom and watch the moon. It lifts up and watches you like we do

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Hi @NikNik because the post is printed out twice ??

Please don't think I'm showing off .....
I've done that many many times in my life but ..... Last time about 5 or 6 years ago last time o did that ..... For a lady who was struggling for 6 months o religiously went to her home one a fortnight o told her o don't like listening
To problems but I can clean and she can talk to everyone else. Two years later, she sent me a card and thanked me. It was a great feeling
It would be natural @NikNik for us to do it together
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