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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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I'm sorry to hear you went through all of that and that you lost your father @CherryBomb thank you for saying that you've been through similar I am just really scared

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Thank you @hiddenite I wish our beautiful kids didn't have the nightmares 😞

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I really don't know how to keep fighting through everything anymore I wish life got easier just for a little while 😞

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Its ok to

conserve

minimise

simplify

back to basics

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Re: psychiatrist appt - terrified

It's so hard trying to keep up for the kids

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Have you given them some words so that you can be honest with them but appropriate at their level ?

eg Mum is sad or tired

because

of the break up ...

of moving house again

Use simple "I" messages

Dont think you have to paint a fake pretty picture of life ... give them responsibility ... if it works .... if it flows ... good ...

I wish I could say I did it properly ... I would fall asleep surrounded by the laundry in little piles and the girls crawling over me

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I've told them we're staying in a holiday house while our house gets fixed they go back to school and kinder on Tuesday

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Perhaps think in school terms .... to help you make decision re house ... what is finanacially viable ... how fast can you move

but I really meant ... have you given them a few "feeling" words to describe the strain you are under

I can clearly remember flashes back from 5 -- 8 yrs with my mother ... I was straining with every ounce of my being to be good and helpful for her ... I KNEW she had it hard then ... I could see with my own eyes ... but sadly mother could NEVER communicate about it ... it kept us all isolated

just wondering if you can verbalise it ... with them .... somehow ... so what they might be sensing is given some context.... and words ... once they have words for feelings they will be forever empowered ,,, and not lost in a morass

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Thank you @Appleblossom , nothing seems possible right now, and financially lol definitely nothing possible lol

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I respectfully disagree .. challenge that thought .... good old CBT ... I lived on the smell of an oily rag .. and with Centrelink ... there are options ...slim ... but true ... I am pragmatic ... work within the system and things can unfold... the mirage will clear ... but stay grounded in sustainable realities ... that way each step is on solid ground.... whether you believe it or not,

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