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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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Re: psychiatrist appt - terrified

I'm struggling with the night time and not Sure if I remember what it's like to sleep properly. Kids had school and kinder and i had meetings with the dv worker person and support worker who are both lovely but I'm just blank on all the decisions I don't know what to do and I'm scared all of the time. I feel like I've made such a mess of things that I can't trust myself to make anymore decisions. I feel lost from my self a lot of the time and just dumb and confused, words go missing when I try to speak. I hate my brain

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Re: psychiatrist appt - terrified

Dear lj ... sometimes making a decision is just making it for a while ... so that the next phase can unfold ... even if it is a spontaneous "I'll do this" ... and live with it for a while and til you can make the next decision.

Recently i was teaching an older "normal" couple ... and we all laughed when I said that I was only just getting to the stage when I am not dropping words out .. or often at a loss for a word .... the joke was that nobody would notice if I got alzheimers.

point being ... stressed brains are tired but if you give away all your power then its not you taking charge ... and for our kids we do need to take charge ... not make everything perfect .. but be the bigger one with a bit more of an idea about life

I didnt have the support, education, money etc to "fight" .. and so we settled ... few things are ideal in this world ... go gently

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Re: psychiatrist appt - terrified

Maybe I have Alzheimer s already too... 😉
You have been such a huge support this week/month Appleblossom I am so grateful for you and these forums. I just want my kids to grow up in a better circumstance than I did... Which in so many ways they are but...
I think you are right about taking charge... Kids need to see that someone is in control that they trust to feel secure and safe...
I'm doing breathing exercises as I write and trying to do that mindful stuff .. Then it's time to try and sleep... Again

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Re: psychiatrist appt - terrified

You sweet @Former-Member are the opposite of how you wee brought up xx

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Re: psychiatrist appt - terrified

Thank you Anne, @PeppiPatty

I am not doing well. I'm sinking so deep I can barely speak to anyone and I know that the mental health ppl are concerned and think I need hospital but I can't do that again. There is nowhere for my kids to go and I will lose them to their father anyway. Everything is just too much. I'm so tired and the dr prescribed me something to help today but I'm too scared to take it I don't feel safe when I try to sleep and that stuff always makes me feel more vulnerable and more scared and I can't take so much that it 'knocks me out' because I need to be able to wake up to my kids. I want to cry but I can't even cry im just so flat I'm beyond tears

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Re: psychiatrist appt - terrified

Hi Lj,

I'm so sorry to hear what's going on for you. I'm really concerned that you feel like you're 'sinking so deep'.

What do you think is best for you right now? I know being in that hole can make it hard to see outside of, but if you can imagine... what is it you need right now or what has got you through this in the past, we might be able to help you get there.

Sleep sounds like it's one that is on the agenda... but I can understand that might be tricky at the moment.

We're here and listening 🙂

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Re: psychiatrist appt - terrified

Dear @Former-Member,

I've been mostly listening quietly to your day to day messages. I'm so sorry you are going through this. If it helps even a tiny bit, I'm sending you hugs.

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I don't know what I need, I just wish there wasn't so much going on and all out of my control. My head is just so full of the worst possibilities for everything I can't make any decisions. The dr wanted me to choose which type of medication I thought would be best today and I just went blank and couldn't answer and he kept pushing me for an answer before realising that I was just not able to breathe or answer him. So he chose and the support worker helped. But I don't think I can take them but I haven't been sleeping snd I know that's not good. Gah!

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Re: psychiatrist appt - terrified

@Former-Member It's good that you are continuing to reach out and express what you are going through. I've never been in your situation, but was a child of domestic violence. I know how things can feel out of our control. Is it possible to write down some of the best scenarios or outcomes? Maybe just to remind yourself of the possibilities beyond the negative. How much sleep do you think you are getting per day? Feel free to answer or not to any of this. I'm really just giving you a brainstorm response. Is there anything we can do to help you with the decisions you need to make?

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Re: psychiatrist appt - terrified

Am getting one or two hours at night broken up. I have to decide so many things. If we should go back to our house or not... I can't afford to pay rent here and the house there. And can only stay in this place (a domestic violent shelter unit) for 3 months anyway but I'm so scared going back into my room in the house. But the kids need stability and their house and own things. And I'm terrified my mental state is just going to be user against me by kids dad which is the aim of the whole thing I think. Its just all too hard and I can't go through everything again being hurt or going back to court but the appeal from the last trial is next week and family court hearing is week after and I don't think I can cope with any of it. It's just too much.
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