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What I wish the rest of the world knew

catalyticSenior Contributor03 Sept 2015, 12:53 pm AEST

What I wish the rest of the world knew

First time poster here. It's been a long time since I've bothered with forums, to be honest I don't usually get the sort of support I'm after. I haven't had much luck finding support anywhere, even from my own family. I have had a lot of negative experiences while trying to access support services, I could write a book on the failures of the mental health system where I'm located. Many of you would be shocked by the way I have been treated over the years.. My official diagnosis is Bipolar II and Borderline Personality Disorder. My current psychologist believes the BPII diagnosis is incorrect and that I just have BPD.

I've held off posting until I've been in a more stable frame of mind, I don't want this post to be overly negative but part of sharing my story is letting overs know of the challenges I've faced with accessing support. In doing that I can't help but rely the negative experiences I have had and also name the support services that have let me down. Some of those support services are the very ones that are linked to Sane Forums. If that moderators could please indicate whether is is appropriate or allowed for me to share my experiences about these particular services. My only goal is to share my story as a way for these services to improve and for others to be aware of some of the issues they may face.

I live within the bounds of Frankston here in Victoria. The hospital has the 2nd highest mental health admissions in the state. Local support services are unable to keep up with the demand. My local hospital will only deal with people who have attempted suicide or are experiencing psychosis, any other issues you are given a psychological assessment through the community service and then discharged back to the care of your GP in less than a week.

I'm sure I can't be the only one here that has fallen through the cracks of a broken system. I want to do something about it....this is part of my recovery. In the coming weeks I will be having meetings with some of the key people from these organisations that have let me down. Change can only happen if people speak out about the inadequet care people with personality disorders often recieve in the public mental health system.

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AppleblossomSenior Contributor14 Sept 2015, 5:07 pm AEST

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I am so glad you figured out how to adjust your post so that it was accepted bymods. I have truggled with restrictions too ... but I also know first hand how too many triggering things posted can have a disastrous effect.

Hope you get support soon.

I still dont feel very supported and feel have been left to manage situations which were very tricky alone while certain professionals just collected pay packets. I am trying to make people more accountable now that I am older and wiser. And stop others giving me the flick.

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catalyticSenior Contributor14 Sept 2015, 5:50 pm AEST

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And here's the rest of the story, I'm sure this will get deleted again too!

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BabooSenior Contributor14 Sept 2015, 5:53 pm AEST

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No need to worry about it being deleted if you follow the forum rules 🙂 if your having trouble perhaps the forum criteria may not be for you?

Let me know if you need more direction on the page with the rules and ill pop up a hyperlink 🙂

Regards

Baboo

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BabooSenior Contributor14 Sept 2015, 5:59 pm AEST

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so long as your posts don't name names. So you cant have doctors names, hospital names, peoples names...

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catalyticSenior Contributor14 Sept 2015, 6:02 pm AEST

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So why did they get deleted then @Baboo

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catalyticSenior Contributor14 Sept 2015, 6:03 pm AEST

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and I deleted all of that information and you still deleted my posts. Do you want to tell me why? I'm being Censored for speaking out. Great to know this forum supports the agencies and not the people.

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DefiantPandaSenior Contributor14 Sept 2015, 6:03 pm AEST

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I managed to read it just before it was deleted. Pure luck - refreshed the page and it was gone though.

You've been through several services, and it seems like there are some issues accessing them. One of them took a long time to get an appointment with.

With another one they kept trying to call the wrong number. Sounds kind of typical for these kinds of services - too many cooks spoil the broth. Everyone isn't really on the same page.

You have a complaint pending - it's adding to your anxiety. Just remember though that not everyone in these departments will know about that. Also, the stuff about the child protection stuff, if it isn't true then you have nothing to worry about, right? The allegation is completely boundless. There's no proof, no problem.

You are going to have to put your trust into someone though. Just one of these workers. You don't have a choice. If you want to the help you will have to just pick the most trustworthy one you can find and stick with them for the long haul. Make sure they have your number - just keep confirming it with them.

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BabooSenior Contributor14 Sept 2015, 6:04 pm AEST

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Naming the hospitals and support groups your having issues with

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catalyticSenior Contributor14 Sept 2015, 6:09 pm AEST

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I've been trying to get a worker all day, guess what I'm being denied that too. I'm happy to put trust in someone just not the people that are now triggering my illness. Fuck this place all I wanted was to meet people with BPD and actually talk about how to deal with this shit. But to do that people need to know who I've already contacted so they do not trigger me by suggesting I contact those people.

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AppleblossomSenior Contributor14 Sept 2015, 6:17 pm AEST

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All you have to do is change a few words .. then it can be posted.

I have issues with a few mental health services who let my brother and sister die. You can be sure I am p***d off, but I try to frame my langiage in a way without foul language ... cos I am a teacher and once I start going nothing can stop me ...so I also keep my language clean for me ... I just get more riled. I cannot state the names of the institutions that were involved my siblings' deaths ... oh and there was an inquest into my father's death in 1971 ... 2 hospitals were involved in that and he just died of pneumonia.

Please dont throw the baby out with the bath water .. Things are better now than they were when my father or siblings were using mental health services .. if you just get too rammy its hard to help you even if we want to. Berating the services wont help anyone. The services are stretched ... life is tough for a lot of people.

I also get that you are tough to have survived this far. Use that to get things in a place that you have some level of comfort and do what you have to do as mum.

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