JacquesSenior Contributor
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catching up
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Hi @hiddenite
It was good to hear from you again and I gather from your post that you are in IPU at the moment. I'm sorry to read that you feel ignored and not cared for at a time when you probably feel very vulnerable.
I admire your honesty in telling nursing staff that you cannot hold your own safety. I would have expected them to actively check in on you. It's good that you are utilising distracting activities. I think it's reasonable for you to tell the staff if you would like them to verbally check on you. Some clients get upset if their clinicians are asking "are you suicidal etc" every hour. But a simple "how are you doing Lisa?" would seem reasonable.
Ask for what you need and take care,
Frog
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JacquesSenior Contributor
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Hi my angel,
What is done is done, we need to focus on the future and how to keep you safe, I am trying to think, hmm, is their any thing you can do to delay SI for another 24h, sort of like breaking the day down into hours but in reverse? If you have SI say another hour and so on until you feel safe again?
Please work with me my angel, if no one will help keep you safe maybe we have to work together to keep you safe, how about that?
Gentle hugs my angel, I am so happy you are blaming the people who hurt you and not yourself. They had a duty of care and they failed.
Jacques
What is done is done, we need to focus on the future and how to keep you safe, I am trying to think, hmm, is their any thing you can do to delay SI for another 24h, sort of like breaking the day down into hours but in reverse? If you have SI say another hour and so on until you feel safe again?
Please work with me my angel, if no one will help keep you safe maybe we have to work together to keep you safe, how about that?
Gentle hugs my angel, I am so happy you are blaming the people who hurt you and not yourself. They had a duty of care and they failed.
Jacques
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hiddeniteSenior Contributor
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Hi froginthepond. No not in the ipu anymore because I ended up OD put in a public hospital who dicharged me after 24 hours because the private ipu wouldn't take me back and there were no beds in the public ipu.
thanks for the feedback.
karen
thanks for the feedback.
karen
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hiddeniteSenior Contributor
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I just never expected to tell some and not have them do anything.
my private psychiatrist may refuse to see me.
my public treating team has been changed again too.
you are right jacques we need to stick together.
my private psychiatrist may refuse to see me.
my public treating team has been changed again too.
you are right jacques we need to stick together.
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Unknown userMember
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Hi @hiddenite
Sorry for getting your name wrong in my last post - It's been a busy day and my brain is not working so well 🙂
It must be very unsettling that your mental health clinicians are changing a fair bit, not great. I hope you have a case manager or key clinician who is working with you. Many people find they do the rounds of treatment and Drs etc until they stabilise and find the right combo of actions /meds that help them progress to better health.
It's important to work with the MH services as much as possible and give them feedback when you find things unhelpful or upsetting. Keep in touch with us at Sane and also your crisis support contacts if you find yourself getting shaky.
Best wishes,
Frog
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JacquesSenior Contributor
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Hi my angel,
Sorry for the intermittent messages, i am servicing my computer, it has taken me a while to get it back online.
I agree Karen, it is wrong, these people should not work in a profession if they are unable to do the job, Oh gosh Karen, the psychiatrist too, OMG this gets worse and worse.
I hope i am a stabilising person in your life, i try to be their for you as much as possible, you help me and i try to help you.
My angel, i am so glad you vented here today, you really needed to get it all out. i am glad you felt safe enough to confide in me, thank you my friend.
how has your day been? i hope you managed some rest, gosh i wish i could have, i was going to, but mum wanted to move back into her room today.
hey i saw a 4X4 today with 1KAREN number plates, i laughed so much, i thought it might be you but the person could see over the steering wheel 
, sorry Karen a joke, i know, a bad one at that. but the numberplates where cool 🙂
well i hope we can chat a little tonight if you are up to it, i have really missed you.
Jacques
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hiddeniteSenior Contributor
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Oh good one jacques
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JacquesSenior Contributor
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please say you had a grin at least?
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hiddeniteSenior Contributor
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I went up to the house today the grass was waste high I know but that is tall for me. I also couldn't see what was in the grass.
im exhat
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JacquesSenior Contributor
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Oh gosh Karen, i hope you were careful? i don't like snakes, i am always watching around me when i mow, their are a lot of brown snakes around here at the moment.
Gosh Karen, you must be exhausted mowing all that lawn, i am proud of you my angel, what an amazing effort. it feels good to be doing something doesent it? i know it has given me a little pickup of mood doing mums room.
is the house ok? we are ment to be getting storms tomorrow, so i will be getting the buckets ready 😞
