Access to Mental Health Help

Hi @CherryBomb You are totally right with your comment ,

Hi @ninablack , there are pros and cons to every medications , my hubby has has Depression all his life , tried lots of different ones , now we are no new ones which are helping in one way but not in another way , but i would say give it a try until you find a good one ,

Have had to go to hospital 11 times in 14 months for a physical issue. Each time it is more and has caused psychosis episodes which last for weeks when home. One well known rural place was nothing more then a place to hold us. Had non therapy while i was there (despite a chart near front door showing activities that noone there ad ever done or heard done), the few books there were obviously let by other patients and the staff stayed in their glass walled office as they scared what mental health patoents might do. Talk abruptly but intelligently to a Dr and they discount all you say. The only point of it that I could see was to remove us annoyances from society.

The treatment of mental health is take a pill, if that dont work try another. Its guessing. And if sceptical of taking pill they dont bother with you. Everytime ive really needed help and ignorantly thought to ask known services its been pointless. They just as likely to start an episode as fix one. Seeing people act wary who ive never met or seen before suggests a group mind culture that is turning everyone into potential threats and enemies. If they then write in biased tones in the medical charts that can cause so much damage.

The health system is designed for the staff not the patients. Mental health support is an illusion/ delusion.

try ringing lifeline and talking your stuff out (13 11 14) (or Kidsline 1800 55 1800 if you are under 26) and i hope there is some sort of mental health drop in centre near you - try connecting with them over the phone and in person. And don't forget that God is there for you. you can make friends with other people with mental illnesses at the drop-in centre who won't talk down to you when you are having a bad day and once you find a medication regimen that you like i recommend getting your meds from a g.p. a christian counsellor regularly can be good to connect with. God WILL help you somehow someway if you turn to Him. ps. i don't bother with paid work anymore - i did EXCELLENT quality work full-time for nearly 20 years in return for under-pay and discrimination. Volunteer work can be very rewarding and you can have heaps of time off when/if you want. If I was you i'd get on the phone to lifeline and start talking your stuff out straight away, including your frustrations with health care. Good luck and god bless.

@abrepeat - you clearly still have your sense of humour 'mental health support is an illusion/delusion'. get onto lifeline (13 11 14) NOW is my advice, and henceforth whenever you need to. Lifeline support is perfect as maintenance for people in our position. Sadly, I am a little careful what I tell them so that i don't end up in the mental health system again. Lifeline operators can help you to 'trouble-shoot' (solve) your problems and they also give you self-nuturing tips.

i rang lifeline when i was 24 (11 years ago), the poor lady on the phone sounded like she was about to cry and getting sad. I infect enough people with stress already.

Also i cant talk loud enough for them (cos people can hear me when im in these dark moods) so the phone lines are useless to me.

to get to the mental healt building one has to go through ED. In these states that is the last place id go.

Im gay. Grew up in christian family so i know what he is likely to think of me. No help there for me.

@abrepeat, no i don't think i would turn to the mental health system.

@abrepeat, lifeline (13 11 14) and the churches are good. find a way to make them work for you. i can't help you if you won't talk loudly enough into the phone for people to hear you (i'm not quite sure i understand this problem). christian people will try to help you in all sorts of ways. i believe in god and i am trying to help you and I know He will help you too, if you pray to Him and trust Him.

@abrepeat, I'm not sure I've met you before so 'hello'.

It seems like you've had some dreadful experiences within the mental health system. I'm curious to know in ideal world, what would you find helpful? What would you like to get better?

The main points that I'm getting from this thread is that everyone has very individual experiences. What is helpful for some is not helpful for others. For instance, @Former-Member has, overall, had a positive experiences in with the MH System. @Shaz51 finds that medication can be helpful, while @Terry finds religion and Lifeline helpful. For me, it's healthy living exercise and diet. At the end of the day, it's not one size fits all.

I think it can be a bit like a jig saw puzzle - finding the right pieces that work together to find that works for you.

CherryBomb