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too much going on this week!

too much going on this week!

I am panicking about this week, i feel really physically week and shaky today, but i think its just that i'm letting myself get overwhelmed and I'm trying to break things down into manageable pieces. I have parent/tch interviews for three nights, a telemed appt with my psychiatrist to review my back to work stuff and meds, and then a trip to the capital city which will be a 14 hour round trip there and back (have to get home for the kids that night so have to do it in one day) for a family court ordered psychiatric review and I'm so scared about that. I'm terrified of what somone might say after meeting me for 1 hour and reviewing lots of writing/reports, court trial, and affadavits from my ex that are full of lies. the psychiatric review doesnt even include any documents from my current psychiatrist because that could bias his opinion.

I'm not sure how to get through everything and it feels like it never ends. just goes on and on. I'm terrified of this report saying i have '....' something or other and what that might mean for family court considering if i am a 'good' mother, (my children are well looked after!!) and b what it'll mean for my job if iget an official diagnosis of some other thing. at the moment i am dx as major depression and ptsd.

lj

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Hello @Former-Member, sending you hugs xx, how are you today ?? Hope you were able to get some sleep last night

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@Former-Member Hope you are ok ... is it just another week? After what you have managed .. you can do this ... take care

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hi @Appleblossom

things are just seeming so hopeless. its one thing after another and the psychiatrist on friday was so confusing. and on top ofthat the world just isnt fair we lost a beautiful 11 year old last week to an asthma attack. it just doesnt make sense. my head is spinning and its just to much.

lj

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so i got the psychiatrists report emailed to me. 10 pages of my history, examples and the drs reasons for his diagnosis. i feel so broken and damaged. i feel like i've worked so hard over the last few years in therapy and that im just not going to ever be 'ok'. the report even went on to agree with my ex that i dont dress ok ... psychiatrist said i hide my sexuality due to my past.. nothing about me is ok. and then ive been looknig up all these terms and things that were written in the report and yes ican see myself in those diagnoses and im just devastated. i feel like im no good for my kids... or anyones kids etc. i have no idea how to manage this all. im supposed tobe seeing my psychologist tomorrow to go over the report but im not sure ican bare to hear anymore about it. i know that nothing has 'changed' since before the report... but it will change things, it will affect so many things from fam court to my job. im just feeling as though im out of fight, that everything ive worked towards has disappeared. life just isnt fair

lj

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Oh @Former-Member that's awful, if your psychiatrist is any good he'll build you up not bring you down.

I wasn't going to reply tonight but I do hope you can see yourself aside from the diagnosis as a person who is valuable and someone unique. Not just a diagnosis ♡♡

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Thanks @Angels333 he was just the court ordered person, i only saw him for anhour 😞

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this afternoon i got an email with recommendations from family court report writer.. who says due to the information in the psychiatric report with all its labels of me (even though his last sentence says he would support my continuing role in the childrens care) that i need to prove that i'm a stable and caring mother, the hearing may be adjourned to give me time to provide that or she will reccommend that they go live with their father... who was convicted of aggravated assault against me... but may be more mentally stable 😞

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Oh no! I hope that you can receive the adjournment.

Always here for you @Former-Member

Hold your babies close and don't let go, please don't give up or give in xx

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i was just starting to get a handle on everythingin the psychiatric report and now this is just worse. i feel like maybe they're right that im not agood enough parent, but i know what their father is capable of and it terrifies me but because of my past and my mental health im no good either. life is too hard and complicated

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Hi @Former-Member

I'm so sorry to hear this. I'm really confused about this outcome.

Please don't doubt yourself. Everything you have shown us here indicates that you are an amazing mother.

Do you have assistance in gathering what you need for the court - ie: what do they need to show that you're a 'caring and stable' mother?

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