Newly Diagnosed

Thank you Teej that does give me a little bit of hope that my goals aren't unrealistic. It's been a dream since I was a child to become a psychologist so when I was diagnosed I was so frustrated with myself. Thank you for the support. I'm having a browse through numerous posts to get my head around all of this x

You are most welcome @salzie . I really hope that you find it helpful browsing. If you find a post that you want to respond to typing a @ symbol in front of the user name will usually send an alert to that member. Sometimes members have moved on but often you will receive a response that way.

I really believe that just understanding and having insight you already do will make you a great psychologist. You will be able to plan for ways to look after yourself and your clients better. All the best.

@outlander thanks for the encouragement. Appreciate it. I think I'm over the shock now so that's making it easier for me to be a little tiny bit positive.

Supports wise I'm actually very fortunate to have 2 beautiful sisters who live across the road from me (also suffer mental health issues) but kick my butt regularly when I'm low. I do the same in return for them. I have a partner who struggles to understand my depth but is hilarious and helps me atleast smiles even in the darkness. Very blessed for that.

What do your supports look like? x

I have a fantastic doctor. The first not to rush me out their door which is good. I've recently seen a psychologist who was deadset batty herself. She combines drama with psych services and attempted to make me "throw anger out the window" by literally standing up doing actions and grunting.... I never went back. I already felt mental enough! 😂😂

Since then I've seen a psychiatrist for full assessment and now im on the hunt for a psych who's not going to try to make me act things out... Hard to find psychs in the country too.