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Offline Vermilion

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Re: Uncertainty with my future MH care.
« Reply #30 on: March 05, 2020, 03:03:34 PM »
Had a letter confirming that I'm on the waiting list for psychology but there is a 'significantly long' wait.

I'm struggling, really struggling and I have no support other than those useless tossers that are the crisis team. Great. Now what am I going to do in the meantime?

I'm not surprised, services often let me down.
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Re: Uncertainty with my future MH care.
« Reply #31 on: March 05, 2020, 08:05:23 PM »
Oh no bless you.  :hug2: :hug1:
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Re: Uncertainty with my future MH care.
« Reply #32 on: March 06, 2020, 07:36:03 PM »
 :hug1:

I'm kinda scared because I'm struggling already. I was clear with my CC that I'm struggling. I don't know how I'm going to manage, I'm getting really dark thoughts at times and I don't know how I'm going to survive. Not that I want to live, I just can't put my family through it. I have no one to talk to about this and it's just unbearable and sometimes frightening but I can't be honest about it with others because there's too much stigma and some people simply don't believe MH problems are real.

Here we go again eh?  :(
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Re: Uncertainty with my future MH care.
« Reply #33 on: March 06, 2020, 07:39:49 PM »
Take care. Not sure what to say.
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Re: Uncertainty with my future MH care.
« Reply #34 on: March 13, 2020, 03:02:43 PM »
Apparently the b**n specialist contacted services and now I'm seeing a CPN/CC on Tuesday..  :peepwall1: While it's nerve wracking I'm glad that something is being offered because I've been really struggling. I've done a lot of harm.
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Re: Uncertainty with my future MH care.
« Reply #35 on: March 13, 2020, 05:29:56 PM »
Oh no that's not good that you have done so much harm. It is good that you'll be seeing a cpn.
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Re: Uncertainty with my future MH care.
« Reply #36 on: March 14, 2020, 02:47:40 PM »
Thank you :hug2:

It's been really difficult lately so I really hope the new CC can help, plus I have an assessment with a clinical psychologist at the end of this month too. It's tough but at least something is being done. I can't continue like this, it's painful to walk because of the harm that I've done to my legs. This needs to stop.

I think that I'll feel better when I have some sort of plan in place. I know that part of it is to get me 'stable' enough to be able to get therapy/counseling to deal with certain past trauma, as I've posted in the full members room. It's going to be difficult at first because it's all with new people but I have to do it. The trouble is that a lot of these therapies are no geared towards people with autism so I guess I'll have to tweak a lot of it to suit me.  ::-\:

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Re: Uncertainty with my future MH care.
« Reply #37 on: March 14, 2020, 05:40:56 PM »
I only just started talking about childhood trauma after 2 years of counselling. These things take time and you have to trust people first. Happy some things are being put into place for you. Bunny hugs?
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Re: Uncertainty with my future MH care.
« Reply #38 on: March 14, 2020, 05:44:39 PM »
My guess is that the clinical psychologist may have some knowledge of Autism- perhaps your concerns about suitability are something that you can raise when you see her/him?

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Re: Uncertainty with my future MH care.
« Reply #39 on: March 16, 2020, 04:00:26 AM »
The trouble is that a lot of these therapies are no geared towards people with autism so I guess I'll have to tweak a lot of it to suit me.  ::-\:
Probably, but it can be done. It's definitely worth asking about things they might do differently.

Also I think it's worth saying - deciding that it needs to stop is probably the best to start from in making it stop. That isn't easy but it can be done too.
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