Can never get through to them these days. Either there is a massive queue or they just don’t answer the phone.
It used to take weeks just to speak with someone
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Usually the same over here for rehab services, psychological services and through the helpline. However, they did manage to cancel one of my appointments pretty quickly.
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@Joker we uses to be able to directly call CMHT but for the past few years it’s a call centre that then transfers you.
And in recent months it’s been getting progressively worse getting through to the call centre.
I’m actually at my GP practice now to discuss my mental health with my GP because I can never get through to mental health team.
It’s all cutbacks and trying to save money. And quite frankly I’m fed up of it.
It’s awful how much they have diluted services
So much for care in community
Been reduced to putting out fires rather that preventing them
■■■■■ up our health in the process letting things get out of hand like that
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I’ve never had that issue where I am.
I see my care coordinator once a week, and Pdoc around once every 6 weeks.
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Productive appointment with the GP
My youngest has an MRI next week and has to be sedated for it at the hospital where I gave birth.
It’s triggered a lot of things for me. But I have to be strong for him.
Use all your calming techniques while there. Bring some distractions items, music. Bring some cold water or hot drink to sip on. Wear a soothing scent like lavender. And stay strong mama. You got this!
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The mental health services in my city are really good. They get you in quick and I have a whole team- therapist, pdoc, co care coordinator, on site pharmacy, and the staff from day treatment. We’ve absorbed a lot of the surrounding community at our clinic as their services have shut down. It’d suck having to wait weeks to talk to someone. American mental health services are pretty good I guess if you’re involved in treatment. Getting help in the beginning can take some time, but if you’re compliant you’ll get help.
In England money comes into it as it’s seen as a burden on society by a lot of people. Probably not as lucrative as a insurance based system
The model they run literally is spelled out in terms of ‘least burdensome’ not ‘what’s best’.
A lot of the time that means meds and nothing more for a lot of people because it’s the cheapest and least burdensome option to silence as many as they can
It makes me angry that many like us are treated in this way, and they’re more than happy to drug people’s minds into oblivion
I was one of those people and lost a fair few years being zombified on high doses of Olanzapine in particular
This treatment model stole that time.
Not the fault of the people within the system. They do what they can. But the limitations placed on them is unfair to all
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My care coordinator is really good too. I have his work email and work mobile. He always gets back to me really quick even if it’s just for a chat even when it’s not MH related stuff… I’ve had the same care coordinator 9 years now. But his team is a small specialist team and not generic MH where they have huge case loads. He’s intellectual disability team and ID is well funded in my county (Notts) because of Rampton hospital which is a high secure hospital.
In 9 years I have had 6 care coordinators.
Just can’t be bothered to engage with anyone else as they just disappear
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I go out for coffees every two weeks with mine and once a year at Christmas to a nice pub restaurant for food, we buy our own food… he drives me in his car. I never have to meet him at an office, he always comes to mine. He also gives me my depot at my house every month.
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They stopped seeing me in clinics for about 3 years now
I find them very triggering
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same here at Joker. The CPN’s there giving me my injection would trigger me as some of them was horrid towards me because I’m not apart of their team. I’m intellectual disability team. They are much nicer and its a more holistic team, its not all about MH or SZ but the bigger picture.
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That’s what I want is bigger picture things to be sorted
I had the pdoc round yesterday and I ended up shutting him down and ending the meeting
Asked for suggestions and there was nothing new whatsoever
Just lots of medication recommendations
Heard it all before
There is a limited list of things I have not tried and hoped for some ideas as he’s a new doctor for me
The last doctor I had still managed to surprise me with some interestIng solutions
But no more
Feel like now all they are going to do is monitor me in case I terrorise the village
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I hate how meek I am these days
When I was young I was nothing like this
That’s good and bad I guess
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