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22-11-2015 08:19 PM
22-11-2015 08:19 PM
over it
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22-11-2015 08:55 PM
22-11-2015 08:55 PM
Re: over it
I'm sorry to hear you're struggling at the moment. I am glad that you found us here in the forums.
I'm not sure what your diagnosis is, but I have BPD and SA. Through my GP I was able to get a Mental Health Plan, which gets 10 Medicare covered (free) appointments with a psychologist.
Is that possibly something worth you looking in to??
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25-11-2015 10:04 PM - edited 25-11-2015 10:07 PM
25-11-2015 10:04 PM - edited 25-11-2015 10:07 PM
Re: over it
Dear @cantgetnohelp
I read on the Welcome Wednesdays that you are a new member so I thought I would say hello.
I can certainly agree with what you are saying....my husband experiences times of mental ill health and when we got married.....there was no help. It has been like this all his life. I am 48 years old and he is too.
As I am not allowed to speak about him, he has asked me not to......can I move on and poossibly suggest some options?
I live in WEstern Australia so dont know if my suggestions will be relevant for you.
When we got together, we both agreed that I would need a lot of support.
I got help from ARAFMI (depends who I saw though)
Making individual appiontments with the Psychistrist on duty at the Psychiatric hospital and placing my pacific concerns with him/her.
Also the Social worker of the Psychiatric hospital.
The hospital that I am speaking of in Western Australia is Graylands Hospital. There I was given advice and I felt safer at that time. so did my husband.
I also got Silver chain in to assist me in writing letters and researching information to help me.
Do you have the space to do this? I think that ARAFMI or another mental health organization can get you an advocate. At one stage, I got my neighbour to be my advocate and support....
You can always post questions online at Sane Forums and we can help you......
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25-11-2015 11:44 PM
25-11-2015 11:44 PM
Re: over it
People post about whatever they like ... sometimes it is their family story or their artwork .. or their diagnosis ... or just how they are feeling ... we are just human ... cant take the pain away ... but often sharing does help lighten the load.
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26-11-2015 01:18 PM
26-11-2015 01:18 PM
Re: over it
Hello there @cantgetnohelp, so sorry to hear you haven't been able to get help for your mental health issues. I second the mention in regards a GP refferred Mental Health Care Plan which entitles you to medicare covered Psychologist appointments. I have found these to be VERY useful and has helped me get a handle on particualr issues that have led me to want to self-harm or contmeplate suicide.
Speak to your GP and ask for an assessment, you might want to call the doctors office and ask for alonger appointment so you have time to explain everything. Also - maybe, if you feel you could write out a dot point list of what you are worried about, what you want help with from your doctor so you have something to refer to during the appointment, it can get quite convoluted when youa re talking about alot of different issues and easy to get lost with what the main point is. In this instance main point is - "Can I please have a referal for a Mental Health Care plan?" for these reasons... A, B and C.
Sometimes we have to be very clear with our doctors and other professionals what we are asking for.
Hope this helps and glad you have found the forums, nice bucnh of people here going through similar things.