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27 Jan 2017 08:55 PM - edited 27 Jan 2017 08:55 PM
27 Jan 2017 08:55 PM - edited 27 Jan 2017 08:55 PM
@Phoenix_Rising No, all good. I was just getting confused cause I only pop in and out on the forums and didn't know if I was missing Shaz51's story.
I guess I'm okay about it. I have a very good relationship with this GP. Once in hospital I totally lost it and sent him a ranting email telling him everything I thought was wrong with the mental health system and he didn't get offended at all! I feel I can go to him about anything. Which is part of the problem, I don't really feel that way with my psychiatrist. Nothing wrong with her per-se, but I've had very bad experiences with psychiatrists in the past and I'm also a very private person.
I'm scared to talk about my illness, diagnosis and the rest and it's 10 times harder to do so to a psychiatrist- who's opinion is weighted much more than a normal GP.
Does any of that make sense?
I guess all in all it's a good thing, it forces me to have more of a conversation with my psych. My GP also wrote that I had a fractious relationship with psychiatry and he wrote that too.
But I just wish I could read my medical record without people asking me questions.
27 Jan 2017 08:56 PM - edited 27 Jan 2017 08:58 PM
27 Jan 2017 08:56 PM - edited 27 Jan 2017 08:58 PM
@Phoenix_Rising, why yes, we got coffee. In fact, we have virtual coffee machine. How do you like your coffee.
And yes, I agree with @Shaz51, 'nothing about me, without me' is an important motto. Love it.
@BlueBay, saw you post in Worry Room. You ok? What are you up to?
@Former-Member what are you up to this weekend? Do the kids go back to school next week?
27 Jan 2017 08:58 PM
27 Jan 2017 08:58 PM
@CherryBombno not great, i need to write more in that worry room. be back after i write more. so much mixed emotions at the moment, i am not coping.
27 Jan 2017 08:59 PM
27 Jan 2017 08:59 PM
Hi @Shaz51, I had meant to tag @Former-Member into that post rather than you - oopsy. These forums take a little while to get the hang of .
My week has been ok - thank you for asking. I am very excited because I seem to have finally found a psychologist who is a good match...and given that she is the ninth therapist I have tried in 12 months, this is no small achievement! I know the whole world can seem brighter with just a little bit of support so even though we are struggling to find our way at the moment while she gets her head around my rather complex muddle, it is comforting to know that she is "there".
27 Jan 2017 09:00 PM
27 Jan 2017 09:00 PM
I will have a coffee with @Phoenix_Rising too @CherryBombxx
27 Jan 2017 09:05 PM
27 Jan 2017 09:05 PM
No worries @Phoenix_Rising
I was wondering how @Former-Member went xx
yes my husband has had a lots of trouble with psychologists, and then they say ""we don`t know how to help you ""
Hello @MoonGal,
27 Jan 2017 09:08 PM
27 Jan 2017 09:08 PM
Hi @Phoenix_Rising Its great that you are feeling some trust.
My psychologist has mentioned "finishing up" a few times. It made me a bit worried as I thought we were to do long term support. I also feel like a great dissappointment as she was being nice and all that but so many things went pear shaped since October, I am not used to being the cause of these flare ups. I will note my diary to ask her about finishing
Its about the only way I remember to respond to comments .. it bothers me weeks later and I write it down and finally get to it .. I might be embarrassed or forget but writing it helps. At first my eyes were glued to the piece of paper .. I could not look at the therapist and make the statement at the same time .. I am a lot better now.
27 Jan 2017 09:08 PM
27 Jan 2017 09:08 PM
27 Jan 2017 09:09 PM
27 Jan 2017 09:09 PM
@Former-Member That is really cool that you have such a good relationship with your GP. It has only been in the past 12 months that I have found a fabulous GP - the first one I've ever had who has taken any interest in my mental health issues. Like you, I have never found a good psychiatrist. They all seem to be completely obsessed with the medical model!
I actually got my entire medical record from the hospital quite a few years ago - all 900 pages of it! I needed it as part of a court case I was undertaking. My solicitor said either I could pay her to go through it or I could go through it myself. I chose the latter...yeah...it is hard work reading what mental health professionals write about you. Methinks that some of them didn't realise that a patient can actually access their own record. If they had realised this, perhaps they would have chosen some of their words more carefully
27 Jan 2017 09:12 PM
27 Jan 2017 09:12 PM
Hello @natureoflife, @Appleblossom, how are you tonight ??
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