Hi FNG here

[MamiyaFan]

OK 

I'm an older ex RAAF veteran 
I have PTSD Depression and anxiety from my service and I am also badly dyslexic 
Sadly this makes trying to deal with DVA a total nightmare for me 
I'm currently on a DVA ban and contact restrictions because I broke the  DVA "Mutual Respect Agreement"   I was angry after having my pension cut off and DVA staff breaking every rule they set for themselves in their own Mutual Respect Agreement.   I used a profanity that is allowed on TV after 8PM and is in common usage in society and because of my PTSD I used that word in a military tone, unacceptable to DVA.

As I am not allowed to contact DVA or Open Arms and as Sane is in partnership with DVA and Open Arms I am hoping to get some actual assistance.

After 4 years trying to get someone to help deal with the problem rather than just talk about the problem  some actual help would be appreciated.

My psychiatrists described the issue as being "Like lying beside a road with a broken leg,  all the counselling in the world won't fix the broken leg and stop the pain. You need someone to splint the leg and get you to hospital to have the leg fixed. THEN once the doctors have set your leg then you can have someone talk to you about how painful the experience was"

I really don't need people to talk to, I need practical people who can offer actual help.

Sorry if this sounds negative or demanding but that is my situation.

[Ru-bee]

Hi @MamiyaFan 

Welcome to the forums. 

Your post doesn't sound demanding, it sounds like you have a pretty clear idea of the support that you're needing which is a great starting point. Because of this I did want to clarify so that we're helping you get the support that you need: What does getting actual help with this problem look like for you? When we're talking about the 'problem' are we discussing your diagnosis, or the difficulties that you've had with other supports so far? I apologise if this seems an obvious question, but I always like to double check, rather than assuming.

[chibam]

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@MamiyaFan wrote:

I really don't need people to talk to, I need practical people who can offer actual help.

Sorry if this sounds negative or demanding but that is my situation.

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We aren't all veterans here, with veterans' problems, @MamiyaFan . But in terms of that statement about needing actual help, a great many of us are in the exact same boat as yourself! 👍🤗

[Glisten]

Hi 👋🏼 @MamiyaFan I’m dyslexic + anxiety ADHD and PTSD.

LOVE your psychiatrist’s broken leg metaphor. - Perfectly said.

Ahh the omnipotent power of the DVA. Where bad public sector management finishes it’s career, abiding with a set of rules for themselves and another set for the general public.

Hand on heart, I hope SANE comes through for you.

[MamiyaFan]

Many thanks
My real problem is I'm doing OK
There are so many, especially younger veterans who are far worse off than I am
There are endless services that talk about help and none that actually get up and help people in need

I imagine a lot of people involved in the Robodebt disaster contacted various support organizations only to be told exactly the same thing.

Cheers n stay safe

[MamiyaFan]

Yep I'm doing OK
But there are so many who are not OK and don't have the skills experience backup and abilities I have.

Cheers and stay safe

[MamiyaFan]

can someone from Sane call me ?

[MamiyaFan]

I replied to your post
It took me about 2 hours
I have just been told it's been removed
It's not been a good day for me and no one seems to know what's going on

I just need some help dealing with DVA and resolving a simple problem they caused

Cheers [edited by moderator]

[Ru-bee]

Hi @MamiyaFan sorry that we didn't see this earlier, this post got caught in overzealous spam filter briefly.

I sent you an email earlier about your post. We have had to temporarily remove it as the content was regarding complaints about named services. Unfortunately this is a breach of one of our community guidelines, which you can read here. We know how long your post took to write so we really want it to go live. To ensure that it could we made edits to your post and sent it to you via email for you to approve before we re-posted it.

I'm sorry for any distress this has caused, are you able to take a look at your email inbox so we can get your post back up for you?

Also just wanting to let you know that we did have to edit out the mention of your name in that last post to make sure your anonymity is maintained, again you can read more about this in the guidelines linked above

[MamiyaFan]

I'm looking for help <br><br>I was told yesterday that someone would call me back yesterday
Can someone me please arrange that