General / Mental Health Support Thread

I have come to this thread countless times to say hi but never posted because i dont know what to say about how i am, recovery is hard with all of my organs affected by what happened to me six months ago, told it will take another six months and i might never get back to where i was before

The follow up from the nhs has been amazing, scans and tests are still ongoing, itu follow up is intense, they have told me at every appt that what i am experiencing mind and body is perfectly normal, even the ptsd the shrink has said i have. I was invited to go back to itu and high dependancy to see if that would settle my mind down a bit, it has helped, also reading my notes has been good for me, i needed to know what happened as i was there one minute gone the next, mind fuck doesnt cover it

I got to hug the nurse i remember the most which was really important for me to do and i hope she felt the appreciation i had for her in particular but i couldn't fault a single person involved in my care from the hospital to my surgery and everyone in between, i have felt very safe all along

Anyway, hi and i am reading just not up to a proper conversation yet and my interest in football has not returned yet

Hope everyone is doing ok

Much love xxx
 
kaz7 said:
I have come to this thread countless times to say hi but never posted because i dont know what to say about how i am, recovery is hard with all of my organs affected by what happened to me six months ago, told it will take another six months and i might never get back to where i was before

The follow up from the nhs has been amazing, scans and tests are still ongoing, itu follow up is intense, they have told me at every appt that what i am experiencing mind and body is perfectly normal, even the ptsd the shrink has said i have. I was invited to go back to itu and high dependancy to see if that would settle my mind down a bit, it has helped, also reading my notes has been good for me, i needed to know what happened as i was there one minute gone the next, mind fuck doesnt cover it

I got to hug the nurse i remember the most which was really important for me to do and i hope she felt the appreciation i had for her in particular but i couldn't fault a single person involved in my care from the hospital to my surgery and everyone in between, i have felt very safe all along

Anyway, hi and i am reading just not up to a proper conversation yet and my interest in football has not returned yet

Hope everyone is doing ok

Much love xxx
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Good for you.
Well done the NHS (this time?)
City did the x4 and CL, so they'll be ok.
BUT HOW IS MERLIN?
 
I'll probably go to the hospital tonight
I have to get help even if I have to wait 10 hours or more like last time.
I went out last night to a gig and felt ok for a while but I'm back in hell today

All this should have been settled in March when I went to A&E at 1am but still wasn't seen despite waiting ten hours.
So because of that I've suffered 4 months of utter hell mired in confusion about what to do. Including whether to just kill myself and be done with it. Someone like me cannot wait 10 hours in a noisy busy waiting room without feeling much worse.
 
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PinkFinal said:
Not long back from the hospital
Went at 1am was out for 4am thankfully
I'll be assessed this week by a psychiatrist and possibly put on antipsychotics
I'm glad the wheels are moving
It has been agony utter utter agony
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I’m glad that you’ve got some positive action and that treatment-wise, things are moving in the right direction.
 
Anxiety through the roof dread going to work, awake most of the night. On train now and just feel like turning back as colleague messaged me both my manager and their manager in our office today. Think will struggle to make it through the day. I'm 63 been there 17 years and during night in my head was counting money I have across pensions, savings accounts to see if I could retire now so don't have to go back.
 
ob said:
Anxiety through the roof dread going to work, awake most of the night. On train now and just feel like turning back as colleague messaged me both my manager and their manager in our office today. Think will struggle to make it through the day. I'm 63 been there 17 years and during night in my head was counting money I have across pensions, savings accounts to see if I could retire now so don't have to go back.
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Just bail mate, as another four years of grief will do nothing for your mental well being. We finished ten year ago, but obviously could have been more financially sound if we had grafted until retirement, but dreadful circumstances prevailed so we hung up our clogs early. We can't forsee what's coming around the corner, so it's very important that we live for the here and now.

You have private pensions to weigh in, savings to draw down and maybe a house to sell, and if your a couple then another £500 a week joint income from your state pensions at the 67. You could even top up with a small part time job that affords you more joy, contentment and peace of mind.

I did a few hours a week dropping scripts off for the elderly and then through our family helped out doing 16 hours a week driving steel around Manchester. If your putting pen to paper on a forum then maybe the time has come to reapraise your situ and if you cut your cloth accordingly, you'll be good to go: Take care.
 
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Two Gun Bob said:
Just bail mate, as another four years of grief will do nothing for your mental well being. We finished ten year ago, but obviously could have been more financially sound if we had of grafted until retirement, but dreadful circumstances prevailed, so we hung up our clogs early. We can't forsee what's coming around the corner, so it's very important that we live for the here and now.

You have private pensions to weigh in, savings to draw down and maybe a house to sell, and if your a couple then another £500 a week joint income from your state pensions at the 67. You could even top up with a small part time job that affords you more joy, contentment and peace of mind.

I did a few hours a week dropping scripts off for the elderly and then through our family landed 16 hours a week driving steel around Manchester. If your putting pen to paper on a forum then maybe the time has come to reapraise your situ and if you cut your cloth accordingly, you'll be good to go: Take care.
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Thanks mate
 
ob said:
Anxiety through the roof dread going to work, awake most of the night. On train now and just feel like turning back as colleague messaged me both my manager and their manager in our office today. Think will struggle to make it through the day. I'm 63 been there 17 years and during night in my head was counting money I have across pensions, savings accounts to see if I could retire now so don't have to go back.
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As a fellow anxiety sufferer, you have my sympathy. It’s awful.
 
When you are as unwell as I am, every second feels like unnecessary suffering when they promise to help you this week and know absolutely what a brutal situation you're in.
This has been another terrible day bed bound until 8pm.
If they don't contact me tomorrow I can see me having to go to hospital again.
It's all on record now and I know covering their own arses is priority number one
 
Just rung NHS 111
They had no record of my visit to A&E the other night
They have advised me to go to A&E AGAIN tonight
Friday night, fantastic
I have still not been contacted about assessment for antipsychotics as promised the other night
This is really not good enough
I am not sitting in A&E on a Friday or Saturday night
I'll just go for a brisk walk for two hours at midnight and try and shake the demons off that way and hope some drunk doesn't attack me
NHS 111 also told me contradictory info about antipsychotics from what the hospital told me. They told me a GP can authorise their use while the hospital told me only a psychiatrist can.
 
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PinkFinal said:
Just rung NHS 111
They had no record of my visit to A&E the other night
They have advised me to go to A&E AGAIN tonight
Friday night, fantastic
I have still not been contacted about assessment for antipsychotics as promised the other night
This is really not good enough
I am not sitting in A&E on a Friday or Saturday night
I'll just go for a brisk walk for two hours at midnight and try and shake the demons off that way and hope some drunk doesn't attack me
NHS 111 also told me contradictory info about antipsychotics from what the hospital told me. They told me a GP can authorise their use while the hospital told me only a psychiatrist can.
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Stay strong mate. I know you like your music so try and focus on that and any upcoming gigs you fancy going to.
 
I think I'll need to go to the local mental health walk in centre (a private charity) and see if they can help me cos what I'm having to deal with as regards the NHS is an utter utter farce and believe me I don't want to be another person knocking the NHS.
They told me about something called SPOE single point of entry and apparently this is a central body that deals with patients who are "non emergency"
Maybe if I'd acted a bit less restrained at A&E they'd have taken more notice
So I'm facing another brutal weekend to get through hoping that the new week will bring something I can hang on to I'm running out of hope

If what I've experienced is typical it's shocking and absolutely unacceptable
Feels like I'm being punished - being made to jump through these hoops when I'm so unwell
 
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PinkFinal said:
I think I'll need to go to the local mental health walk in centre (a private charity) and see if they can help me cos what I'm having to deal with as regards the NHS is an utter utter farce and believe me I don't want to be another person knocking the NHS.
They told me about something called SPOE single point of entry and apparently this is a central body that deals with patients who are "non emergency"
Maybe if I'd acted a bit less restrained at A&E they'd have taken more notice
So I'm facing another brutal weekend to get through hoping that the new week will bring something I can hang on to I'm running out of hope

If what I've experienced is typical it's shocking and absolutely unacceptable
Feels like I'm being punished - being made to jump through these hoops when I'm so unwell
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Hiya Pink. You know, you're always on my mind as I was, for a short period, very much in your shoes.

Please don't take this question as a negative; do you have a social worker? If you haven't, it maybe worth exploring as they can be a bridge between you and getting things moving for you.

I ask because there's a new division being formulated in the council because SW are overwhelmed and have an experimental catchall unit for people that slip through the cracks. I can see it expanding way beyond what it is at the moment.

I think the intention is to help SWs with caseloads and helping people get the attention they need. I can try and PM you what the development is over the next few weeks as the unit isn't defined properly yet and see if things can move your way.

I can't promise anything, but only try.
 
kaz7 said:
I have come to this thread countless times to say hi but never posted because i dont know what to say about how i am, recovery is hard with all of my organs affected by what happened to me six months ago, told it will take another six months and i might never get back to where i was before

The follow up from the nhs has been amazing, scans and tests are still ongoing, itu follow up is intense, they have told me at every appt that what i am experiencing mind and body is perfectly normal, even the ptsd the shrink has said i have. I was invited to go back to itu and high dependancy to see if that would settle my mind down a bit, it has helped, also reading my notes has been good for me, i needed to know what happened as i was there one minute gone the next, mind fuck doesnt cover it

I got to hug the nurse i remember the most which was really important for me to do and i hope she felt the appreciation i had for her in particular but i couldn't fault a single person involved in my care from the hospital to my surgery and everyone in between, i have felt very safe all along

Anyway, hi and i am reading just not up to a proper conversation yet and my interest in football has not returned yet

Hope everyone is doing ok

Much love xxx
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I just spotted your post Kaz from last Sunday, I’m glad to read your back with Merlin and you’re still having tests and the NHS is taking care of you. It will take time so best wishes and hope you make a full recovery.
 
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