General / Mental Health Support Thread

Scottyboi said:
So many travellers on checkatrade Kaz be really careful.
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Us women on our own is a battle to find tradesmen and garages etc, it is getting worse the older and frailer i get, i am so fucked off right now, i feel like having the kitchen sealed off or knocked down ! This is the worst experience i have had, checkatrade has been good over the years, if not there then where do i go?
 
AliBobbyJ said:
Too late to get the police on these fuckers? Apart from the fraud they've done violent trespass, intimidation and harrassment. Get them banged up.

Make sure they got none of your financial details.
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At the time i thought it might inflame the situation at the time so i didn't call them, i am a bit scared he will start again, i have his bank details but they dont have mine
 
Bettys Bell said:
Sorry you experienced this Kaz. Maybe ring 101 in case they come back to your area you did the right thing by using checkatrader . So many rogue builders around they really are scum . Hope this experience hasn’t affected your recovery to much take care X
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Thank you lovely, i really appreciate your kind words these last months xx
 
Celeste said:
Fantastic win Pink, hope it brought some joy to your day. If I ever hear of a spare ticket to a game would you be interested?
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Certainly but I'm struggling very badly now and have canceled gig plans for the coming weekend. Just not fit enough to do much xx
 
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PinkFinal said:
Certainly but I'm struggling very badly now and have canceled gig plans for the coming weekend. Just not fit enough to do much xx
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Hiya Pink,

Not posted on this thread for a while. I don't know where you're living, but I work within a field that uses an organisation called Change, Grow, Live or CGL as it's mostly known. They're a bit of a catchall, but within their remit is to help individuals in all sorts of situations and mental health is one of those services. I would try and self-refer to Adult Social Services to get a social worker to advocate on your behalf and try and get things moving quicker for you.

The good thing is, for CGL, you don't have to be referred through your GP, you can also self-refer to this service who can also work with a SW if you get one. Maybe a SW could get you a PCP (Person Centred Planner) who can make regular contact and support you into getting some social activity/ engagement while you're waiting for things to roll along? Who knows? I think a PCP can work with you for 6 weeks to 6 months if one is available in your area?

The point is, you won't need to be going through things alone if you're willing to engage with the help.

You can find a local CGL access online. I hope there's one near you. DM me and let me know how you get on in this regard if you choose this pathway.
 
Bigga said:
Hiya Pink,

Not posted on this thread for a while. I don't know where you're living, but I work within a field that uses an organisation called Change, Grow, Live or CGL as it's mostly known. They're a bit of a catchall, but within their remit is to help individuals in all sorts of situations and mental health is one of those services. I would try and self-refer to Adult Social Services to get a social worker to advocate on your behalf and try and get things moving quicker for you.

The good thing is, for CGL, you don't have to be referred through your GP, you can also self-refer to this service who can also work with a SW if you get one. Maybe a SW could get you a PCP (Person Centred Planner) who can make regular contact and support you into getting some social activity/ engagement while you're waiting for things to roll along? Who knows? I think a PCP can work with you for 6 weeks to 6 months if one is available in your area?

The point is, you won't need to be going through things alone if you're willing to engage with the help.

You can find a local CGL access online. I hope there's one near you. DM me and let me know how you get on in this regard if you choose this pathway.
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Denton.

I've no idea what to do next. I'm just in limbo.
I'm on several lists for help and I've just noticed that they rang me today but I didn't get to the phone in time.
I couldn't get out of bed until early evening which isn't good at all. I'm just in hell and don't even know if it's even worth going to A&E as I'll probably just be told to piss off in so many words , probably after waiting for hours.
 
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PinkFinal said:
Denton.

I've no idea what to do next. I'm just in limbo.
I'm on several lists for help and I've just noticed that rang me today but I didn't get to the phone in time.
I couldn't get out of bed until early evening which isn't good at all. I'm just in hell and don't even know if it's even worth going to A&E as I'll probably just be told to piss off in so many words , probably after waiting for hours.
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Pink, always have your phone on ring and within reach. You may have the impulse to call someone. There are times your phone is like a life raft, so use it.

If you're okay to wait until morning, go to the A&E then, first thing is best as they'll switch doctors and the MH service would be more accessible.

Also, there's nothing to stop you writing your self referrals in to both services, ASC and CGL. What can it hurt? Hopefully you'll get a response when services are open in the day.

Just Keep. Your. Phone. With. You!

If you miss calls, it's not that services "don't care", they are helping those that want to engage.

As I said, keep me in the loop as per DM and I'll try and advise you further if I can.
 
The way things are going I'm going to end up screaming and rolling around on the floor in a public place and getting their attention that way

It's torture absolute f****g torture

(I do normally have phone in pocket at all times but temporarily lost it down the sofa)

Gonna go for a long walk now , god just give me some peace from this

Mental health-related 999 ambulance call-outs in England increased by nearly 25% to over 652,000 in 2021-22, up from 524,485 in 2018-19

Jesus Christ
 
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PinkFinal said:
The way things are going I'm going to end up screaming and rolling around on the floor in a public place and getting their attention that way

It's torture absolute f****g torture

(I do normally have phone in pocket at all times but temporarily lost it down the sofa)

Gonna go for a long walk now , god just give me some peace from this

Mental health-related 999 ambulance call-outs in England increased by nearly 25% to over 652,000 in 2021-22, up from 524,485 in 2018-19

Jesus Christ
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This is awful because you are one of the best people on here from what I can tell: impeccable taste in music, sound political judgements etc.

Don’t know what to say, really. It’s horrendous how the mind can become like an internal terrorist putting us through stuff like this.

Years ago I went through hell with an intractable and chronic medical condition. It felt like being trapped in a room with no exit and the feeling that none of the methods that are usually deployed to psychologically manage the issue held out any prospect of working when stacked against its 24/7 overwhelming awfulness.

But in the end I did make it through, even though the condition hasn’t changed, and I still have profound wobbles from time to time.

Hope you can do the same, that you get the help you need, and that it makes a difference.
 
ZenHalfTimeCrock said:
This is awful because you are one of the best people on here from what I can tell: impeccable taste in music, sound political judgements etc.

Don’t know what to say, really. It’s horrendous how the mind can become like an internal terrorist putting us through stuff like this.

Years ago I went through hell with an intractable and chronic medical condition. It felt like being trapped in a room with no exit and the feeling that none of the methods that are usually deployed to psychologically manage the issue held out any prospect of working when stacked against its 24/7 overwhelming awfulness.

But in the end I did make it through, even though the condition hasn’t changed, and I still have profound wobbles from time to time.

Hope you can do the same, that you get the help you need, and that it makes a difference.
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I think I'm going to have to suffer indignities and public humiliations to get the help I need.
It shouldn't be like this but somehow , it is.
 
PinkFinal said:
I think I'm going to have to suffer indignities and public humiliations to get the help I need.
It shouldn't be like this but somehow , it is.
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When you were admitted in 2016 you should have been followed up it’s so easy to slip through the net these days.
Maybe start sending emails to ?? the hospital that admitted you, asking for an appointment and social services. Sending emails means you might be taken seriously give it a go. Register to the GP online patient service.
Hoping you find help soon PF :) and those dark thoughts turn into light ones tonight.
 
I echo @ Kirkstall Blue hope you find help soon and the dark turns to light for you .Easy for me to say it’s not happening to me . Please pester the mental health services in your area . Take care Pink .
 
Maybe a normal week this week I hope. Since 2nd January when mother in law died we've sorted out her funeral, moved father in law into care home, emptied his flat and got in market (last furniture gone yesterday) had funeral last Friday. My brother went back to Northern Ireland after coming over for funeral. 2 trips to Heathrow yesterday to take brother in law, his wife and 3 kids (flying home to Boston) and sister in law going back to Australia after being here 7 weeks. And breathe
 
They know about the rope
The telling people I need to delete myself
The violent fantasies

Yet still it drags on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on

Perhaps they think I'm lying to get seen sooner ?

It feels like they are actively trying to prevent me getting a release from this purgatory. I'm sure that's untrue but still.....

One of their constant questions to me is "do you have any plans harming yourself"?

To be honest I feel that this is going to be taken out of my hands. There are several motorway bridges around where I live and who knows I might spontaneously just decide to go over. The pain is that severe. The depression is that severe.
 
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Sorry to hear of your chronic troubles,did you say you live in Ashton ? There is a centre there named after a local man whose family set it up to help those in crisis,not sure you have tried this place but heard good things about it.
 
WEMBLEY76 said:
Sorry to hear of your chronic troubles,did you say you live in Ashton ? There is a centre there named after a local man whose family set it up to help those in crisis,not sure you have tried this place but heard good things about it.
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I'm in Denton
I've been to this place (Anthony Seddon Centre) but I'm afraid I need more than pills, exercise and counselling. :(
 
Is there an Andy’s man club available,I know you said counselling isn’t for you,it could be that peer support could work.. sorry if you have tried this option or if I appear to be stating the obvious but I really feel your situation and hope you can find some respite.
 
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