Venting Failed...

[Pony]

I thought it was only bad in the southwest of England but it's bad all over the U.K. for mental health. They throw everything they have at other facilities but nothing for MH

My grandfather has cancer and the nhs offered free foot massages to my mother and aunts, its a fucking joke of a system

 

[BPD_LE]

I mean it's telling when the loudest platitude spouters are the royal life-long-teenagers. Turns my stomach.

Shit let's all book ourselves into The Priory. Why didn't we think of that sooner?!!

 

[Winter_Flower]

The crisis team in my area of the UK aren't brilliant. They were once but you now ring a central base in your area called Spa, they get you to chat to a nurse for abit. Every call ends 'we are here if you need us'. But isn't that why I'm ringing in the first place? I don't ring them anymore x

 

[Qdv]

I would much prefer this to US treatment. Where's the evidence that some days or weeks of involuntary confinement is helpful for someone with MDD and suicidal ideation? On top of trauma of stay, US patient is likely to incur large financial burden. Assuming decent insurance, 3000 USD deductible, 20% copay, patient's share of average stay cost of 10,000 could be 4,400.

In the US the likelihood of being involuntarily committed is based on how you present when you're interviewed by a counselor, if you came on your own or had to be escorted by police, and unfortunately your insurance. More often than not if you have quality insurance they will keep you for the max time which in my case has been two weeks. I believe its all about money because the treatment in the US is subpar. There are limited activities and minimal counseling you find yourself pacing the halls for hours a day with the other patients.

 

[Stan]

An example of how mental health care can go wrong in the UK. Tragic story. Went for help, got none :-(

Ceara Thacker death: Mental health services 'failed student'

Ceara Thacker, 19, was failed by mental health services before killing herself, her parents say.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Winter_Flower]

An example of how mental health care can go wrong in the UK. Tragic story. Went for help, got none :-(

Ceara Thacker death: Mental health services 'failed student'

Ceara Thacker, 19, was failed by mental health services before killing herself, her parents say.

www.bbc.co.uk

Yep, that's exactly how it is in my area of the UK. The services just don't talk to each other. Yes, the psychiatrist and gp's do but none of the other services communicate with them. A lot of the time I end up having to tell my gp or psych what's being going on. The one thing that irritates me is the stigma among different services regarding an adult self harming. I was told once by a consultant that one form of self harm I'd done would have to stay there because I did it myself. Another one told me that 'I could no longer self harm and I must use other ways of coping as I won't be helped in hospitals if I continue' another, once they found out I had BPD the assessment was soon over and I was sent home. I can't have a caseworker because I have BPD. After an operation I had I was never told If I was in pain I could have morphine, this wasn't communicated to me until I went home. I didn't even have anyone check on me over night. People wonder why in the UK suicide seems to be the best option at times.

 

[Glitch]

Sorry been asleep since leaving the hospital.
I'm in UK so yeah..
Had bloods done.
Had a 'chat' and then got sent home.
Im under the crisis team but basically as said above there's no beds...
I don't really remember much because I took zopiclone, quitiapine and temazepam.
Ive never really thought about od'ing before, I always lean towards jumping (Ive visited beachy head 3 time in the last 6 weeks to prepare myself for my jump. I don't wanna get there and freak out about the hight so decided to get myself use to it before doing it) but I've been getting to the point where I've stopped worrying about where and how and clearly fucked it right up...

 

[Yorkshire91]

The crisis team in my area of the UK aren't brilliant. They were once but you now ring a central base in your area called Spa, they get you to chat to a nurse for abit. Every call ends 'we are here if you need us'. But isn't that why I'm ringing in the first place? I don't ring them anymore x

I saw them at 1pm and told them how anxious I'd been, physical symptoms, how it overwhelms me etc then recieved a call at 8pm saying they had prescribed me some 2mg diazepam. Might be unable to help me but may make it slightly easier getting through the days till I can cbt.