Mental health

Strawberry1

Hi @Bluebell21 , i hope you had a good sleep too . I hope you have a decent day today too . Thank you for your support 🙏.

Lou67

@Strawberry1
Hi I hope you’re doing well and things are better for you since I was last on.
I had stayed off the forum for a while I just needed a break. I’m going to iron some clothes as I’m going away for 4 days on Wednesday. So it’ll probably be later on when I get back to you.

Take care 💕

Strawberry1

Hi @Lou67 , sounds exciting. I hope you have a lovely holiday. Dont envy the ironing though . Make sure you enjoy every minute. Things are so so at the moment. Please take care of yourself and be kind to yourself too. Treat yourself whilst you are on holiday. Take care . Sending kind blessings to you and all your family.

Strawberry1

Not liking myself again.

Strawberry1

Hope you have a peaceful night @Bluebell21 . Rest as well as you can.

Strawberry1

Morning @Bluebell21 , thank you for your support 🙏 😊. I hope you have a good day today 😊. Take care of yourself . I just hope I haven't been a burden once again 😪.

Sandy_123

Morning @Strawberry1 hope you feel better today

Strawberry1

Ok thank you @Bluebell21 .

Strawberry1

Hope you have had a reasonable day today @Bluebell21 .

Strawberry1

Glad you have had a good day @Bluebell21 . That sounds nice having nails done . I am feeling better thank you . I hope you have as good a evening as the day has been for you . Your a real gem 💎. Please take care of yourself

Strawberry1

Your very kind too @Bluebell21 . I won't ever be able to thank you enough.

Strawberry1

Rest as well as you can tonight @Bluebell21 💗. I'm in bed and I'm going to watch something before I go to sleep 😴. Chat again soon. All the very best to you today and every other day.

older01

Hi @Strawberry1. This is a label that I was given many years ago. I went home and researched what it was?
This didn’t resonate with me at all. The problem with the mental health system is that need to give people labels.

I am married and have a stepchild. Social services came to my house because they said that I was a potential risk to the child. Two days later they removed him from the house pending investigations? That made me feel sick inside. The fact that I had spent many years working with children across the spectrum didn’t matter to them. The fact that he was happily living in my family home for two years made no difference in their eyes.

We had to attend Child Protection Meetings which involved a multi disciplinary team. I felt like my whole life was in their hands. I spent endless nights researching children’s services procedures. I made an official complaint to the local authority, but they didn’t accept that they were in the wrong. I took my complaint to Stage 2. I was so emphatic that my previous history of mental health issues did not affect my stepchild. At every single meeting, the chairperson would say the same conclusion - I needed a psychological assessment before he could return home. During that period my stepchild was with his birth father. He was not being schooled, had no healthcare provider in the area. He had to share a bed with his father because his father was subletting in a shared flat. This isn’t putting a child’s needs first! I have not been under mental health services for over 3 years, and I have not been on medication for mental illness for longer. Eventually the council relented, stating that changes in written procedures would be made, and paid me a token amount of compensation.

Some people are relieved to finally understand what they are going through and being given a label. Authority figures don’t see you as human anymore. Just someone who’s emotionally unstable who can’t predict what they might do at any given time if they feel triggered. My case is histrionic, yet any official letter of diagnosis - it’s Top of my List of Illnesses. You can show them that they are wrong by not allowing yourself to react with extreme emotion. Write down the doctors name and ask for a second opinion even if you believe it’s what you have simply because they told you.

older01

Strawberry1

Hi 👋 @older01 , I wish non of the things you went through ever happened 😢. My heart goes out to you . I really don't know how you coped with all that I know I would have found it extremely difficult. I don't think some of these people know what is actually right they seem to think they do but it doesn't mean they are correct though . Struggling with mental is something that seems to have been with me for like forever. I appreciate you opening up and sharing your experiences. The amount of people who say they have been let down by the services is unbelievable 😒. Your support is appreciated more than you will ever know ❤️. I take into consideration everything you have posted and will keep a note of this conversation 😊. One thing to come out of this is there is strength in numbers. We must continue to work at things and get these people to listen. Please please please take care of yourself and thank you again for sharing 💗.

Strawberry1

Hi @Bluebell21 , how did you sleep? How are you today ? Are you having a reasonable morning? Have you any plans for today? I hope you have a good day today. Has it turned cool where you are in the country?

Strawberry1

Hello 👋 @Bluebell21 , glad you slept OK 👍. Nice to hear your friend popped around to see you . Precious moments like that get people through. Yet I prefer to be on my own if I'm truly honest. Good luck with getting your jobs done. I think there is a cool patch over the country this next few days . Not ready for winter yet lol . I'm hoping to do a bit of housework myself when I can motivate myself lol 😆 😅. I've got a phone call later today from womens aid . I'm staying in today . Hope you have a reasonable day today. Sending kind blessings

Strawberry1

Thank you @Bluebell21 😊.

Strawberry1

@Bluebell21 , unfortunately I cancelled the call with womens aid because I just felt too tired . A poor excuse I know but I was tired and I didn't feel like talking. I hope you have had a good day today. I also hope you have a reasonable evening. Take care of yourself.

Strawberry1

Starting to detest myself again. It is a regular feeling I have it's never far from my mind .