CAMHS?

[Masquerada]

Soo to cut a long story short, my doctor's referred me to them.
Anyone had any experience with them?
I don't really know what I'm letting myself in for aha xP
x x x

[long road]

I was with camhs for a year and had quite a good experience with them.
your first appointment will be like an assessment, thye may ask you to bring your family but dont worry if you do, because you dont have to say anything in front of them and you get some time alone with the psych person. they may discuss treatment options like cbt or group therapy or medication and contact you later with details. you will probably see them again then hopefully startb some sort of regular help. i did talking therapy and cbt and it has helped a bit, now i'm 18 i'm no longer with camhs (too old) but i had an ok experience. they had a service where if you were feeling bad you could ring up and talk to someone on duty which was goo.

if you got any specific questions feel free to PM me.
sorry if i rambled!
Jen x

[MissAnonymous]

I had a good experience with CAMHS, to put it bluntly, they have more resources to support people.

Go along, be honest, if there is something you would like ie someone to talk to/counselling, family therapy- ask for it, if you think something in particular could help, say.

I hope you have a positive experience too xx

[Bellatrix]

I loved my CAMHS woker. She was amazing to me. I'm really sorry to have had to leave her.

[DestinyInPain]

I HATED CAMHS, I still do.
everytime I go there, they never take me seriously.

[Gone.]

I didn't get on with CAMHs, personally, but every experience is different so, even though some bad experiences might have been had here, there are some good ones too. It is all dependent on the area and personalities - some people naturally get on better, whilst others, don't. Give it a chance, you won't have lost anything if you try.

[xbeckyx]

I personally found them rubbish but that's just in my area, I've heard a lot of good stuff about them too. Try to be honest in your first assessment so they can try help you with everything that's going on for you.

[ahhhhbisto]

Personally, I found them a bit slow and disorganised, but my worker was nice :)
Unfortunately she moved to New Zealand and they seem to have forgotten about me..
But yeah, they were good really. Hope it goes smoothly for you too (Y)

[xlaurenx]

Hmm.. The first time i saw the psych he wasn't that good as i didn't wanna talk and i just didn't like him, though i arent sure why. My psych though, ( the first psych wasn't 'mine' mine was on hols) He was really nice and i felt i could talk to him though he left about 3-4 months later. It annoyed me as when i ended up in hospital he didn't assess me as he was leaving soon, yet he was still working and the crisis team saw me. Apart from that my CPN was amazing!

[Masquerada]

Thankyou for all your responses! (:
So yeah, my doctor send a "urgent referral" to them, and Ill be seeing my GP again on Tuesday for a 'follow up', whatever that means. My doctors ridiculous though, she's got it into her head I'm going to kill myself (despite me giving her no such inclination) and rang up my school counsellor and my father, telling him to "be vigilant over the next few weeks", which pisses me the **** off as she did it when i was right there but without even asking. I mean she didn't even let me talk (she just interrogated me about s/h, like she was accusing me of some serious crime or some ****); all she knows is the fact my mother committed suicide last April, my medical records, and that I self-harm. And now my dad needs to be "vigilant". Ffs.
I mean tbf I have a major grudge against doctors/psychaitrists/etc as it is. My mother died in their care, and one of the two CAHMS centres theyre sending me to is in that very hospital. So yeah. I'm ranting. >.<
But seriously thankyou, this thread's reassured me some what. <3
x x x

[ahhhhbisto]

The follow up'll just be to make sure you're still okay with it, discuss what's going to happen etc.
I find doctors have a habit of making assumptions, but she definitely had no right to go telling people things like that, especially if they aren't true.
The CAMHS workers usually tend to be pretty nice so hopefully you'll get on nicely with him/her.
Good luck with your follow up (Y)

And feel free to PM me anytime.

[x-love/hate/tragedy-x]

I didn't like CAHMS, I felt very patronised by them - for me the best thing about it was the people I met in the group.
However I think it's worth you giving it a go (as it depends on your area and individual psychiatrist etc)
Good luck :)
xxx