I have a very positive experience of my mental health team too. Hasn't always been the story but as I've got older, I've been helped to understand myself better (with the help of my first, brilliant therapist) and people understand my case better too. They listen to me and take me seriously; they don't treat me like the 4-year old I often feel and take into account my opinions. I think, in time I've learned to communicate better too, and this has come through trust for and from my team.
I'm grateful at the moment for the staff for kindly offering me a side-room on my ward (which is mostly dorms) when I was upset by goings-on with the other patients. I feared that they wouldn't think I was "ill" (because my distress was largely PTSD rather than psychotic illness like most) and would think I was just being over-sensitive and making a fuss. But they didn't think that at all; they were very accommodating and put my mind to rest.
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