It has taken nearly a year since this breakdown for me to get all the help and support i need but finally i have it, and finally i can see i am starting to feel a little better. Last year was a rollercoaster, i had a breakdown, lost my job, and tried to kill myself. I also got given the diagnosis of BPD.
Recently i have been allocated an OT and a care-co-ordinator, who along with my psychiatrist and GP are giving me the support i need right now. Still getting to know psych and others but my GP is a godsend. I probably wouldn't be here right now were it not for her (and the doctor i saw previously to her who got the ball rolling and got me treatment straight away)
It took too long IMO to get CBT but i know there are long long waiting lists,and tbh now wasn't the right time for it.
Even with benefits mine is a slightly more positive experience. I'd heard so many bad things about claiming ESA but had no problems and was put into the support group and got awarded DLA. So i feel lucky in that respect.
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