What's your view on listening to the voices? I know before they have told you to do very risky things and I think it's important to look after yourself rather than doing what they say.
I put it down on paper and then the ghost does not ache so much.
Don't try to calm the storm, calm yourself, the storm will pass.
wonder if it might help to reframe the way you are looking at it. it doesnt seem to be helping to think of being ill vs being well. because that seems to kind of be the constant issue in wording and logic where you get tripped up.
but is there any way to think of it as another way. like as an example. thinking about, what do i want? if my goal is to not be in hospital against my wishes, what do i need to do? what things do i have control over that would change my circumstances? what things do staff and drs need from me in order to be discharged? how can i make those things occur, regardless of my view of illness or wellness?
like dont get us wrong. get on some level they are looking for acknowledgement from you of you being ill and all that. but if it helps you in your head to think about it differently, that might be worth a try. then you can just see the acknowledging what is occurring as illness as something that might be important to them but does not hold value or belief to you.
this isnt to say fake things or lie necessarily. just that maybe if illness is not a framework of thinking about your voices or struggles that works for you, maybe there is a different framework that might work better that could be worth exploring.
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You can't always keep it separate.
This is happening, this is part of you.
if thinking about yourself or your experiences in terms of being ill vs being well is unhelpful (which from the sound of it, it is), maybe there is a different way of thinking about things that might work better?
Please do not give me virtual hugs unless you are only using the hug function on threads. Thanks.
You can't always keep it separate.
This is happening, this is part of you.
I just had ward rounds. There wasn't anyone I knew in the room, just my mum on the phone. It felt like an inquisition. I don't know what the plan is, the psych was going to talk to my mum after i left.
Yes. The psychiatrist (a locum) wants to rediagnose me with EUPD. Even though I still don't have mood swings, erratic behaviours (other than SH) etc
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I just spoke to my main nurse and she is baffled. She doesn't think i have EUPD and she doesn't think a locum can rediagnose after one meeting. She's going to check the notes from the ward rounds.
Have you had a chance to speak to your nurse yet? I know what you mean about psychiatrists. My community psychiatrist and the ward psychiatrist can't agree on one of my diagnoses so it's like I have different diagnoses in the community and when I'm in hospital. I hope you can get some clarity and understanding.
I put it down on paper and then the ghost does not ache so much.
Don't try to calm the storm, calm yourself, the storm will pass.
All she could say was there's nothing in the notes. I'll have to ask my actual consultant (hopefully next week) but I'm not sure I want to put ideas in his head!
