I thought we could start a thread here of some of the helpful and supportive things our psychotherapists and psychiatrists have said to us - GPs too, if you like.
I have lots of things, but I'll start with one. My therapist says I have "a good mind". This really makes me feel respected and valued, and feel positive about myself and my potential.
My old consultant from CAMHS wrote me a discharge letter and before I left I told him I wanted to be a nurse. He wrote "I believe you can achieve these things!"
It made me really happy =)
There's been more, coming from various professionals, but I can't think of them atm. I'll come back when I do.
"You're intelligent, funny, and very pretty."
Just remembered that.
One of the psychiatrists at the unit I was IP at said that before I left. Gave me a boost, although I'm not sure how professional it was ha
"I know this is probably going to sound very fatherly, but I am so proud of you for coming down here and asking for help. It must have been very difficult and I think you are very brave"
That is what a GP said to me first time I asked for help. He was lovely. =]
~Beauty without intellence, is a materpiece painted on a napkin.~
My social worker told me I was incredibly strong to keep going (after some bad past experiences) and that I defeated almost impossible odds to gain any education at all!
I felt so proud of myself after that, I was on a high for about a week!
And my therapist recently said something similar too, which made me feel strong and happy.
When i was in hospital i said to the doctors i wanted to study medicine and be a doctor, they said
"you're still very young, that is a good career to choose" and said i could still do that :)
I have actually had quite a few my old cpn has told me ' your in a much better place now then you were a year ago' 'You've come so far' and when i have been in a dark place she tells me ' I care alot about you lauren' ' I think you done so well and come so far in the last few years'
From a nurse on the ward ( it helped alot at the time) She said ' I think what you need is support, not shouting or telling you it was wrong sweetie' . Oh and another nurse who was patching me up in A&E told me ' If you feel worse or depressed, come straigh back here, am here to 9pm' then before i left she put her hand on my shoulder and told me ' you will be okay'
A lot of people have told me that they have belief and faith in me, that I have the potential to get better and that they believe I will. I think this has helped me a lot.
My current therapist often tells me that I am enthusiastic in my yearning for recovery and that he truly believes I can recover because I am prepared to work with him and take to things easily. That does encourage me further.
My psych says that I am always open and honest, which is good for him "because when things go wrong, we know what things are working and what isnt". Which is good!
Wannabe CPN : -)
"He who is tired of Weird Al is tired of life." - Homer Simpson "I hear those voices that will not be drowned" Sanity is a nasty disease. The world would be a happier place without it. - Rilic
RIP Kat 4th July 1987- 11th June 2013
