Any advice welcome

[The Hierophant]

ey, haven't posted here in years, & i feel a little cheeky doing this, but i'll have to get over that.

basically i've had a relapse of sorts.
i went to my doctors last week? i forget which day, i'm forgetting a lot right now.
it was early in the week & they referred me to the single point access team, who said they'd call by friday, they hadn't.
on friday evening i spent far too long calling so many different places i forget now, trying to get some help.
at some point someone said they'd send a doctor, i was awake as long as possible but must have fallen asleep, i had a phone call at four in the morning saying no one was answering the house & could i call back to the out of hours doctor, so i did.
i was sent to the urgent care team & saw a doctor who had no idea what to do with me [&i don't think i would either] who then asked me to go to the psychiatric hospital.

concentrating is so hard right now.

erm, i went there & saw two doctors i think, & they said they'd call the spa on monday for me, which they have. & i had a call from the team earlier, they're sending a social worker(?) to see me & she wants to know what help i want.

i don't know what help is available. i did see child & adolescent services when i lived in hastings, but never for very long [i go up & down a lot] & they used to believe my issues were routed in alcohol & drugs which they weren't, this latest relapse has proved that.

so basically, what can i ask for? what can they offer me? any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Mary Anne]

Hi,

Not sure I have any advice but did not want to read and run.

You don't say what your illness is but when you see the social worker sees you say you don;t know what help is available, be honest and they will tell you what might be appropriate for you. You cannot be expected to know and they are the experts.

good luck

x

[dark_light]

Have you seen your gp? or a doctor who knows you? I guess its hard for people to know how to help sometimes when they don't know you well, apart from offering crisis services which maybe they didn't feel were appropriate.

What kind of support do you think would be helpful? maybe ask them whats available and discuss the options with them. are you seeing them again soon?
Hope it goes well x