Discharged

archer one · 20-01-2009, 10:35 PM

I'll post here because it seems less scary than in General Chat. I've seen a couple of threads about good news so I thought I'd add my own.

I went to see the psychiatrist yesterday and they've decided to discharge me. I've seen them maybe 5 times but a discharge is good right?

Mrs Sam · 20-01-2009, 10:45 PM

It is good that they think you dont need to see them anymore. How do you feel about it? Do you think you are ready for discharge?

archer one · 20-01-2009, 10:57 PM

I know its meant to be good, but it kinda feels like because my home situation seems ok to them and I'm holding down a job and applying to uni I must be better. The meds allow me to function but the underlying issues are still there. Plus now I'm being discharged they're not going to give me CBT like they offered

one_step_closer · 21-01-2009, 01:54 PM

My psychiatrist discharged me for similar reasons but I have asked to see her again because those were more surface issues. Can you get in touch with the psychiatrist and let them know how you feel? Is there a way that you can have CBT or another type of therapy by going down a different route?

archer one · 21-01-2009, 02:08 PM

Only other way for any kind of therapy would be to pay for it, and the money is not there to do that.

one_step_closer · 21-01-2009, 03:48 PM

If you think that you'd benefit from therapy then it would probably be a good idea to get back in touch with your psychiatrist. Do you think that would be helpful?

((deleted)) · 21-01-2009, 04:52 PM

Are you with Durham House or the one in Canterbury Hayley? (i'm not ryl stalking you...promise)

I had Durhan house try to set up discharge meetings a little while back, so I turned round to my CPN and said I wasn't ready to be discharged, and they seem to be okay with that.

Did they set up a discharge meeting? If so go to that and say if you don't want to be discharged, otherwise ring like one step closer said.

*huggles*

archer one · 21-01-2009, 06:53 PM

Durham House. They said an after-hours team meeting would be done to decide either way.(Not sure if this is a discharge meeting?) I think therapy would be helpful because although my mood is stable through the meds, what triggers the moods is still there, and to some extent I'm still getting huge lows followed by bouts of being impulsive and spending huge amounts of money on stuff and being giddy.

Probably just moaning now but I also didn't like the way I have never seen the same psychiatrist twice and each session is just taking down basic details. Did that happen with you Ruth?

Sorry.

Mrs Sam · 21-01-2009, 09:44 PM

i'm a little confused as to why you have to see a psych to have CBT as i thought they were seperate things plus if your still on meds then surely the psych will need to monitor them?

going to move this to support hun xxx

archer one · 21-01-2009, 10:53 PM

The doctors here refuse to do anything without a psych say-so. And I thought that about the meds too... but they said on Monday that the GP can do it. I'm so confused.