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24-09-2015 07:31 AM
24-09-2015 07:31 AM
What Mental Health Help !!!!
Good moning again ,
Well yestaerday`s meeting was a total waste of time again just like the last meeting with my Husband`s LAZY mental health worker. In six weeks since my husband was in hospital we have had two meetings , which the health worker has said -- just take the tablets and come back in three weeks , yesterday the health worker said -- you need to change how you think and made another meeting in two weeks time , that`s it .!!!!! thank a lot , he is no help at all , my husband doesn`t want to go back anymore .
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24-09-2015 03:20 PM
24-09-2015 03:20 PM
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Oh yes, the mental health system is fraught with frustration. If you have the option to look elsewhere for support then thats what you should do, no point continuing with someone that both you and your husband have no respect for. There is nothing worse than feeling like noone is listening.
Good Luck
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24-09-2015 03:52 PM
24-09-2015 03:52 PM
Re: What Mental Health Help !!!!
I hear your frustration and can fully commisurate with it. Have you considered venting these exact feelings to the mental health worker? It may be worthwhile letting this be known. Perhaps if he hears how unsatisfied you are it may make him evaluate how he is treating your H. It may also be worth considerting getting help/assistance external to this if it is possible. Don't feel locked in by one mental health worker and the system. When I was going through the thick of my problems I had a team of people working together with me because one just wasn't going to cut it. What other supports can you get and use them.
Janna ❤️
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24-09-2015 06:25 PM
24-09-2015 06:25 PM
Re: What Mental Health Help !!!!
and then we had a another meeting with centrelink -- I throught my husband was going to put himself back in hospital , our bussiness has gone down a little bit because of our clients passing away and the jobs stoopping , so we thought we would get some help from centrelink .
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24-09-2015 06:27 PM
24-09-2015 06:27 PM
Re: What Mental Health Help !!!!
this afternoon we got a phone call for my husband to go up to the hospital 45 minutes away for a sleep apnea test tonight -- so he is on his way up there now
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24-09-2015 06:40 PM
24-09-2015 06:40 PM
Re: What Mental Health Help !!!!
Hi @Shaz51
Great news that he's going for that test tonight. How do you feel about it?
Did you end up getting help from centrelink?
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24-09-2015 07:23 PM
24-09-2015 07:23 PM
Re: What Mental Health Help !!!!
Hi NikNik , I feel good that the test is being done tonight , getting some directions and with centrelink I had all the paperwork and everything under control , so just have to wait for the approval at our next centrelink meeting -- I am feeling good but my husband is feeling a little bit anxious waitng but either way we wil be ok .
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24-09-2015 07:40 PM
24-09-2015 07:40 PM
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That's great @Shaz51
Do you have plans for some self care tonight - I'm assuming you have the place to yourself?
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24-09-2015 07:52 PM
24-09-2015 07:52 PM
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we finished work and were home relaxing with a glass of wine at 3-45 pm when we recieved the phone call at 4 pm telling him to be there at 7pm , so now I am finishing off the rest of the wine and and relaxing in front of tv with the laptop next to me
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24-09-2015 08:00 PM
24-09-2015 08:00 PM
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my Husband has four adult children aging from 23 to 28 years old, with the daughter living the closest to us ,she rang up tonight so i was able to tell her what was happening