Recent content by Alittlebitdown

Hi, So my T told me last week that she didn't know how I'd survived without going mad or using escapes like drugs or alcohol... This has kinda shook me up and can't stop crying etc, is this normal trauma therapy? Thanks Sorry if it seems like complaining J

I've been through PIP and was awarded it. I had a really helpful gp and counsellor at the time. Hope you can pick up the courage as in the news latlla they've been trying to get mental health recognised more and more. Haven't applied for income support yet as I'm too chicken!

Hi, This is for all my UK people but really for generalized advice. I've been told by my local SMHT (specialist mental health team) (which I might add is the end of the line for care in my county), that I am 'resistant' to treatment as I can't relax enough for them to help me. I don't...

Hi everyone, Thanks for replying and your advice! Unfortunately my therapist is a counsellor rather than a doctor so cannot authorize an inpatient treatment. She is trained in trauma and has significant experience. As for moving out, I'm not able due to not having any money to pay rent/live...

Hi, I'm a survivor of sexual abuse, emotional and physical abuse and neglect from about 2 years old. The emotional abuse and neglect has mostly been in my immediate family. I'm a young woman who's graduated but pretty much collapsed after university, after several attempts of suicide. I can't...

Oooh and a great one: "When I have a nightmare, I try a rewrite it...like I'm the one who won... Can't you try that?" Nice. Well if I ever invent a time machine... I'll change the past to suit me and then I'll be able to do that!

"Just get into a routine, just get up and do something" I have nightmares every night. I wake up 5-7 times a night. In the morning because of those same nightmares, I dissociate or I'm so depressed, all I want is to die. But yeah, I'll get up and do something when I've finished going through all...

Hi, Yeah I'm in t with a trauma counsellor. I knew 2 weeks for side effects to wear off but I thought it was 4 weeks for full effect... I hate it when my family are right and I'm rushing things. I've been on the mirtazipine (over 3 months) and quetiapine (over 3 months but the recent increase...

Hi, So I've been treated for PTSD for a while now (a year) and I've tried 4 different antidepressants, but I've felt no different. The meds were sertraline, venlafaxine, and am on a combo of mirtazipine and quetiapine; been told that I can only increase quetiapine (but gives me the worst side...

And that's what I'm doing working the system... I know it sounds strange but I finally asked my therapist (private) about this and she said it's pretty common all through the NHS. That none of the crisis teams are completely prepared for all the different people through their doors. Thanks for...

They're part of the mental health crisis team in my area, I see them once every two weeks. However I honestly don't know how to get any help for me from them when they act this way. The last thing I want to do is to stop going, as I'll then be labelled as uncooperative/wasting their time. It...

So sorry about the late reply... Things have been awfully tense here.... (Couldn't sleep because of night terrors and was therefore on the edge of packing it all in, yet my family didn't want to cancel their holiday) Anyway.... I tried that at my last session. Pulled myself up by the bootstraps...

Thank you!!!!! When people ask questions like this it really does make me feel I've gone mad?! I mean surely it's obvious? I want to feel better and that's the reason I take meds, see a counselor and go through the motions of life because I'm trying to believe life can get better. Honestly...

Hi, Not sure if on the right thread/forum but I have PTSD stemming from childhood abuse from 3-8. The question I have is that, I've only recently come forward about it decades later. The symptoms of PTSD have gotten worse the more I divulge, and the mental health crisis team keep asking me what...

I like the idea of that! Thanks for your help and advice!