Post by kw on Sept 15, 2016 16:19:51 GMT
Had a face to face assessment today with a low level MH services (thanks to the inability to use the phone) that deals with mainly CBT for anxiety, stress and depression. Went pretty well, she was easy to talk to and I got most of what I wanted to say out. Told her I didn't think I was depressed, as such, any more, and when I asked for the appointment I was feeling bad as a reaction to running out of thyroxine and not managing to get any more. Untreated underactive thyroid = depression.
Anyway, brought up the adhd idea (after wanting to pretty much regurgitate everything I've so far read on here that fits), but she admitted she doesn't know anything about it, only that she's heard it's really hard to get an assessment. So I need to talk to the doc and plead with him. He's so far been really good, and didn't laugh when I went to him saying I eat too much (binge eating disorder), so think he might listen to me. Practioner I saw today is writing it all in a letter for the relevant people, though she did keep stressing the overlap between symptoms, and thought that CBT would help anyway, even without a diagnosis.
Upshot is - see the doc for adhd, and she's referring me for higher intensity help. Not just general CBT (that did bugger all as I was doing it anyway), but more specific, and with counselling stuff too, which has a 3 months waiting list and could be in a group. Not overly enthusiastic, but will give anything a try. Not relishing the idea of trying to convince the doc to refer me out of area either, as Hampshire has no NHS services.
Mind kept going blank, I couldn't remember the word volatile for the second time in 2 days when describing my relationship with my dad, and couldn't give a straight answer without embellishing it with a 'story'. A week ago I wouldn't have paid any attention to any of it, but since reading so much on here, and having so many lightbulb moments, I was continually analysing the whole session in light of what I'd read.
Now it's wait and see what happens with the referral, and work up the oomph to go get an appointment with the doc
Anyway, brought up the adhd idea (after wanting to pretty much regurgitate everything I've so far read on here that fits), but she admitted she doesn't know anything about it, only that she's heard it's really hard to get an assessment. So I need to talk to the doc and plead with him. He's so far been really good, and didn't laugh when I went to him saying I eat too much (binge eating disorder), so think he might listen to me. Practioner I saw today is writing it all in a letter for the relevant people, though she did keep stressing the overlap between symptoms, and thought that CBT would help anyway, even without a diagnosis.
Upshot is - see the doc for adhd, and she's referring me for higher intensity help. Not just general CBT (that did bugger all as I was doing it anyway), but more specific, and with counselling stuff too, which has a 3 months waiting list and could be in a group. Not overly enthusiastic, but will give anything a try. Not relishing the idea of trying to convince the doc to refer me out of area either, as Hampshire has no NHS services.
Mind kept going blank, I couldn't remember the word volatile for the second time in 2 days when describing my relationship with my dad, and couldn't give a straight answer without embellishing it with a 'story'. A week ago I wouldn't have paid any attention to any of it, but since reading so much on here, and having so many lightbulb moments, I was continually analysing the whole session in light of what I'd read.
Now it's wait and see what happens with the referral, and work up the oomph to go get an appointment with the doc