[iditp20]

Today I have my last appointment with the community mental health team and psychiatrist.

Long story short, they really haven't done anything for me at all, I am worse then when I'm started. They are going to offer me some more therapy (which hasn't been working as I've had 5 different therapists in 5 years, this will be the 6th).

I'm starting to believe nothing can really help me, and I should just disappear off. I keep trying and trying to get treatment, but nothing at all seems to work.

I am having counselling at uni, but this is more just a kind of check in to see if I'm ok. Which I haven't been for the past 3 years, on and off.

I think that maybe there is just no saving me.

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[jelly-bean]

Never give up on yourself sweetie! There is something out there that will work for you, you just haven't found it yet. Sometimes it takes a very long time to come up with the right mix of drugs and/or therapy so please just keep trying to find what will work for you.

[pnw1]

Originally Posted by jelly-bean

Never give up on yourself sweetie! There is something out there that will work for you, you just haven't found it yet. Sometimes it takes a very long time to come up with the right mix of drugs and/or therapy so please just keep trying to find what will work for you.

Exactly, never give up! I have been seeing Therapist, Pdocs, all the medications I can remember and some I cant over 20 yrs. Yes, I am disabled. But if I gave up, I am sure I would be a whole lot worse.

Please hang in there and realize you are not alone, me, and a lot of others have been in your shoes.

[iditp20]

I have been completely given up on today, they have discharged me and I have no referral to any other service so I have no where to turn. The GP refuse to help me when I go.

On top of all this I'm having to drop out of uni because it's really not working, I can't manage the work or the exams after trying for 1 year changing course and then trying for another 2 semesters

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Oh wow, that sounds like a tough place to be in. Your experiences with your mental health treatment rang a bell with me. I went to a community mental health center about five years ago, and it was mostly a dismal experience. My meds were prescribed by undertrained paraprofessionals that were supposed to be consulting with psychiatrists but never seemed to do so.

I'd go to a therapist 2-3 times then they would leave for another job.

The only person there who helped me at all was my case manager who ended up acting as a sort of life coach for me.

I was eventually able to find better care, but it's very scary to look at the quality of some of the resources that are supposed to be our "mental health care".

I see that you're in the UK. Maybe you could post a new thread with "UK" in it asking for suggestions? Your health care system is so different from ours in the US.

Do you have any people that you can talk to? Samaritans? Friends, teachers, ministers, old hippies? Not being silly - I have had helpful talks with really unexpected people sometimes.

[dumburn]

are there any local charities you could approach for assistance?
You don't mention meds. Have you given them a fair chance or had the chance to try a variety see if any fit?

[iditp20]

I was on quetiapine for 3 months but came off them for weight gain. They refuse to put me on anti depressants and haven't tried anything else.

I'm going to approach a charity tomorrow to see if they can offer help, as specially to see what I can do financially as I will have no income.

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[Fuzzybear]

[MotherMarcus]

MotherMarcus here : You wrote that you've had 5 different therapists in 5 years. Is this because they've rotated in and out due to school , training, etc ? Inconsistency can be a major hang-up when it comes to treatment .

[iditp20]

That's because the NHS (I'm in the uk) only allows you to see therapists for 16 sessions at a time

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