I was supposed to see Dr B on the 6th of Feb, but for one reason or another it got cancelled and now I won’t see him until March. By the time I do see him, it will have been about 6 months since my last appointment. It’s pretty unacceptable, but when you only have […]
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An Update On My Journey
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So, I was looking back through my blog and noticed that it had been quite a while since I posted anything about my mental health journey. I was shocked to see that it had been nearly 5 months and thought that I had better update my blog with everything that has been going on in […]
Mental Health Inequalities
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I am writing this post based on a report I have read from The Centre for Economic Performance and The London School of Economics and Political Science. he report is entitled How mental illness loses out in the NHS. The report goes through and talks about how mental health does in fact lose out. I […]
Psychiatrist Visit
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So, today I saw my psychiatrist in what seemed like forever. I think it might actually have been months rather than weeks.
He asked me how school was going. I told him that I had to apply for mitigation because of everything that had gone one.
I explained the situation to him and what the situation is like at the moment.
I told him about my disassociation
A Brief Update – For Now
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So, I thought I better write something since it has been almost a month.
This will be a brief update and I will write a longer one in a couple of days.
Since last time, I have been to the ESA wellness (or whatever they call it) assessment. That was pretty blah
I got some MH sessions sorted with UCP – part of ARU. I am working
Just Some Musings
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So, I had an appointment with Dr B this last Thursday so i’ll mention something about that and then some musings I have had this last week too
So, my appointment with Dr B was the usual 15 mins. He was asking how I was getting on with the meds, how school was going, how the wife and I are doing (which is the first time he’s asked –
Wow – How Long?
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I know, I know. It’s been way too long since my last update. A few things have happened since my last update.
The biggest one being that I started uni again. I was not at all prepared for how stressful this 2nd year would be. I am already stressed out and the 1st semester isn’t even over!
I have been seeing an advisor from the jobcentre re my
Update Time Again
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So, it’s been about 2 weeks since I last posted and some stuff (not so important) happened.
I was talking with a friend this last week who said I was brave for doing this blog. Thanks bud, it’s a hard thing to do, but also therapeutic.
I was talking to him about what had happened to him in the past (I won’t name names or tell details –
Visit Number Umpteen
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So, I had another appointment with Dr B today. It was a weird one. He asked questions and then talked over me when I tried to answer. Oh well.
I asked him about my official diagnosis and he seems to be using cyclothymia and recurrent depressive disorder. So, I am not quite sure what my official diagnosis is anymore.
He still hasn’t referred me to Fenland Counselling Service
Visiting The Shrink
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So, today I had another appointment with my psychiatrist – Dr B. Been about a month since the last visit.
We talked about what had happened during the last month. I told him that I was having highs and lows. I told him that I had a high for about a week, plateaud for about a week and then had a low for about a week. That has how