Today I went back for mental health treatment less than 12 months after I was discharged from the mental health team.
I saw a mental health assessor and a student who was observing the session.
Last time I came I had an appointment with a CPN who also gave me therapy, so this time I wasn’t prepared for this.
The session started with the assessor talking to me about the Mental Health Service, and she gave me some leaflets about how they work and another booklet with numbers I can call in a crisis.
We started talking about my highs and lows, my sleep, my appetite and a bit about my childhood in length and talking about how my mind is racing 24/7 like a bomb waiting to explode and my dilutions that my work is excellent even though its probably at its worst.
Two years ago I didn’t want to wake up, let along get up and do an hours workout in the gym followed by a session in the steam room to help clear the pores in my skin, a swim and the Jacuzzi or a HIIT session followed by a swim.
The more physically fit I am, the more mentally fit I feel.
What happens next?
The accessor told me that she would be in touch next week to book an outpatients appointment potentially and to see a Psychiatrist and that they will relook into my medications and hopefully get me a diagnosis.
However, she also mentioned that she couldn’t make any promises because she is going on holiday next week.
When I was first admitted to the mental health team, I was placed with a CPN who at first was reluctant to give me any therapy as I was working with a private therapist at that time and the CPN also told me that there was a huge waiting list for treatments.
I was on the CMHT for just over a year, and at that time I only saw a psychiatrist twice despite them telling me they need more time to see me on a manic high before they could officially diagnose me.
The CPN gave me 11 out of the 12 CAT sessions she recommended and gave a brief diagnosis of Adjustment Disorder.
They said I might have a Borderline personality disorder as well as Bipolar 2 or Cyclothymia but hadn’t seen me enough to confirm or rule it out.
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