Comments on: Circus Tricks http://colouredmind.wordpress.com/2008/07/14/circus-tricks/ Mental illness: the eternal existence through teenage eyes Sun, 06 Sep 2009 10:03:16 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: titaniumrose http://colouredmind.wordpress.com/2008/07/14/circus-tricks/#comment-390 titaniumrose Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:34:51 +0000 http://colouredmind.wordpress.com/?p=166#comment-390 Oh honey, what a mess! I hope they get everything straightened out for you soon. You need to be well cared for. I'll be sure to keep you in my thoughts. :) Oh honey, what a mess! I hope they get everything straightened out for you soon. You need to be well cared for. I’ll be sure to keep you in my thoughts. :)

]]> By: heavyliesthecrown http://colouredmind.wordpress.com/2008/07/14/circus-tricks/#comment-372 heavyliesthecrown Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:12:09 +0000 http://colouredmind.wordpress.com/?p=166#comment-372 I just had to come back to this post because I was thinking about it yesterday in my meeting, and yes, you have managed to invade your way into my everyday life well done :D Well anyway, I agree now, what is it with CAMHS sitting there slagging off CMHT and then saying 'Oh, we think you should go there' how ridiculous! My psychologist basically sat there and said that they wouldn't give a shit about me and wouldn't waste their time on me if I wasn't going to talk like he does. And then he was just like 'But we need to make arrangements for you going there" Argh! I just had to come back to this post because I was thinking about it yesterday in my meeting, and yes, you have managed to invade your way into my everyday life well done :D

Well anyway, I agree now, what is it with CAMHS sitting there slagging off CMHT and then saying ‘Oh, we think you should go there’ how ridiculous! My psychologist basically sat there and said that they wouldn’t give a shit about me and wouldn’t waste their time on me if I wasn’t going to talk like he does. And then he was just like ‘But we need to make arrangements for you going there”

Argh!

]]> By: Emily http://colouredmind.wordpress.com/2008/07/14/circus-tricks/#comment-360 Emily Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:57:13 +0000 http://colouredmind.wordpress.com/?p=166#comment-360 That sounds really difficult. If you went up to adults now would you get more help? Or could you afford to go private? Ask to see your shrink more. Try your family doctor. Dont let them decide whats right for you. That sounds really difficult. If you went up to adults now would you get more help? Or could you afford to go private? Ask to see your shrink more. Try your family doctor. Dont let them decide whats right for you.

]]> By: colouredmind http://colouredmind.wordpress.com/2008/07/14/circus-tricks/#comment-358 colouredmind Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:02:25 +0000 http://colouredmind.wordpress.com/?p=166#comment-358 eccedentesiast- That is a long time to go without seeing anyone. Same thing happened to me for a while with my social worker because she had a large amount of sick leave sometime last year. Maybe you should phone her up to rebook another appointment. camhshate- yes I am under two teams but I think that they are pretty good at talking to eachother. Because my CPN only sees a few people but sees us alot she is pretty good at talking to the CAMHS clinic. I can remember being part of the CPA but never saw the finished copie so I dont know what it actually says. Thats something to find out about. Thankyou eccedentesiast- That is a long time to go without seeing anyone. Same thing happened to me for a while with my social worker because she had a large amount of sick leave sometime last year. Maybe you should phone her up to rebook another appointment.

camhshate- yes I am under two teams but I think that they are pretty good at talking to eachother. Because my CPN only sees a few people but sees us alot she is pretty good at talking to the CAMHS clinic. I can remember being part of the CPA but never saw the finished copie so I dont know what it actually says. Thats something to find out about. Thankyou

]]> By: CAMHS=hate http://colouredmind.wordpress.com/2008/07/14/circus-tricks/#comment-357 CAMHS=hate Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:17:18 +0000 http://colouredmind.wordpress.com/?p=166#comment-357 If you are under two seperate teams maybe the care coordination is not that good. Do both teams have the full picture of the amount of support you will recieve. If not get up and wave your care plan alot. Dont give up. If you are under two seperate teams maybe the care coordination is not that good. Do both teams have the full picture of the amount of support you will recieve. If not get up and wave your care plan alot. Dont give up.

]]> By: eccedentesiast http://colouredmind.wordpress.com/2008/07/14/circus-tricks/#comment-356 eccedentesiast Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:17:16 +0000 http://colouredmind.wordpress.com/?p=166#comment-356 It's shitty that they're messing you around so much. My care co-ordinator is a bit of a tit. Initially I was seeing her every week, then she tells me that she doesn't have the time so made it every two weeks. 2 weeks ago she cancelled and I haven't heard from her since and this was after a 3week gap anyway. So I haven't seen her for other 5weeks now and she hasn't called yet. Luckily I can talk to my GP but feeling less able to do so these days :-( Take care x It’s shitty that they’re messing you around so much. My care co-ordinator is a bit of a tit. Initially I was seeing her every week, then she tells me that she doesn’t have the time so made it every two weeks. 2 weeks ago she cancelled and I haven’t heard from her since and this was after a 3week gap anyway. So I haven’t seen her for other 5weeks now and she hasn’t called yet. Luckily I can talk to my GP but feeling less able to do so these days :-(

Take care x

]]> By: colouredmind http://colouredmind.wordpress.com/2008/07/14/circus-tricks/#comment-355 colouredmind Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:05:36 +0000 http://colouredmind.wordpress.com/?p=166#comment-355 Mandy- two months is a long time. I know what you mean about being dropped quickly, I went from fifteen minutes obs in hospital to not seeing anyone for three days when I was discharged Chuckle- results day on august 14th, exactly one month away. I dont know if to look forward to it and hope i get grades for university or am dreading it. But i am going away and coming back the day before to keep my mind off it. Heavyliesthecrown- well I can still see my psychiatrist who i get on pretty well with. Outreach team wise I get along with most of the team but my sessions have to be cut because of funding. At CAMHS clinic I know quite a few members of staff but not that well, nothing in comparison with my social worker who I have seen at least once a week for two years. Good luck with your referral if you have one. Mandy- two months is a long time. I know what you mean about being dropped quickly, I went from fifteen minutes obs in hospital to not seeing anyone for three days when I was discharged

Chuckle- results day on august 14th, exactly one month away. I dont know if to look forward to it and hope i get grades for university or am dreading it. But i am going away and coming back the day before to keep my mind off it.

Heavyliesthecrown- well I can still see my psychiatrist who i get on pretty well with. Outreach team wise I get along with most of the team but my sessions have to be cut because of funding. At CAMHS clinic I know quite a few members of staff but not that well, nothing in comparison with my social worker who I have seen at least once a week for two years. Good luck with your referral if you have one.

]]> By: heavyliesthecrown http://colouredmind.wordpress.com/2008/07/14/circus-tricks/#comment-354 heavyliesthecrown Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:38:55 +0000 http://colouredmind.wordpress.com/?p=166#comment-354 Eek! I'm having similar problems to you at the moment, a month past my eighteenth birthday and CAMHS will only have me until august at the most, not even sure if they have any plans to move me up to CMHT or just let me go at it alone as nothing has been discussed, don't know how I will manage if I have no support at all! Is there nobody else at CAMHS you would feel comfortable talking to? I know there are about 3 CPNs at mine that I know a bit and could turn to if I really needed it, not sure if you have anything similar. Hope they sort this out for you somehow x Eek! I’m having similar problems to you at the moment, a month past my eighteenth birthday and CAMHS will only have me until august at the most, not even sure if they have any plans to move me up to CMHT or just let me go at it alone as nothing has been discussed, don’t know how I will manage if I have no support at all!

Is there nobody else at CAMHS you would feel comfortable talking to? I know there are about 3 CPNs at mine that I know a bit and could turn to if I really needed it, not sure if you have anything similar.

Hope they sort this out for you somehow x

]]> By: The Chuckle http://colouredmind.wordpress.com/2008/07/14/circus-tricks/#comment-353 The Chuckle Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:21:10 +0000 http://colouredmind.wordpress.com/?p=166#comment-353 Sounds like the ring master stayed home and put the clowns in charge for this show! Hope they manage to sort some semblance of contact and support out for you over summer - when do you get your results? Have fun in the sun! Sounds like the ring master stayed home and put the clowns in charge for this show! Hope they manage to sort some semblance of contact and support out for you over summer – when do you get your results? Have fun in the sun!

]]> By: Mandy http://colouredmind.wordpress.com/2008/07/14/circus-tricks/#comment-350 Mandy Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:47:18 +0000 http://colouredmind.wordpress.com/?p=166#comment-350 "Somehow I have gone from too much support, to no support." I am sure many people with mental illness would tell stories of extreme full on care (and not always welcomed) to zilch in 60 seconds. Sounds like you are walking through a minefield there. I empathise but am not at all surprised that you could be slipping through nets and messed about in regards to continuing care. Staff going on 2 month holidays (I doubt with anyone covering their workload) and their union groaning that the pay is below par. Ho hum! “Somehow I have gone from too much support, to no support.” I am sure many people with mental illness would tell stories of extreme full on care (and not always welcomed) to zilch in 60 seconds.

Sounds like you are walking through a minefield there. I empathise but am not at all surprised that you could be slipping through nets and messed about in regards to continuing care.

Staff going on 2 month holidays (I doubt with anyone covering their workload) and their union groaning that the pay is below par. Ho hum!

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