Hello 
I don't how many will remember but a while ago I started a thread after receiving some potentially very bad family news. I was extremely distressed and possibly suicidal. I collapsed a couple of days later due to the stress of the news and the accumulation of other events over the past few years.
I want to thank everyone who responded to the original thread and kept me going. I'm sorry for not mentioning people by name but my memory is not good at the moment and I find my old thread a bit hard to read.
I had a mental health assessment today and will get a written summary of the session through the post. It was difficult but the assessor was very nice. I am to have CBT and some extra help getting employment. The CBT will be on a waiting list but in the meantime I will be going back to the assessment centre for regular follow up appointments. This means that I will still be in the system and they can monitor my progress whether negative or positive. I have also had my medication increased and that is being monitored by my gp as well.
I am still far from ok which is why I am writing now. I normally don't have the energy which is unusual for me. However while I am feeling slightly more alert why at this hour I am guessing you are asking? I've got no idea 
I wanted to put up this post.
I believe I will get better. I am very impatient so I would like it to be sooner rather than later but I will have to see what happens.
Thank you all again.
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Update and thanks
Raftofdeterminationandlove · 17/09/2014 01:29
Dear Raft
It's so good to know that you will be getting support in the form of CBT and also help with finding employment. You have been so patient and worked hard to stay positive, and you deserve to recover.
Well done for reaching out for help, and I hope you won't have too long a wait for CBT. There are lots of online resources which might be a help while you are waiting, and plenty of people here willing you on too.
Keep us posted
A positive update, thank you for letting us know
Belief in your own recovery is a very important aid to it's eventual happening. Good luck
Deep breaths, Raft.
In for the count of 7 and out for the count of 11. It will calm you and help you to focus inwards
Hello
It looks like I have low mood and anxiety. This is just a preliminary diagnosis. It's somewhere to start from though.
Well done Raft, you are now well on the road to recovery. Evidence shows that a combination of medication and CBT has the best outcome for your symptoms! Good luck
Raft,
Was thinking of you earlier, so glad you have been for assessment and you will be getting the help and support you need
Thank you everyone
This week has been very mixed but not bad on the whole. I have stopped being cross with myself when I can't do things or get upset about things. I wouldn't if I had a broken leg so I shouldn't over this.
Dear Raft
You are not rubbish, your illness is making you feel this way. Try to talk to yourself the way you would talk to someone else who's going through what you're feeling. I've seen you being so kind and empathic on other threads - please treat yourself that way too
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