What happens when...

[BisleyBoy]

...you cancel a mental health appointment? Do they chase you up or do they just leave it?

[KittyandTeal]

Depends what kind of meanly health appointment it is.

I've cancelled an appointment for cbt as I felt much better.

I tried cancelling one with a psychiatrist once as I thought I was better, I had to rearrange. Good job too, I wasn't as well as I thought I was.

[BisleyBoy]

It's a psychiatrist appointment. What do you mean that you had to rearrange, kitty? Did they make you, or subtlely encourage you?

[KittyandTeal]

They straight out asked me what dates I could do and insisted they 'squeeze' me in.

As it was it was an excuse from me so I had plenty of free dates.

Why do you want to cancel? Do you think you actually should or is it a case of dreading it and not feeling you can face it?

[ArseForElbow]

If I miss an appointment they send me a letter for another.

[BisleyBoy]

It's a case of feeling that it's pointless because there is very little they can do. Also, I feel I've been badly let down by the mental health team, which I'm angry about. I've been relatively vocal about this, and now I feel that I've been labelled as 'difficult'. I'm not a difficult person. People who know me outside of this mental health team would say I was calm, polite and generally a nice person. But when people treat me badly, I get angry. I don't start shouting and 'acting up'. I state that I'm angry and why I'm angry. But I still feel I'm labelled as 'difficult' because I won't lay down and take their treatment of me.

[BisleyBoy]

And I feel that either I have to just shut up and act nice at the appointment, but if I say what's on my mind, then I'm being 'difficult' again. It drives me bloody mad!!

[KittyandTeal]

Ah that sounds really difficult. How awful to feel that you're not being listened to, I think I would feel the same and think it was pointless.

Is it worth actually saying that to them?

[mangomungo]

I feel for you. I am also angry at my mental health team. I was let down as well. I think I have been labelled difficult, too...

I go to my appointments and try to get my own way. It doesn't happen though, which makes angry.

I haven't cancelled any appointments but once tried to reschedule psych appointment. Cpn insisted that I should see the doctor, so I did go and see him.

[BisleyBoy]

kitty I have said it to them. That's what got me the 'difficult' label on the first place I think. What makes me sick is that because I have mental health problems it's just assumed if I'm angry then the problem must be me/it's in my head. It could never be them, oh no.

[BisleyBoy]

Thank you for the empathy and kind words, everyone.