Hi, my daughter was self harming (cutting her thigh with a razor) I begged her doctor to refer her to CAMHS but she refused saying it's not a mental health problem & said not to worry as it is a pretty normal thing for teenagers to do these days as a way of coping & sent us on our way with a couple of private counselling business cards! A few days later she took an overdose! I rushed her to hospital & CAMHS did eventually come to see her the following day. They accepted to see her but said she would b on a waiting list. On the first visit which was just an assessment, they said she had been accepted for counselling & they would be in contact in the next 2 weeks to arrange her first appointment but then reminded me there is a waiting list for appointments so it could be a few weeks after that (I felt like she had been put through to the semi finals of a competition) Two weeks later on 20th October she took another overdose, the ambulance rushed her to hospital & she stayed there until Saturday when she was taken by ambulance to the Priory after pleading & begging CAMHS non stop to help & she has been there since. I was horrified when I got there that night after a 2hr drive following the ambulance as on the wall facing her bed had written 'LET ME DIE'! My other daughter who is 14 & I both broke down crying & we were only allowed to stay 5 minutes to say goodbye. I know she is in the best place to help her as she is now on medication & getting therapy but she is still self harming somehow & has now wrecked her arm too! I have been visiting her daily the last 2 1/2 weeks driving for up to 6hrs at times due to traffic & now I'm in debt by £800 & cannot afford to pay my rent so my other daughter & I will more than likely end up homeless as no governing bodies are willing to help a single disabled parent see there seriously ill child. All I can say is if you think your child is self harming in any way PLEASE PLEASE seek help immediately & KEEP pushing for the help he or she needs no matter what doctors etc say Xxx
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Natanna · 10/11/2015 01:26
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