To be frustrated with this?

[Capricorn8990]

I've got a mental health assessment over the telephone a week tomorrow as I feel there is more to my mental health than just my OCD. I've already been told that as I work full time and can hold down a job I won't be offered a full package of support from them.. it seems that you've got to hit rock bottom before you're taken seriously and there is little support for people who struggle day to day but still do their best to live as "normally" as possible.

I was with CAMHS from 11-18 and then assessed and sent away with a self-esteem booklet. I struggle massively daily but I do my upmost to work and provide for myself.

AIBU to be frustrated with the lack of support for people like myself? I appreciate there are people who cannot work at all due to the severity of their mental health but feel there is a real lack of support in general and I am aware that our mental health services are stretched i for one would be happy to pay more national insurance/ tax to cover this.

I have paid for some counselling privately but I cannot afford it all the time.

YANBU but there's no support for anyone in my experience. I can't work, I absolutely could not cope with it and have separation anxiety from my partner on top of BPD, OCD, GAD and MDD. I get absolutely no support apart from my medication and haven't spoken to a GP or anyone else for well over a year.

@KilljoysDutch I'm so sorry you've got not support either 😞 it's like they stick us on tablets and that's it. But tablets just mask the problem, it doesn't sort the root cause. I'm actually being screened/ assessed for BPD. I hope you have a good support network x

MH services have been cut to the bone. My local trust has lost a ton of funding that has gone to MH charities instead, so now the bar to access secondary care is even higher. The pandemic has also meant they have had a huge increase in referrals. They simply can't take everyone on.

@XenoBitch I completely understand that but the government need to make it a priority now more than ever because of the pandemic. Unless you tell someone you're suicidal you aren't even taken seriously

[quote Capricorn8990]@XenoBitch I completely understand that but the government need to make it a priority now more than ever because of the pandemic. Unless you tell someone you're suicidal you aren't even taken seriously [/quote]
Even being suicidal does not mean you are taken seriously now. It is worrying, and so many people are being let down.
What sort of support is it you think you need? It is always worth seeing what charities are about where you live.

@XenoBitch so I am on a waiting list for intensive CBT but when I was on the waiting list last time it took 8 months for my first appointment.

I'm just fed up of feeling invalidated of my mental health problems because I'm able to work. All of my assessments have said "professional and well dressed" which always seems to be interpreted as I present well so I can't be THAT ill and I am able to dress myself.

I am actually looking forward to this assessment as I know there is something more. I feel I may have undiagnosed BPD or complex PTSD. From the research I've done. I'm adopted and my birth mum has BPD and I've been told I have trauma and cannot regulate my emotions. I'm hoping if I do get a diagnosis I may be offered more support like DBT or even a different medication which actually tackles how I'm feeling and not just the intrusive and constant thoughts I get from OCD