so.. i finally asked for help.. then got turned away :(

[Bubbless]

so.. bit of background incase people dont recognise my nn

ive been suffering from depression for many year
had a lot of problems that most other people my age (im 20) havent had
had to come off of my antidepressants because of pregnancy
spoke to my mw and doc re: support at my last appt (16 weeks)
they gave me a phone number and told me to call them and they would tell me what do to
got home, and called straight away
got a call back today saying that they only offer cbt, that isnt suitable for what i need
and that if i want councelling then i will need to pay as it isnt covered on the nhs in my area.. i cant afford to pay, ive been on sick leave..

feel so downheartened, it was a massive step for me to admit i needed help after coming off of the anti-d's, and i feel like ive been told to go away and sort it out myself

mw said that if nothing is sorted by 28 weeks then she will review it.. its just so long to wait :(

sorry for grumbling

I have never had this as they are not suitable for my illness but my BIL who has depression has this and says its great its called talking therapy and is therapy over the phone you can self refer to its NHS funded its mainly for people with depression and anxiety the people who are normally on waiting lists for ages if they want therapy or stuck on anti depressants.

Also can I ask why you dont want CBT I was under the impression that it was really good, I have not had it though I have had pychotherapy and ACAT.

ive had cbt in the past should have mentioned in op, sorry! and its about working through confidence issues etc to get to the bottom of problems with your behaviour that is causing depression.. (in a roundabout kinda fashion) whereas im actually very confident and i know WHY im depressed, i just really need someone external who i can talk to about everything and get it off of my chest, whilst finding out whats 'normal' and what isnt, whilst accessing other areas of help e.g. councelling and berevement etc

i just feel so let down by the nhs

they number from the docs was healthy minds, they didnt even give me any other info as to how to go about getting what i need.. they just said that cbt wasnt suitable and that they would be taking me off of their register..

here not sure where you are but they might have a similar thing in your area.

Do you want to share what is making you depressed?

ohh, i will have a look! thank you

how can i talk about it without outing myself in rl?
i know some of my family are on here :(

You can PM if you like and are worried about being outed.

But if you dont want to talk thats fine