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Psychiatrists hate her! One weird £5 trick for Mental Normality

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Ennn · 07/02/2015 16:53

Join us... Join us...

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UpOnDown · 07/02/2015 16:54

It's very odd, the crisis team doesn't exist any more.

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Ennn · 07/02/2015 16:55

Huh? What do they have instead? Aren't you being visited this weekend then?

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CaulkheadUpNorth · 07/02/2015 16:55

You won't believe number 14!

UpOnDown · 07/02/2015 16:56

I am being visited. The amht work 7-8 each day 7 days a week, with someone covering over night.

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Ennn · 07/02/2015 16:56

Grin Caulk

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Ennn · 07/02/2015 16:57

I see Up. That's a bit weird. Are you okay with it?

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HellinaHandbasket · 07/02/2015 16:59

Hello new thread.

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Ennn · 07/02/2015 17:01

BTW Hellina, how's it going at the moment? Am hoping for a less difficult week for you this week. Are you sleeping okay?

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CaulkheadUpNorth · 07/02/2015 17:01

Who wants tea?

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Ennn · 07/02/2015 17:02

Skimmed and one sweetener pls

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UpOnDown · 07/02/2015 17:02

Yes, it's ok. I know the number to ring now (didn't before).

UpOnDown · 07/02/2015 17:02

Skimmed please.

HellinaHandbasket · 07/02/2015 17:02

Skimmed no sugar please.

It's a little better thanks Enn. See therapist again this week which should be helpful.

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Ennn · 07/02/2015 17:06

Hope so Hellina. Smile

It's always confusing Up; I was never sure when I was under HTT whether to ring their number or the crisis team number. At least now anyone is allowed to ring the crisis team - several years ago, I once tried to ring a few months after I'd been discharged from CMHT, and just got "who are you and how did you get this number and what do you expect us to do for you?"

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Ennn · 07/02/2015 17:09

I think the Armmy should be required to provide ongoing and lifelong MH care for all soldiers even after discharge. It's not fair on the civilians that our services have to skew towards the quite different needs of a traumatised population of damaged men and it's certainly not fair to them that theyre expected to talk about this stuff with civilians (they never do).

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CaulkheadUpNorth · 07/02/2015 17:11
UpOnDown · 07/02/2015 17:12

To talk to the crisis team before it changed here, they would only talk to you if you were on their list (i.e. referred by CMHT). It was awful.

I've just found an article about it all.

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Ennn · 07/02/2015 17:12

Mavis is supposed to be coming round, but she never answered last night and tonight bay be going the same way. She's not the whore of Babylon, she's a very naughty girl!

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HellinaHandbasket · 07/02/2015 17:13

Mavis using your bath again?

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Ennn · 07/02/2015 17:14

I see UpOn - it looks like it might be quite a good idea, actually - but it all depends how it's implemented, I suppose - like all these things it could be great if funded properly and shit if done on a shoestring

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Ennn · 07/02/2015 17:15

Supposedly Hellina. She likes to luxuriate and wave her limbs around in it for hours

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HellinaHandbasket · 07/02/2015 17:20

I'm having an evening in with a moussaka. Bugger all on the TV though.

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Ennn · 07/02/2015 17:21

There is theoretically Army help for veterans but civvy services still seem to be heaving with ex soldiers.

I dunno. Maybe they prefer it to the MH services for veterans.

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UpOnDown · 07/02/2015 17:21

I hope you hear from Mavis soon. I think it's more shoestring than well funded Hmm

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Ennn · 07/02/2015 17:21

It's a Saturday, of course there's bugger all on the TV

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