Does this sound an unreasonable length of time to wait for......................

[Beauregard]

treatment for depression?
I have being waiting since last June
When i called them before december i was told it would be after xmas and now we are in february.

It does sound like a very long wait. Are you waiting for some kind of counselling?

yes...definitely....3 months is the usual wait...8 months sounds way too long.....i;d call tomorrow

counselling? I know services are being cut backa nd waiting lists seem to be growing longer and longer.

Are you feeling any worse? Can you revisit GP?

Yes
What annoys me is that i have managed to pick myself off 'the floor'and returned to work,started making positive changes in my life and Ihave done that alone ,but for all they know i could be curled up in a corner or worse.

I was told that i would need intensive councelling with a psychologist.

I would go back to the gp if I were you.
I was put down for counselling a few months back & told there was a waiting list. I went back to the doctors just after Christmas because I was feeling so awful, and within a week I had received a letter from the counsellor to say they could fit me in for my first session the following week!
Defintely worth chasing it up again!

I am on my 3rd round of NHS counselling & I've never waited more than a couple of months.

I had an assessment with the consultant psychologist in June .
To be honest i am just starting to think along the lines of screw them
The Mental Health service failed my sister(r.i.p)

Oh
Please call your GP tomorrow.

That's so sad, I'm sorry about your sister.
I can understand you feeling angry about this, as it does sound a very long wait. Get straight onto your GP tomorrow & chase it up.

Whats really pissing me off(sorry for language)is that they are well aware of my history and issues that i have with mental health care etc and they treat me like this.

I really dont think i can be bothered now.
I have got myself over the worst of it again

You sound like you could do with the support right now & you are entitled to it.
Phone them up tomorrow & see if you can get some kind of explanation as to why it has been so long.
8 months is a very long time to have to wait! Did they give you any idea of the waiting list at the time?

pelvicfloornomore, I plucked up courage and saw someone in Feb and eventually got the app for Nov, Im now on my 7th app out of 12! unfortunately I dont think there are enough councillors

Yes she suggested a waiting time of 3-4months

Well then I'd definitely get back to them, as it's obviously gone way over what they stated. The NHS can be pretty useless!

In the summer I was having a really tough time and plucked up courage to ring to see where I was, I was told probably Oct- IMO it stinks you shouldnt have to wait, now Ive got it im frightened of it going just incase I have to wait 9mths again! Its worth phoning also my GP put in a couple of reminders, dont know if that helped but when I had my first app she did apologise for such a long wait! Which County are you from- Im in Kent dont know if different counties have different times!

I must admit I did keep on going to GP and badgering!

Hope you are finding the councelling useful/helpful though?but i have to agree that if i was feeling more vunerable then i would probably thinking the same as you.
Im in worcestershire.

I have found the councilling really useful, I was one of those people who couldnt cope when anyone was talking/being sick, so far I have coped with 2DC sickness bug and 1DC with the flu being sick for days! I have to admit I have had lots of homework which I have done and I would recommend this lady to anyone-she listens, never critises, always turns what I have said into a positive. A pure NATURAL, I honestly dont want to stop seeing her, wish I could have her on my shoulder, when DC were being ill, I could actually picture in my mind what I thought she would be saying!

Oh she sounds great,im so glad for you.