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HerRoyalFattyness · 29/01/2020 18:29

I have severe mental health problems at the minute.
I have depression and psychosis, I'm hearing voices.
I can't concentrate on anything, I'm struggling just to not do what the voice tells me.
My partner of 12 years left me a week and a half ago.
I have 3 kids with varying needs.
I have autism.
I have a care coordinator and support worker, and they are putting a CAF in place for the kids.
My mum reminds me to do basic things like brushing my teeth, or taking food out if the freezer to feed the kids.

I saw my GP today and asked for a fit note to take into the job centre as I'm claiming universal credit.
He gave me one. For a week. Then proceeded to tell me he won't give me anymore because it's about time I got myself sorted and back into the workforce. This is only the 3rd week of fit notes and only my second week of claiming UC, I was in work previously but my mental health and the split with my children's father meant I was no longer able to. I've not even had my first payment yet.

GP told me that as I hadn't made an attempt on my life I didn't need a fit note.

I'm now spiralling. I'm panicking. I'm struggling to ignore the voice which wants me to take the many many tablets I'm on and just be done with it.
I've already contacted my care coordinator and she is out tomorrow.
But in the meantime I don't know where else to turn.

Please help. (I already have a thread in MH but AIBU gets more traffic and I need support right now)

LilyMumsnet · 29/01/2020 18:49

Hello OP, we are really sorry to hear you are feeling this way.

We hope you don't mind, but when these threads are flagged up to us we usually add a link to our Mental Health resources. You can also go to the Samaritans website or email them on [email protected].

Support from other Mumsnetters is great and we really hope you will be able to take some comfort from your fellow posters, but as other MNers will tell you, it's really a good idea to seek RL help and support as well.

We also like to remind everyone that, although we're awed daily by the astonishing support our members give each other through life's trickier twists and turns, we'd always caution anyone never to give more of themselves to another poster, emotionally or financially, than they can afford to spare.

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