Mental health team now closed indefinitely

[Becca19962014]

And I can't cope, supposedly they will phone but as numbers are unknown and unknown numbers are blocked on my phone they can't phone me (blocked by police, DV reasons). It won't reopen as they're only closing non essential departments.

My landlord has written today threatening eviction as I can't cope and my mental health is disrupting others. I can't go to GP as a year ago all their funding for mental health was given to mental health team, likewise a&e (exception with a&e is if taken there by police) people are being turned away anyway to phone 111 to see if they should be there or not and in the case of mental health to phone Samaritans instead (who are over run at the moment). Can't even phone the national mental health helpline as again funding was stopped.

I get daily prescriptions which I was refused today as I'm devastated. Legally I'm not supposed to be left with no support due to being on daily meds due to suicide risk.

I've no community support, no one will help me, supposed to be isolating but can't and I'm really terrified. I was told to leave church as the mental health worker said they were being rediculous regarding mindfulness (which I found made my issues worse when discussed with church was advised its not really appropriate given how it was being taught and that may be adding to my confusion and distress) - mental health team refused to speak to church just telling me they're wrong and need to be told that. So I ended up with no support there at all.

Perhaps someone here can understand..

Yes to both, i must sign for it and speak to the pharmacist.
I don't have a carer.

The MH team have argued with my GP re daily prescriptions, saying GPs being silly. GP says they won't be held responsible for me OD-ing (the medication combination would be lethal any higher for me now) and even on daily collection they're sometimes refused because I get days I'm severely struggling especially right now with pharmacy staff wearing masks and gloves, I just can't cope with that (triggers my PTSD).

Yes I cost the NHS a lot of money. A mental health nurse worked out exactly how much money has been wasted on keeping me alive once; as did the practice manager. So I'm painfully aware of just how much of a burden I am.

I work in mental health. We CAN call from a non-withheld number (via our switchboard) for precisely this reason - many of our service users don't accept withheld number calls, for various reasons including the one you've described. As far as I'm aware, all services have such a provision, even if it's a dedicated team mobile. Please speak to your care coordinator and ask them to call you in this way, and to flag on your notes that you cannot answer withheld number calls.

I didn't say you were a burden.

When I asked I was told they aren't allowed to for confidentiality. I will ask though. Thankyou.

titiana I know. It's something I'm really aware of and sensitive to hearing. I'm sorry.

"GP says they won't be held responsible for me OD-ing"

I don't think it's acceptable at all that patients with mental health problems can be given a rubbish level of service and then told it's because of the selfish interests of the doctors not wanting to get in trouble just in case there is an overdose.

I know some patients want prescriptions limited to every week or whatever because they know they can be tempted by it, and that is fine.

And yes, doctors are put in a difficult position if patients have a history of overdose.

But there is a selfish reason here for why doctors are discriminating against patients with mental health problems. No doubt if challenged they would deny it's selfish and say "duty of care" or whatever. But it appears they have openly told you it's for selfish reasons. You could complain citing the Equality Act 2010. Mental health problems will often be covered as a type of disability; so giving a worse level of service is potentially illegal if they aren't acting in a proportional way. I'm not saying it would work, but if you feel like fighting the bastards...

I have nothing against my GP. They've actually done everything they can to help and support me. I won't be fighting with them. We have discussed it at length and, I've not given the whole conversation so maybe the context isn't there. Certainly they weren't saying I'd have to do this to protect them only. I have been clear that my GP wouldn't be responsible. Both to them, the MH team and coroners office via my will. I have also been clear the level of my misery and struggling as I've lost more and more functioning, physically and mentally.

I saw a private psychiatrist (years ago) and they diagnosed severe masked depression due to the reasons for my PTSD and said I would most likely end my life and wanted me admitted (I wasn't I wouldn't consent and they couldn't get a section put in place). What people see isn't what I'm going through. I cannot show that, not by choice. What I write is closer but if you met me you'd never know. Literally can talk about horrendous things and it's like talking about the weather. The only difference is I talk with a different voice and mannerisms, supposedly.

I asked about the number being withheld - staff are working from home and will not reveal their numbers for that reason. Apparently it's not an option to reveal them in work either as that's the policy to protect confidentiality. The advice was to buy another phone, which I cannot do (and they know that).

So I've an email telling me their closed to everyone from social worker and from mental health there's a note on the letters to those put under isolation for 16 weeks (Wales have added four weeks) saying to contact them for support if struggling with mental health. Feeling tricked over the whole mess.

OP have you ever seen a Psychologist or even a psychotherapist? Because it sounds like you could really use the support of being in therapy or counselling at the moment. I realise that the NHS cannot currently facilitate this but many private therapists operate a sliding scale of fees so you only pay what you can afford. It's not the fault of the mental health team, they are royally screwed at the moment but it really isn't fair on you, to be left suffering like this indefinitely.

I know my therapist has been a bottomless source of support and encouragement recently, even continuing to see me in person for sessions, despite having switched all his other patients to Skype or phone sessions, because he knows that I am absolutely not coping and the weekly contact is pretty much all that is keeping me from tipping over the edge. Whether we will be able to continue this under lockdown is another matter but he has made it clear that he will stay with me until forced to do otherwise.

I really think some sessions with a kind and professional therapist, even if only on the phone, will make a huge difference to your day to day state of mind.

I did but I'd never do it again. I was lied to by people who weren't even registered claiming they were who caused me a lot of problems and tricked by others into things that worsened my issues.

Now the only ones I can find are hours away and all mindfulness based. Mindfulness is no use to me. Not to mention I can't physically travel anymore and have no money to pay (the lowest one is £50 a session).

I've zero faith in them, or anyone really now.

The therapists were private and NHS based.