Official Mental Health Thread

[MicShazam]

Originally Posted by OccultHawk

A couple years ago I tried every avenue available in my area and there is no available psychiatric care even with insurance. I went everywhere. I called the national hotline. Followed up on everything they told me. All I can do is get my pills from a general practitioner. There’s nothing else available. I couldn’t even get a person with a Ph.D in psychology for therapy.

That sounds pretty ****ed up. Are there too few or what's going on?

[OccultHawk]

Originally Posted by MicShazam

That sounds pretty ****ed up. Are there too few or what's going on?

1) I’m in America
2) I’m in Florida
3) I’m in a ****ed up part of Florida

[Chula Vista]

Originally Posted by OccultHawk

1) I’m in America
2) I’m in Florida
3) I’m in a ****ed up part of Florida

There's free NAMI groups all over. They can't get you meds but they definitely will help.

https://www.nami.org/

[Key]

Great idea for a thread. I have a journal dedicated to my own personal story.
https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...iii-story.html

[OccultHawk]

Originally Posted by Chula Vista

There's free NAMI groups all over. They can't get you meds but they definitely will help.

https://www.nami.org/

I appreciate the link. They do exist in my community and it’s cool that they’re trying to help but I tried every resource they recommend and was turned away everywhere. I didn’t just call the clinics I went there personally and said look I feel really bad, really wrong, and I was turned away. The ER resources send you off unless you’re “suicidal”.

Q: Are you suicidal?
A: If I were suicidal I’d be dead but my meds aren’t working right I need to see a real psychiatrist.


...we don’t have a psychiatrist available talk to your general practitioner

I tell the GP I feel “wrong” “awful” “depressed” on and on

You need to see a specialist

I tried everything to see a psychiatrist

That’s all we can say. Keep trying.

...

Try what. I went everywhere.

And doing all that when you feel like that. Alone. It was exhausting.

There’s nothing but quackery, jail, church, and rich people ****.

[rubber soul]

What are the chances of the mods stickying this thread? This can be helpful for a lot of people.

[Chula Vista]

Originally Posted by OccultHawk

I appreciate the link.

Linda and I used them for support when Mike was at his worst. Never had to try from your side of the street. Sucks they couldn't help you.

[Lucem Ferre]

The places with the most trauma have the least trauma centers.

That's kind of how a lot of people out here feel, too. I just know that there are resources out here that will get you counseling or a therapist with out having to be suicidal. Just, nobody really knows about them.

[The Batlord]

Originally Posted by OccultHawk

I appreciate the link. They do exist in my community and it’s cool that they’re trying to help but I tried every resource they recommend and was turned away everywhere. I didn’t just call the clinics I went there personally and said look I feel really bad, really wrong, and I was turned away. The ER resources send you off unless you’re “suicidal”.

Q: Are you suicidal?
A: If I were suicidal I’d be dead but my meds aren’t working right I need to see a real psychiatrist.


...we don’t have a psychiatrist available talk to your general practitioner

I tell the GP I feel “wrong” “awful” “depressed” on and on

You need to see a specialist

I tried everything to see a psychiatrist

That’s all we can say. Keep trying.

...

Try what. I went everywhere.

And doing all that when you feel like that. Alone. It was exhausting.

There’s nothing but quackery, jail, church, and rich people ****.

You mean there simply aren't any psychologists or psychiatrists in your area or you have have bank for anyone to care?

[OccultHawk]

Originally Posted by The Batlord

You mean there simply aren't any psychologists or psychiatrists in your area or you have have bank for anyone to care?

Bank, of course - but really the distinction between a licensed therapist with a masters and a PhD in psychology is negligible to me. I needed and still need MEDICAL treatment like most any other health concern. Mental disorders, of course, are entirely chemical phenomena but people who supposedly treat it have no understanding of neuroscience. You might as well just pray.

I just know that there are resources out here that will get you counseling or a therapist with out having to be suicidal.

Most mental health clinics here don’t employ an MD of any sort and certainly not a psychiatrist. I take pills so it seems to me I should be able to at least meet with a psychiatrist at least once. The way mental health care is compared to how it should be is shameful.