That was so articulate. I completely agree, understand, sympathise, and have the same experience etc. It’s bonkers going into an eight minute long appointment which can only be for one thing when you have a laundry list of comorbid conditions which will all be impacting the thing you are there to talk about and it’s treatment. I have the added delight of having many of them on the multi years long waiting lists so they are not officially on my records yet either. Yay. I had to start seeing a new therapist and say, ‘for the purposes of this discussion could we please entertain the possibility that I have the following developmental disorders, otherwise not a lot of this conversation will make sense’ . He looked sceptical for about five minutes. I think he’s now convinced about my self diagnosis of those particular items! But the physical health stuff is such a grind. And trying to deal with it alll when you are ill, which is why you need the help in the first place. And they just assume things like picking up the phone and calling someone is an easy thing to do. It’s going to take me two weeks of energy to do that on top of trying to work. Seriously. Phone calls break me. And then when I get through and they won’t listen while I try and explain. Grrrrrr. I’m not good on the phone but they don’t like emails etc. And then when you finally get an appointment and a medication (after about eight years, not kidding, data entry mistake apparently )you turn out to be allergic to it…..that was my last year! Lost a stone and wrecked my digestion and made my hair fall out and increased my migraines. Nice. Still have to try and get back into that system to get a different medication. So I’m sending supportive hugs. The system is very broken at the moment. There are some great people in it, but there are some a**holes too. And it is definitely not user friendly. I hope having us to vent to can be a bit of a pressure release. We all need a bit of that. I just watched your previous video on the unprofessional therapist, how horrific. I’m so sorry you were put in that position. My first therapist made a point of telling me at the outset that he had his own therapist/supervisor who he was supported by, and that all therapists were supposed to. As other commenters said, that is who your therapist should have been talking to, not you. I’m so glad you made that video, hopefully it will have raised some awareness for others of what it looks like when that system falls apart. When to walk away from a therapist or ask to speak to someone else at a practice etc. because it’s not something many people know to look out for. That was extremely brave of you to do, and I think you’ve potentially helped people. I hope there is some light at the end of the tunnel for you.
I have been going for the same sort of saga and multiple doctors and health issues on many areas. Its so overwhelming and i totally feel your words. Im like this since 2021 and still fighting. Its gonna be ok. Trust your strenght even when its very low, is all i can say 💕
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That was so articulate. I completely agree, understand, sympathise, and have the same experience etc.
It’s bonkers going into an eight minute long appointment which can only be for one thing when you have a laundry list of comorbid conditions which will all be impacting the thing you are there to talk about and it’s treatment. I have the added delight of having many of them on the multi years long waiting lists so they are not officially on my records yet either. Yay. I had to start seeing a new therapist and say, ‘for the purposes of this discussion could we please entertain the possibility that I have the following developmental disorders, otherwise not a lot of this conversation will make sense’ . He looked sceptical for about five minutes. I think he’s now convinced about my self diagnosis of those particular items!
But the physical health stuff is such a grind. And trying to deal with it alll when you are ill, which is why you need the help in the first place. And they just assume things like picking up the phone and calling someone is an easy thing to do. It’s going to take me two weeks of energy to do that on top of trying to work. Seriously. Phone calls break me. And then when I get through and they won’t listen while I try and explain. Grrrrrr. I’m not good on the phone but they don’t like emails etc.
And then when you finally get an appointment and a medication (after about eight years, not kidding, data entry mistake apparently )you turn out to be allergic to it…..that was my last year! Lost a stone and wrecked my digestion and made my hair fall out and increased my migraines. Nice. Still have to try and get back into that system to get a different medication.
So I’m sending supportive hugs. The system is very broken at the moment. There are some great people in it, but there are some a**holes too. And it is definitely not user friendly. I hope having us to vent to can be a bit of a pressure release. We all need a bit of that.
I just watched your previous video on the unprofessional therapist, how horrific. I’m so sorry you were put in that position. My first therapist made a point of telling me at the outset that he had his own therapist/supervisor who he was supported by, and that all therapists were supposed to. As other commenters said, that is who your therapist should have been talking to, not you. I’m so glad you made that video, hopefully it will have raised some awareness for others of what it looks like when that system falls apart. When to walk away from a therapist or ask to speak to someone else at a practice etc. because it’s not something many people know to look out for. That was extremely brave of you to do, and I think you’ve potentially helped people.
I hope there is some light at the end of the tunnel for you.
It’s lovely to see you again. I’m so sorry to hear about all your health problems and do hope you will get some help soon .
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I have been going for the same sort of saga and multiple doctors and health issues on many areas. Its so overwhelming and i totally feel your words. Im like this since 2021 and still fighting. Its gonna be ok. Trust your strenght even when its very low, is all i can say 💕
So sorry you're going through similar, it's exhausting isn't it?! I hope you get some answers and some relief soon. Sending lots of love. ❤️
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