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A&E; it wasnt so bad as i thought
toffuna101
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hello everyone
ive had quite a busy yet draining day, so please excuse me if ive made any spelling mistakes
so i didnt think id ever had to resort to going to A&E but i did... i wont go too much into detail because ive vented quite a lot today + i dont really feel like it
the staff who helped me to explain my situation with my mental health were actually really helpful and understanding which shocked me. its likely due to me being too negative about it, since most of the other people's experiences online didnt find it quite helpful. and even now im still trying to process how i had a positive one.
the waiting times were much shorter than i had expected... i roughly stayed there for about 3 hours. i geniunely believed that i would wait in there for the whole day.
now im not going to get too hopeful about this, however im going to have a follow up session in 7 days time. given the amount of time i had to wait even for my physical disability in the nhs, this is honestly... amazing. i dont feel like losing hope
ive had quite a busy yet draining day, so please excuse me if ive made any spelling mistakes
so i didnt think id ever had to resort to going to A&E but i did... i wont go too much into detail because ive vented quite a lot today + i dont really feel like it
the staff who helped me to explain my situation with my mental health were actually really helpful and understanding which shocked me. its likely due to me being too negative about it, since most of the other people's experiences online didnt find it quite helpful. and even now im still trying to process how i had a positive one.
the waiting times were much shorter than i had expected... i roughly stayed there for about 3 hours. i geniunely believed that i would wait in there for the whole day.
now im not going to get too hopeful about this, however im going to have a follow up session in 7 days time. given the amount of time i had to wait even for my physical disability in the nhs, this is honestly... amazing. i dont feel like losing hope
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I think it's easy to read other people's negative experiences and feel put off. But at the same time, people very rarely post their positive experiences...mainly only the negative ones which often leaves others feeling like there are no positive experiences (which isn't the case, as you know!)
It's good to hear that you'll be having a follow up session soon. I hope that goes well and that you get the help you need
im less than 6 months away from my birthday, and given the waiting lists, i can logically assume that ill receive more permanent outlets (like therapy) for recovery on at least my 16th birthday
now what does this mean? i tried to do some research to see what it was truly like, being 16 and 17. now i have a general understanding about the certain rights that young people have, what the law states about education into 18... but it doesn't touch upon the mental health aspect of it. for example if i were to find myself in crisis again at 16-17 id have to go to hospital in an adult unit, however the actual treatment i receive will be under cahms. and the hospital that ive been in has allegedly short waiting lists for children up to the age of 16, but LONG waiting lists for adults in emergency services. and what this means is that in these long waiting lists and limited spaces and the NHS staff will have to prioritise each individual need. rightly so. even though they will indubitably always halt a patient's needs or even disappoint them. what i displayed there when I am in crisis (and still now)... i attempted to hide it
I'm always here to if you need someone anytime
Sending hugs,
Amy22
Hugs how are you feeling at the moment right now with things? I know that A and Es are a lot more busier and stressful especially with those long waiting lists too. I hope your doing okay right now but I'm here if you want to chat
- in february of 2024, i started to get much worse
- i saw the crisis team again
- i got diagnosed with psychosis
- i got admitted into A&E again
- people started talking about me
- i was scared (see the diagnosis story in creative corner for more details if you want)
- the delusions were getting worse
- i got admitted onto a ward afterwards
- at this point it was early march of 2024
- roughly two weeks later i got sent to a psychiatric hospital
- by then it was the 15th of march 2024
- they stabilised my meds
- in the general hospital they still gave me meds nearer to the end
- in may of 2024 i got released back into the community
- i now see community camhs
- i got sent to A&E again in january of 2025 after a suicide attempt
- i had to wait five hours to be seen
- the whole experience was alright i guess
- recently i got my section 117 aftercare approved which is good
That sounds like so so much you went through and I can't imagine how that must have felt too. (I've looked at your diagnosis story on the creative, I love your poetry as well you did as well) I'm glad though you were able to get your section 117 aftercare in the end as I know how much you needed it as well. It sounds like things have been improving then but again that sounds like so much is so little time to be going through as well.
I'm glad that the counselling also medication helped for the most part as psychosis sounds scary especially when you feel like your not in control of your thoughts or psychosis at all, it sounds super hard to deal with constantly. I'm glad that writing has become a form for you to discuss how you feel with things. I find writing can be helpful when processing emotions, thoughts and our encounters. It sounds great that you want to write a story about you but with a fictional character because it still feels personal but yet anonymous as well too.