Mental health


Mental health
The Issue
Mental health, we all have it in one way or another, some can hide it very well. Some fight but fail trying, and some don't know how to deal with it at all, and It's okay not to be okay! I can't truly express how people are affected by it, I can only really go off my experience. As we all have our own ways of dealing with mental health and have our own demons and battles to face and I respect that.
What I believe is at stake, is people not getting the right help from mental health services, as I've faced many times over the past two years, and I'm sure people have unfortunately had to deal with it a lot longer than I have. But the time scale isn't a reflection of mental health what is, is receiving the right support and help when needed. And unfortunately not getting it until we hit crisis point. It's unfair, to face what we have to face no one can truly explain what goes on in there head, some people shut down, some take OD's, some act in self harm, I understand it's a very very touchy subject and I'm not going to pretend I'm a professional. But things need to change and change fast!
I can't stress the importance of why this needs to been addressed with immediate effect, why you ask? Going off personal experience, I faced a soild 18 months of not receiving support from hospitals when I was admitted for mental health problems. I was always pushed aside and made to feel more worst than I already was and I didn't receive any support on numerous occasions from hospitals when I was in mental health crisis, finally after 18th months, and almost succumbing to lose my battle with my mental health, I was finally given support after almost two years of trying and was diagnosed with, Complex PTSD, insomnia, anxiety and depression. The mental health team was at first trying to find the right medication to work and the balance of medication to which I understand. After 5 months I finally found the right medication and the right balance, and was stable getting back on track to my happy self the guy I once loved to see and be, when I was discharged from my mental health team, they didn't send my discharge letter to my self nor my doctors. So my medication stopped I called them to chase up the discharge letter and they kept saying they will send it over and haven't. My doctors are refusing to give me any medication without that letter. Imagine having medication and it just stopping and going cold turkey, could you imagine how this has impacted me? Not just me I'm sure others have also had to also unfortunately have to face this too! I was on a high dosage of anti depression medication as well as anti psychotic medication. I haven't had them for almost 2 months now and every single day is a battle again, I have frequented panic attacks, I cry, I go numb and feel nothing no pain no emotions no anything. Why.... why do I have to feel all this again? Because things wasn't put in place when it originally was to let me continue being the happy guy I was. With the right medication, I'm tired again tired of many things, facing the problems I did before going back to square one and getting no where with it. Things need to change in regards to the mental health in England ������� and change fast!
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The Issue
Mental health, we all have it in one way or another, some can hide it very well. Some fight but fail trying, and some don't know how to deal with it at all, and It's okay not to be okay! I can't truly express how people are affected by it, I can only really go off my experience. As we all have our own ways of dealing with mental health and have our own demons and battles to face and I respect that.
What I believe is at stake, is people not getting the right help from mental health services, as I've faced many times over the past two years, and I'm sure people have unfortunately had to deal with it a lot longer than I have. But the time scale isn't a reflection of mental health what is, is receiving the right support and help when needed. And unfortunately not getting it until we hit crisis point. It's unfair, to face what we have to face no one can truly explain what goes on in there head, some people shut down, some take OD's, some act in self harm, I understand it's a very very touchy subject and I'm not going to pretend I'm a professional. But things need to change and change fast!
I can't stress the importance of why this needs to been addressed with immediate effect, why you ask? Going off personal experience, I faced a soild 18 months of not receiving support from hospitals when I was admitted for mental health problems. I was always pushed aside and made to feel more worst than I already was and I didn't receive any support on numerous occasions from hospitals when I was in mental health crisis, finally after 18th months, and almost succumbing to lose my battle with my mental health, I was finally given support after almost two years of trying and was diagnosed with, Complex PTSD, insomnia, anxiety and depression. The mental health team was at first trying to find the right medication to work and the balance of medication to which I understand. After 5 months I finally found the right medication and the right balance, and was stable getting back on track to my happy self the guy I once loved to see and be, when I was discharged from my mental health team, they didn't send my discharge letter to my self nor my doctors. So my medication stopped I called them to chase up the discharge letter and they kept saying they will send it over and haven't. My doctors are refusing to give me any medication without that letter. Imagine having medication and it just stopping and going cold turkey, could you imagine how this has impacted me? Not just me I'm sure others have also had to also unfortunately have to face this too! I was on a high dosage of anti depression medication as well as anti psychotic medication. I haven't had them for almost 2 months now and every single day is a battle again, I have frequented panic attacks, I cry, I go numb and feel nothing no pain no emotions no anything. Why.... why do I have to feel all this again? Because things wasn't put in place when it originally was to let me continue being the happy guy I was. With the right medication, I'm tired again tired of many things, facing the problems I did before going back to square one and getting no where with it. Things need to change in regards to the mental health in England ������� and change fast!
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Petition created on 7 October 2022