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β02-07-2020 10:19 PM
β02-07-2020 10:19 PM
Re: Sharing my life with Ms Sophie (Bipolar II)
Hi @Former-Member @Determined @Tortoiseshell i reached out to the SANE helpline yesterday and they were so helpful and informed re challenges of carers .. Thankyou for your suggestion to reach out - it helped me a lot - just a sounding Board and some ideas re expectations and next steps
I have found a psychologist to try out Monday next week for me and will get a mental health plan for that tomorrow morning from my gp π .. for me .. π
MsS has her new psychologist on Saturday so fingers crossed π€ that goes well
I am exhausted and for once may fall asleep at a reasonable hour - relief starts finding therapists for us both I think π€
goodnight folks xx
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β06-07-2020 10:36 PM - edited β06-07-2020 10:37 PM
β06-07-2020 10:36 PM - edited β06-07-2020 10:37 PM
Re: Sharing my life with Ms Sophie (Bipolar II)
@Former-Member @Tortoiseshell @outlander @Determined @Shaz51 welcome to a couple of new forum members I met this week - @Kate12 @SoS this is my little thread where I update my stories as a caregiver
MsS has a chucky migraine Saturday so no psychologist for her - has been moved to Sunday this week ...
Latest re me - i saw new psychologist for me today and it totally didn't work for me - she told me the answer to my problems was to drink hot milk before bed and did I realise that staying in bed wasn't good for my partners depression π€ ??? Who would have thought ???? Anyway the way she said things and the manner was really not working for me - somehow I felt more anxious and stressed after talking to her than I did before hand .. I also felt unheard as she wasn't taking notes properly and kept re asking questions I'd already covered off .. and then some other items I won't mention as they may trigger others were raised by me and dismissed by her in a sentence π₯.. I felt really misunderstood and annoyed ... so anyway I emailed her afterward and said I'd pay the bill and Thankyou for trying but i didn't feel the connection ... I will try someone else next week - so draining tho tell someone your story and struggles - first appointments are always history taking so I knew that .. just not looking forward to having to start all over again ... I'm only in this situation too because work EAP program won't give me anymore session πΆ and so I have to find my own counsellor or psych - but I am determined and will keep reaching out - I need a physical person to support me
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β06-07-2020 10:50 PM
β06-07-2020 10:50 PM
Re: Sharing my life with Ms Sophie (Bipolar II)
So disappointing when there is no connection @Sophie1 βΉ. Hope therapist take two will be a better fit for you
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β07-07-2020 07:46 AM
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Re: Sharing my life with Ms Sophie (Bipolar II)
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β18-07-2020 08:08 AM
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Re: Sharing my life with Ms Sophie (Bipolar II)
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β18-07-2020 02:08 PM
β18-07-2020 02:08 PM
Re: Sharing my life with Ms Sophie (Bipolar II)
Hi @Former-Member @Kate12 @Determined @outlander @Shaz51
Good news this week I have found another Counsellor and tried her out this week - she was a great fit and we really clicked
also great news MsS tried her psychologist out and she was a great fit too so we are both feeling more supported
now the hard work starts of changing habits and making our lives more liveable and hopefully enjoying it more too π€·ββοΈπ
on the crappy side I have a cold and so did the covid test this morning and now waiting for results π€π€π€
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β18-07-2020 04:51 PM
β18-07-2020 04:51 PM
Re: Sharing my life with Ms Sophie (Bipolar II)
that is good news @Sophie1
but I hope you feel better soon
Hello @Former-Member , @Kate12 , @Determined , @SoS
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β18-07-2020 08:11 PM
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β18-07-2020 08:12 PM
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β19-07-2020 08:09 PM
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Re: Sharing my life with Ms Sophie (Bipolar II)
Hi @Kate12 @Shaz51 @Former-Member @Determined covid test negative so all good here today