My GP is wonderful!
I saw him today. He was, as ever, interested in how and what I have been doing. He was, as usual, perceptive about what lay behind what I said. He was reassuring about how I am doing. He signed me off for another four weeks without even asking how long I though - just said I was clearly not yet ready to return. AND he removed one stress, by making a referral to the counsellor I have seen through the surgery before. This is to be when my sessions with D, my psychologist, finish - firstly for me to fill her in on what I have done with D, but then for her to be there in the background, so I can see her as and when I need to for "ongoing support" as he put it. One of my big fears about the end of my sessions with D was what would happen if I started to struggle - and now i have an answer to that, and one which makes me feel safe.
My GP is wonderful!
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9 comments:
i'm really pleased and relieved for you! glad it went well,
keep taking care ...
xC
Very glad that it went well. I miss "my" GP. The new chap is a loveable rogue. I LIKE him immensely but I dont' trust him! Good GPs are a wonderful thing. Glad you've got one.
Thank God for wonderful GP...You've done so well this week.
Still praying xxx
Thanks all. Marcella yes, a good GP is a wonderful thing. I know i am lucky. (We have some not so good GPs at the surgery, who occasionally remind me how good "mine" is!)
I am so pleased you have on going support..I was concerned why you were ending with your psychologist at this time...the support offered seems just what is needed. Gald you are signed off for for more weeks...take your time. x
Thanks Sally.
My pschotherapy sessions are ending because I have had more than I am "allowed". In our health authority, a maximum of 17 sessions are provided for mental health issues - if you need more than that you are unlikely to be offered any sessions in the first place. Unless you have a drug or alcohol addiction, of course - in which case you can have an unlimited number of sessions. I am actually lucky in that I have had far more than 17 sessions. Due to the major screwups of the cmht (who let my first CPN abandon me and would not allocate another, leaving me without any support just as my treatments SHOULD have finished) and the insistence of my psychologist, and my stroppiness in my efforts to get treatment in the first place, my psychotherapy has continued till now. But "the start of June" is the deadline, whether or not I feel ready for that. So having another option in place is truly wonderful. What makes it even better is that I have seen this counsellor before and know and trust her - so the territory feels safe and supportive from the start.
Oh the wonders of the Mental Health system - and that's what happens to people who know what they need are prepared to fight for it AND have a wonderful GP. Pity the other poor b....s
Absolutely, Marcella. In fact, the struggle to get help made me far worse in the short term - but has been beneficial long term. However, I do recognise in that I am "lucky" in having been able to fight for it.
Thank God for your GP indeed, xx
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