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rachybee

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Dec 8, 2024
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Having had a phone call today - basically asked why I hadn't ctb because there are a lot of options- I feel even worse.

I had a point I was ok. I will ask for help. Then I got this. About other methods and if I wanted too I wouldn't be on the phone basically.

Anyway. That's it.
 
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broken_doll

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Nov 27, 2024
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Every experience I've had with the crisis team has been genuinely awful and left me feeling worse afterwards
I'm sorry you had such a shit experience with them 🫂
 
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MyTimeIsUp

Perhaps I'll be important when I'm long gone?
Feb 27, 2024
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That's the crisis team for you. I've had plenty of bad experiences with them, the last time I phoned will be the last time I will ever call them, and I didn't call the last few times I tried to hang myself.

No one seems to believe me, and that isn't just them - because of the way I present - articulate, mindful, happy, I know why I feel this way etc. Yet I'm in crisis here. Really pisses me off. All they do is try and rescue you, which is what I didn't want. I just needed someone to listen, but I guess I'll never have that so it is what it is

Mental health services can go fuck themselves, and all the professionals that go with it. They don't help. All they want to do is shut you up and move onto the next person. I'm a human being, not just a number.
 
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findsometime

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Sep 12, 2023
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I waited 4 hours in A&E to see them tonight and somehow the 15 minutes with them was still more soul destroying than the entire wait, they are useless. hugs
 
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rachybee

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Dec 8, 2024
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I'm you're all in the same position. It's not easy.
 
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MyTimeIsUp

Perhaps I'll be important when I'm long gone?
Feb 27, 2024
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I waited 4 hours in A&E to see them tonight and somehow the 15 minutes with them was still more soul destroying than the entire wait, they are useless. hugs
Isn't it just.
 
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rachybee

Student
Dec 8, 2024
187
That's the crisis team for you. I've had plenty of bad experiences with them, the last time I phoned will be the last time I will ever call them, and I didn't call the last few times I tried to hang myself.

No one seems to believe me, and that isn't just them - because of the way I present - articulate, mindful, happy, I know why I feel this way etc. Yet I'm in crisis here. Really pisses me off. All they do is try and rescue you, which is what I didn't want. I just needed someone to listen, but I guess I'll never have that so it is what it is

Mental health services can go fuck themselves, and all the professionals that go with it. They don't help. All they want to do is shut you up and move onto the next person. I'm a human being, not just a number.
I feel the same. They want to look good on paper. Look who I helped etc. But they don't. And they never get it
 
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rachybee

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Dec 8, 2024
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I d wish they'd be 'nicer' or at least not make you feel worse than you did.
 
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ForgottenAgain

On the rollercoaster of sadness
Oct 17, 2023
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Doesn't sound that different from my experience. The psychiatrist shouted at me, she didn't have a single drop of empathy. When I reached my limit and was sobbing, she said I was becoming hysteric and prescribed me Lorazepam.
Every time I would go there, my boyfriend said I had a psychotic episode afterwards.

There was one person who wasn't awful, one lady was always so nice, warm smile, caring eyes. I don't remember if she was a nurse or a social worker. She would explain how to take the meds very calmly, when we were out of the psychiatrist's office. One time they didn't have my meds right away and I was hallucinating all the time on the bus rides to go there, so she asked me if I'd be okay with her dropping them off at my house after her shift. I said yes but didn't actually expect her to follow through, so used to people disappointing me, but she actually did. She genuinely asked me how I was doing, we had a short chat and she gave me the meds.

I'm never going to the crisis team again because it was just horrible. However, that lady was really kind. I hope she is doing well.
 
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findsometime

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Sep 12, 2023
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I d wish they'd be 'nicer' or at least not make you feel worse than you did.
it's kind of mind boggling to me how they have zero care about letting you walk out the door in a significantly worse state than you came in, wanting to die even more. the worst part to me is the pressure it put on the person who took me there and then had to get me home when they said there was nothing they could do if I wanted to walk out and end my life as I have free will. and I can't even say I'm surprised, it's happened every time I go.
 
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cazza82

Can’tsufferanymore
Nov 20, 2024
174
They were very irritated on the phone to me I was giving them my details as I was persuaded to call them they got arsey with me because they couldn't hear me properly so I just hung up she definitely sounded like she didn't want to be there
 
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0bsolete

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Sep 3, 2024
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I too had a similar experience. I phoned them once and said I'd been contemplating an attempt, the first thing the guy said was "Well, why haven't you done it yet?". Looking back now, I'm guessing he was trying to get me to contemplate any good things that were keeping me here? But hearing that emotionless voice and response at 2am after struggling to overcome survival instinct just made things worse, I felt like such a failure.

I had four in person meetings with them and each time it was with two different people. They always took notes but never seemed to share them, so I got asked to start from the beginning every time. I asked if I could see the same person regularly, but they said it didn't work like that.

They also said they would sort me medication but kept forgetting. In the end I self-discharged, I don't want to see them again.
 
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pulleditnearlyoff

Experienced
Apr 26, 2024
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Every experience I've had with the crisis team has been genuinely awful and left me feeling worse afterwards
I'm sorry you had such a shit experience with them 🫂
Yes, same here. They're just pushing us over the edge.
I too had a similar experience. I phoned them once and said I'd been contemplating an attempt, the first thing the guy said was "Well, why haven't you done it yet?". Looking back now, I'm guessing he was trying to get me to contemplate any good things that were keeping me here? But hearing that emotionless voice and response at 2am after struggling to overcome survival instinct just made things worse, I felt like such a failure.

I had four in person meetings with them and each time it was with two different people. They always took notes but never seemed to share them, so I got asked to start from the beginning every time. I asked if I could see the same person regularly, but they said it didn't work like that.

They also said they would sort me medication but kept forgetting. In the end I self-discharged, I don't want to see them again.
I've had the same experience and also self discharged 3 months ago. Never going back to them!
 
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lostintheloop

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Apr 14, 2023
1,279
I'm so sorry crisis teams seem to be pretty universally useless in uk . Their training must be how to make people feel worse. Had some ok professionals when i've had intensive home support from them but mostly not, and the ones assessing on phone just seem to want to get rid of people .
Once i called them at 3am about to OD and they just told me off saying it's late and I should be sleeping…
 
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cazza82

Can’tsufferanymore
Nov 20, 2024
174
I too had a similar experience. I phoned them once and said I'd been contemplating an attempt, the first thing the guy said was "Well, why haven't you done it yet?". Looking back now, I'm guessing he was trying to get me to contemplate any good things that were keeping me here? But hearing that emotionless voice and response at 2am after struggling to overcome survival instinct just made things worse, I felt like such a failure.

I had four in person meetings with them and each time it was with two different people. They always took notes but never seemed to share them, so I got asked to start from the beginning every time. I asked if I could see the same person regularly, but they said it didn't work like that.

They also said they would sort me medication but kept forgetting. In the end I self-discharged, I don't want to see them again.
They are in the wrong job they really are
 
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