tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445354648404556157.post3772823100854446316..comments2023-10-02T11:11:57.034+01:00Comments on Bippidee: Hideous afternoon!Bippideehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10499124986641789890noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445354648404556157.post-41901950658300470192010-09-18T20:45:15.268+01:002010-09-18T20:45:15.268+01:00Oh Kris - distract yourself is the standard advice...Oh Kris - distract yourself is the standard advice given out my MH services in this country! The crisis team particularly like suggesting people distract themselves, and sometimes give out lists of patronising suggestions as to how you can do this. None of it works of course.<br /><br />Sarah, what they don't seem to realise is that if we could distract ourselves we would. If we could just think about something else instead we would obviously do that, but it doesn't work.<br /><br />xxxBippideehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10499124986641789890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445354648404556157.post-82721706837624598702010-09-18T17:42:10.579+01:002010-09-18T17:42:10.579+01:00I have never heard anyone say "distract your...I have never heard anyone say "distract yourself". That is horrible - like you are not bothering to try to help yourself. Mental healthcare sucks.<br />I am sorry that the day was so rough on you. It sounds like you were damned if you went but damned if you didn't turn up. <br />I hope the weekends affords some restful relaxation, Bip. It sounds like you need a break.<br />xx krisKristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17383541747197866087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445354648404556157.post-11116234613789019452010-09-18T01:18:03.672+01:002010-09-18T01:18:03.672+01:00"Distract yourself" is my most hated phr..."Distract yourself" is my most hated phrase. I got that all the time too when I was going into hospital a lot. I understand why you dislike it so much. Hope you are feeling better.<br />*hugs*<br />SarahSairshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09110575221596955775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445354648404556157.post-45497095957278789752010-09-18T00:31:19.330+01:002010-09-18T00:31:19.330+01:00Thanks NOS. Yes, I definitely need a break - this ...Thanks NOS. Yes, I definitely need a break - this week has been too chaotic for me. A&E is Accident and Emergency, ie your equivalent of the ER. The crisis team will 'assess' people there, although in my experience the assessment consists of a chat, literally lasting about 5 minutes, where they tell you to try and sleep well and to distract yourself. I once said (somewhat angrily) that I couldn't bloody distract myself and that if I could then I wouldn't be there, and was told not to use that language with them... My old care coordinator was fond of sending me to A&E if I mentioned the word suicide, so that if I did in fact kill myself, he would have been able to say at the tribunal that he had recommended I go to A&E, and therefore it would be their fault if I was dead, not his. Me, cynical?? L agrees with me that it is a complete waste of time, but since I don't know the other members of the CMHT in the same way that I do her, I would not trust any of them to just talk to me in the way that she does, and not just send me to A&E because it is easier for them. xBippideehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10499124986641789890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445354648404556157.post-87710661395177607742010-09-18T00:06:26.681+01:002010-09-18T00:06:26.681+01:00Wow, that sounds like an exhausting day. I give y...Wow, that sounds like an exhausting day. I give you a lot of credit for getting through it. The good news is that this weekend will be quieter and maybe you'll get the alone time you want/need.<br /><br />I'm not sure what A&E is (what is it?) but if the CMHT recommends it then maybe it could be helpful?<br /><br />Wishing you well,<br />NOSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445354648404556157.post-50822931244501189312010-09-17T23:09:21.050+01:002010-09-17T23:09:21.050+01:00Because I don't enjoy sitting there for 4 hour...Because I don't enjoy sitting there for 4 hours, to be patronised by the crisis team for 5 minutes and then sent home. Seems a bit of a waste of time.Bippideehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10499124986641789890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445354648404556157.post-30887176220504796632010-09-17T22:44:28.543+01:002010-09-17T22:44:28.543+01:00Why would you not go to A+E?Why would you not go to A+E?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com