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Category Archives: GP
Running up that hill
Trigger warning: this post contains descriptions of suicidal thoughts, including methods. Please don’t read on if you are feeling at all vulnerable. I want to run. I am desperate to run. When I wrote my last post my idea was … Continue reading
Posted in Bipolar, Crisis care, GP, Mental health, Mental health services, Mood disorder, Suicidal thought, Suicide, Treatment planning, Uncategorized
Tagged abscond, Crisis, Crisis care, Crisis Team, escape, Sucidality, Suicidal ideation, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide risk
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Hospital at home
Trigger warning: suicidal thoughts and planning A depressing side effect of being a seasoned blogger with a fluctuating condition is that the archive makes it very clear that I go around and around, having better times, then having groundhog day … Continue reading
Posted in Bipolar, Crisis care, GP, Hospital, Inpatient care, Mental health, Mental health services, Mixed mood, Mood disorder, NHS services, Rapid cycling, Suicidal thought, Suicide, Uncategorized
Tagged Absconding, Care in the Community, Crisis, Crisis care, Crisis Resolution Team, Crisis Team, Home Treatment Team, Hospital care, Mixed mood, Psychiatric hospital, Psychiatric ward, Rapid cycling, Suicidal ideation, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide
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On having a “carer”
By now I am a veteran at completing application/review forms for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and Personal Independence Payment (PIP). ESA is for people who are too sick to work, while PIP is to cover extra expenses associated with … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Bipolar, Crisis care, Depression, Employment and benefits, GP, Medication, Mental health, Mental health services, Mood disorder, NHS services, Rapid cycling, Suicidal thought, Treatment planning, Uncategorized
Tagged Anxiety, Benefits, Benzodiazepines, Bipolar, Carer, Community Psychiatric Nurse, Crisis Team, Depression, ESA, GPs, PIP, Suicidal thoughts
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I reached out, but no one grabbed on
Once again, social media is full of exhortations to talk about it, to talk about depression and suicide and mental health in general, with the core message being: reach out. Because even if you don’t feel like it, somebody out … Continue reading
Posted in Bipolar, Depression, Family issues, GP, Hospital, Medication, Memoir, Mental health, Mental health services, Mood disorder, Parenting, Primary care, Suicide, Uncategorized
Tagged Asking for help, Bipolar, Bipolar disorder, CPN, Depression, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, GP, Health Visitor, Helpline, Motherhood, Overdose, Parenting, Postnatal depression, Postpartum depression, Seeking help
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Hi ho, hi ho, it’s off to work I – oh :(
Recently I decided that I was ready to get a job. Aside from the freelance stuff I did a couple of years ago, I haven’t worked for a long time. The last time I worked for an employer was in … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Bipolar, Employment and benefits, GP, Mental health, Mood disorder, NHS services, Primary care, Recovery, Stress, Uncategorized
Tagged Anxiety, Benzodiazepines, Bipolar, Bipolar affective disorder, Bipolar mood disorder, Disability, Employment, ESA, ESA Employment and Support Allowance, Mental health, Mental illness, Obsessional thinking, Stress, Work, Workplace
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How not to annoy your patient
Today I saw a rather old Independent article on Twitter. I’m surprised I haven’t come across it before – it’s been out there since 2010 – but now that I’ve seen it, I can’t unsee it. Entitled How not to … Continue reading
Posted in Bipolar, Crisis care, Depression, GP, Medication, Mental health, Mental health services, NHS services, Psychiatry, Social media, Treatment planning, Uncategorized
Tagged Assessment, Diagnosis, Diagnostic labeling, Diagnostic manuals, Doctors, Empathy, General practice, GP, mental health professionals, Patient interaction, Professional boundaries, Psychiatrists, Psychiatry
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Not back on track
***TRIGGER WARNING SUICIDE*** Uh-oh. My rate of blogging is always a sign I could be unwell and here we are, two in two days. I mentioned medication change and aripiprazole (brand name Abilify) almost in passing yesterday. Truth is, I was using … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Bipolar, Crisis care, GP, hallucinations, Hospital, Medication, Mental health, Mental health services, Mood disorder, NHS services, Primary care, Psychiatry, Side effects, Suicidal thought
Tagged Antipsychotics, Anxiety, Aripiprazole, Bipolar, Bipolar affective disorder, Bipolar mood disorder, Home Treatment Team, Medication, Quetiapine, Suicidal feelings, Suicidal ideation, Suicidal thoughts
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NHS cogwheels: why should I have to grease them?
There are oodles of definitions of person-centred, or patient-centred, care – sometimes it can feel like people/organisations reinvent what they mean by these terms every time they start a new project or initiative. I’ll tell you what I mean by it: … Continue reading
Posted in Bipolar, Crisis care, GP, Hospital, Inpatient care, Medication, NHS services, Primary care, Psychiatry, Self-management, Treatment planning, Uncategorized
Tagged Antipsychotics, Bipolar, Bipolar affective disorder, Bipolar disorder, Bipolar mood disorder, Crisis care, Home Treatment Team, Mental disorder, Mental health, Psychiatry
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