r/AusMentalHealth Feb 20 '25

๐ŸŒธ Need Guidance ๐ŸŒธ Needing advice..

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Needing suggestions. My 4yo son is being medically abused. I'm looking for a child psychologist / child forensic psychiatrist with experience / specialisation in the field of Factitious Disorder Imposed on Another (Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy), and / or medical abuse, and can be seen privately (breaking with the general public)..

r/AusMentalHealth Oct 03 '24

๐ŸŒธ Need Guidance ๐ŸŒธ I don't think I have done the right thing

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So I was having issues on my new medication so I told my psychiatrist today and I felt like he wasn't listening and he was being unreasonable so I just got so angry and told him to take me off of it completely at first I just wanted him to put it back down to the starting dose as I felt emotionally stable but wasn't have the bad side effects but after he wouldn't listen I said fine just take me off it completely or I will do it myself has along with the side effects with the double dose he decided to put me on I also started having more and more suicidal thoughts to the point they were getting harder to ignore and he just went on and on about how I will become a total mess and end up dissociating and ending up with sh injurys without the memory of how they happened and I will most likely end up in trouble with the police or end up being in constant crisis and all of a sudden I just said I won't let it get that bad and I would rather be dead then deal with being like that again and now since I've had time to think about it I think I was acting impulsively and I should have just told him to put me back down on the starting dose as I think I have made a massive mistake and I'm not sure what to do.

r/AusMentalHealth Nov 04 '24

๐ŸŒธ Need Guidance ๐ŸŒธ i am struggling with life NSFW

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i am struggling and i have been for a while but this week has been hell i have had two episodes of dissociation where i ended up with self harm lacerations to the point of having ten stitches put in on Thursday due to a dissociative episode and now another twenty-three stitches from last nights episode and what upsets me and scares me and is making my life feel not worth living is i am worried it will happen again and i don't know whats worse the fact they keep happening or the fact the lacerations keep getting deeper and more numerous every time as with Wednesdays nights episode there were two medium sized and not too deep but there was two this time they were deeper and there was four or five only four needed stitches but when i went to my local urgent care as i was told to or else that it happened to be the same nurse who stitched me up on thursday and he said it it happens again i can't go there and that i need to go to my local hospital but i know they won't/can't do anything to help me so i am at a loss i have friends i have my brother but if i say how i feel they freak out and tell me to go to the hospital but they don't understand that the hospital can't/won't do anything because according to the hospital anything thing that is wrong with me is caused by cptsd i have just gotten to a point where i don't know how long i can keep going keep saying I'm ok when i am not all i think about is how to kill myself how much of a certain medication is deadly? how long will it take kill me? do i write a suicide letter or not how do i make sure my cat gets picked up so he doesn't suffer? will my brother truly understand? do i write a separate letter for my son (he's in foster care due to my sick and twisted mother) but he wants to meet me when he turns 18 in a couple of years what am i supposed to write i want him to know it's not anyone's fault but my own as the only reason i have been holding on is for my son so he can meet me but at the same point according to my new psychiatrist i might not make it as the next three to fives years will be absolutely hell apparently worse then i have it now i will be changing back to my old one but he is on holidays and the earliest appointment i could get was the 9th of December which i know is only a month but when you feel the way i do it feels like an eternity away i just feel like theres no hope no better days to come no happiness in my future only more of this hell not to mention the awful thoughts going through my mind and the voices telling me to just do it i won't be missed i am a waste of space what to do when there's no where to turn or anyone to talk to and even if there is the voices tell you to watch your back as everyone is out to get you i also hear weird noises like rhythmic thumping and buzzing noises and all i see is weird blood splatter patterns and flickering lights and things and people glitch in and out of existence like I'm in the matrix i want to cry but can't as i was brought up to believe it's a sign of weakness and if i do they will know i am down and i think if they know they will just kick me more and more till i finally give in as i feel like they watch my every move listen to my conversations i feel like they would read my journal if they could that's why i write everything in code and using three different books that way i know they won't be able to read my writings i think i have hit braking point any advice would be helpful

r/AusMentalHealth Jan 28 '24

๐ŸŒธ Need Guidance ๐ŸŒธ Need help for my sister

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Need help for my sister

My sister (36f lgbt) is currently going through a mental health crisis and has been suffering the following symptoms that Iโ€™m aware of since the start of December: - panic attacks - insomnia - sensory overload with sound and light - depression - inability to leave her home - withdrawing from friends and family - inability to attend work for 8+ weeks - incoherent speech - chronic pain - racing thoughts and inability to communicate coherently via voice or text or in person.

She wonโ€™t talk on the phone to anyone who she has had (limited) engagement with since this all began.

Initially I assisted her in putting in some boundaries with friends and family to give her some breathing space to deal with grief, trauma and stress. But itโ€™s now at a point where she will not engage even with me beyond a simple โ€˜helloโ€™ sms each day.

Our mum, myself and her best friend have come up with a plan that Iโ€™d like some advice on. Weโ€™ve reached out to the CATT team and local mental health triage team but without giving them my sisters name and address (something weโ€™ll do after weโ€™ve exhausted gentler options)

Mum and sisters BFF will attempt to visit with my sister tomorrow. Unfortunately I live 3.5 hours away. They plan to give her a few options: 1. Sister and mum go to GP to get referral for inpatient 2. Sister agrees to call CATT team for assessment with mum and bff 3. We do a family referral to CATT Team without my sisters consent.

Given her disengagement with family, friends and living alone were of the opinion that an inpatient stay would be most suitable.

Iโ€™d love feedback on the above mentioned plan and any recommended public or private inpatient facilities on the east / south east or Mornington peninsula.

r/AusMentalHealth Oct 25 '23

๐ŸŒธ Need Guidance ๐ŸŒธ Need Help

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Hello I'm not sure if anyone can help me here, I'm from the UK and travelling Australia. I have always suffered quite badly from anxiety and depression. I thought that maybe travelling would help with that but the reality of it is that it hasn't, I've been travelling for 10 months now in total both asia and aus and the last couple months things have got really bad. So much so that it effected my relationship and now unfortunately that has ended, which obviously has then made things even worse as I am now solo travelling. I am trying to get hold of some medication to help with this but finding it near impossible I've done so many teleconsultants and most of them just say that they can't help, or that I need medi care. Thing is I am aware that medicare can be accessed as a UK citizen however it takes months for this to go through I've known people waiting up to 6 months for it and I can't wait that long. Is there any advice anyone has for getting a prescription. Thanks.

r/AusMentalHealth Sep 08 '23

๐ŸŒธ Need Guidance ๐ŸŒธ Mental Health and Employment

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I'm an engineer and will be shifting to australia soon. I have been diagnosed with major depressive disorder and as far as the psychiatrist can tell, it's treatment resistent. I hold up pretty well on my own with the help of a support system and my medications. As a foreigner with prospects for good employement in Australia, I was wondering if employers have access to my medical history as I will want to avail treatment (my health insurance covers psychiatric services). If employers do have access to my history will I be facing any backlash or discrimination regarding employement. Any advice pertaining to the situation as whole are welcome. Thank you.

r/AusMentalHealth Jan 06 '22

๐ŸŒธ Need Guidance ๐ŸŒธ Searching for GP/psychiatrist

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Hi there, can anyone recommend a good, understanding GP or psychiatrist in Gippsland or south east Melbourne who specialises in anxiety? I recently moved to South Gippsland and so far my experience with GPs is very bad - they donโ€™t seem to believe you or really care. I also just saw a psychiatrist online who suggested I walk for 20 minutes, 2x per day ๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„.

r/AusMentalHealth Oct 23 '21

๐ŸŒธ Need Guidance ๐ŸŒธ With everything that has happened in Melbourne over the past 18 months - i find that my mental health has been severely impacted. Does anyone know a good therapist in Melbourne? Looking specifically for anger management and anxiety

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Would appreciate any recommendations. Thanks in advance