Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi, I’m 21 (female not that it really matters to me) I went to the drs for my mental health as I’m really struggling with all aspects of life at the moment. Being an adult is HARD. I’m starting a new job on 15th as an apprentice in an office witch I’m really looking forward to but also really nervous and really sad about leaving my other job and other things. My dr says I have a lot of adult things going on and that I might not be quite ready to deal with it all on my own.
I told my dr everything that’s going on and she’s got me referred for a social prescriber. Brilliant. Just one question. What on earth do they do? I’ve tried googling it but I can’t wrap my head around it.
Thanks,
Andi
Hi. I’ve recently started seeing a social prescriber that my mental health nurse at my surgery referred me to. Have only had 2 appointments so far but the first one was mainly asking about what my life was like and what I struggled with that I’d like to maybe change and needed help with. I live a very isolated and lonely life generally and would like to change that so after we talked about what I’ve liked to do in the past and various other things they sent me a lot of suggestions for me to explore. The next time we met we talked about if there was anything I was interested in and the barriers that might stop me. That’s as far as we’ve got so far but they were really nice, kind and helpful and it has given me a lot to think about. I’m a little hopeful that they’ll be able to help me actually do at least one new thing before too long.
So they do basically pass you from place to place….
that worries me slightly if I’m honest