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Staying away from cmht

Purplemoon2008

For years now I have felt like being under the mental health team does more halm than good. Every letter I recieve includes inaccurate information about myself and also harmful comments triggering upset. I just wish I could be free of them all the time I'm under them I feel like my illness defines me as a person and I feel they own me . Does anyone else feel like this? 

  • in reply to Peter

    Good idea Peter ill look into that x

  • You could complain if you feel they are acting unfairly / unprofesionally? try looping up you local Patient Advice and Liaison Service

  • in reply to TheCatWoman

    Thanks thecatwoman that's very good advice I will definitely do these things and I really can't suffer like this anymore x

  • I've had some very mixed results, one CPN was brilliant and did a lot to help and support me through a very dark time. But I've also had less good experiences, like having the wrong information written down and being unable to correct it or get them to correct it. I think the default is that they try and give you self help stuff for anxiety, when you've already told them that you do it and its not helping and that you actually need to see someone. My experiences are from a few years ago and I can only imagine how much worse it has become since then. 

    I think if you feel that they're retraumatising you by repeatedly making mistakes, then I suggest that you ask for a meeting with a manager and tell them what you've told us and say that if they can't amend their inaccuracies then theres little point in continuing with them as you spend to much time explaining the misinformation that theres little time left to work on the problems you actually have.

    This is also something that maybe your MP could help you with by advocating on your behalf?

  • in reply to GeekyTim

    Im glad they've helped you geekytim, I get where your coming from thanks for the advice x

  • in reply to Kate Kestrel

    Sorry to hear you've had problems with them with your son but I'm glad it helped for your ptsd. Yep they can do more halm than good . I also feel alot of them don't understand conditions too x

  • I can understand how you feel. My policy is to only involve myself with any services if it is completely unavoidable. They can indeed do more harm than good sometimes. Whe my son was younger he was referred to CAMHS a couple of times and it was really terrible - they seemed to have little empathy or understanding of my son’s needs, and each time we left an appointment my son was really upset and felt worse. So I’m very wary. Having said that I had a very good experience with an nhs therapist who treated me for ptsd. So you have to just see how things go in each particular case. But often - as you say - they can do more harm than good sadly. 

  • I'm sorry your experience has been terrible. My own experience has been the opposite - they have turned my life around totally. It really depends on the team, unfortunately.  However, others I know have felt similar to you. 

    The CMHT should be working towards YOUR goals, and working with you to achive those. They don't own you. They don't control you. But, I have to say, I had to put in a lot of effort to get myself better. They don't own nor can make you better. It has to come from your own heart. They can do things that help you achive your own goals, but they cannot entirely solve them.  If you ever feel like your meetings are out of control, or going to fast or too slow, tell them! If they don't listen, they are doing their job wrong.