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Appointment with my local Mental Health Team

Undiagnosed4321

I got a letter through with an appointment to see my local mental health team at the end of February. I haven't been given anything to fill out for depression or anxiety so they can decide if Im worth treating. I actually have an appointment with a clinical psychologist.

Im mostly sure from what was said at my GP's appointment, that this isn't going to be for Autism or anything, this is just going to be an initial chat and examine some things - social anxiety, aspergers maybe, any one of the number of different options.

I've been trying to discuss with people around me some of the things that affect me, and frustratingly, many turn around and say, oh, that's normal - many people are like that.

Really? So normal people bite their nails, pick their nose and eat it, pluck their hair, walk round the block twice because they don't have confidence to go into a venue, find it hard to ask questions, find it difficult in a group, find it difficult to approach people, don't have a girlfriend, still live with parents? That's about 1/100th of everything I've got written down elsewhere. Im not getting into the contents of that.

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  • If it helps. I started off through Mental Health Team.

    I had a years worth of Cognitive Behaviourial Therapy. Then had a 7 month break as such as I tried to manage on my own then put in for another  round of CBT sessions. It was that time I was seemingly being passed from pillar to post, but at least this time there was a clear purpose to them at least.  Someone recognised something going off and referred my to specialist psychologist in Aspergers.   She did a detailed history of me that took about two month in all. Frustrating because I wanted help and thought nothing was happening. For once I was able to say enough. It was her that suggested Asperger's. Turned out to be Autism. But the time I first put in the very first place when hadnt even thought about ASD at all, I guess about two or three years.  Never mind all the years before, knowing something wasn't right but not knowing what. It wasn't just straight forward depression. Not the black dog depression but things get warpy or something.  People said to me in the past, I get so far then stop, each time. They could see something I couldn't even begin.  It can take a very long time to be recognised. You further ahead than I ever was because I didn't even think about this diagnosis when first started out too many moons ago. If add it all up. 

    Diagnosis isn't the end result even then.  It don't improve over night. Okay yes I felt brill at the mere suggestion for a few weeks.  But it not all roses once you got the diagnosis. I am lucky and have the right people around but not everyone does. I look back and think if I had only known back as a child. I see posts on other websites that say how can they help a child with autism gain the most from scouting etc. Yes it sticks a little.  At least that child is getting some help because people understand there is a difficulty even if they don't  understand what the difficulty is. 

    Getting a diagnosis is only half the battle. It good to get recognised. I refused to read anything until after I had the assessments.  Autism seems to be a by word in that as soon as I flag that people have more patience on the whole. But yes I did have one major change. I had to in my own well being. It helps when people around want you to feel good too.  But it can be a very long process it was for me if I think back over the years. I guess only about a year in reality but had to go through those other processes for it all to be heard.  Stick with it and be as patient as you can about it may be taking ages and ages. 

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  • If it helps. I started off through Mental Health Team.

    I had a years worth of Cognitive Behaviourial Therapy. Then had a 7 month break as such as I tried to manage on my own then put in for another  round of CBT sessions. It was that time I was seemingly being passed from pillar to post, but at least this time there was a clear purpose to them at least.  Someone recognised something going off and referred my to specialist psychologist in Aspergers.   She did a detailed history of me that took about two month in all. Frustrating because I wanted help and thought nothing was happening. For once I was able to say enough. It was her that suggested Asperger's. Turned out to be Autism. But the time I first put in the very first place when hadnt even thought about ASD at all, I guess about two or three years.  Never mind all the years before, knowing something wasn't right but not knowing what. It wasn't just straight forward depression. Not the black dog depression but things get warpy or something.  People said to me in the past, I get so far then stop, each time. They could see something I couldn't even begin.  It can take a very long time to be recognised. You further ahead than I ever was because I didn't even think about this diagnosis when first started out too many moons ago. If add it all up. 

    Diagnosis isn't the end result even then.  It don't improve over night. Okay yes I felt brill at the mere suggestion for a few weeks.  But it not all roses once you got the diagnosis. I am lucky and have the right people around but not everyone does. I look back and think if I had only known back as a child. I see posts on other websites that say how can they help a child with autism gain the most from scouting etc. Yes it sticks a little.  At least that child is getting some help because people understand there is a difficulty even if they don't  understand what the difficulty is. 

    Getting a diagnosis is only half the battle. It good to get recognised. I refused to read anything until after I had the assessments.  Autism seems to be a by word in that as soon as I flag that people have more patience on the whole. But yes I did have one major change. I had to in my own well being. It helps when people around want you to feel good too.  But it can be a very long process it was for me if I think back over the years. I guess only about a year in reality but had to go through those other processes for it all to be heard.  Stick with it and be as patient as you can about it may be taking ages and ages. 

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