When I signed up to this forum it was when I thought I was depressed, something which was confirmed by doctors at the hospital shortly after. Anyway I won't bother you or anyone else on this site...
I think you've failed to register that I was found not to be suffering from depression or any other mental illness so unfortunately I don't think you can class me as a fellow person suffering from...
Jamie, I really think the time to worry about burnout is beyond me now. I went in there with a view to getting better and getting things back on track but I've actually ended up a lot worse off. Far...
Sorry Karen but I have no intention of learning to live with the fact that I have been the victim of a miscarriage of justice. Stress does not = psychopath but the powers that be have decided by...
My local MP says she has 'more important issues' to be dealing with so that one's a non-starter. Short of publicising the fight myself there's nothing else I can do because the response of people in...
[quote="MMMNAVY"]Forgive me if I am prying too much, but how long has this all been going on?/quote] April. I have gone through the correct channels (lawyers, mental health charities, etc) but to no...
I did see it but I have acted calmly and rationally with them over this matter and they have palmed me off time and again, hence my frustrations boiling over....
I applied for state benefits in April. My GP gave me a sick note that signed me off until the middle of last month. Nearly three and a half months on and I've still received no benefits. I've had to...
This is the point I've been trying to get across. It's probably not the first time or the last but it needs to be highlighted, particularly with this specific health trust who are rewriting the rule...
There's not much case for the discrimination argument when I have to legally declare it. Apparently I have to disclose it to reduce the risk of harm to anyone I work around. If I can get it...
When I can't get a job because I have to declare this to everyone I come into contact with in work situations it's not workable in terms of getting out of it. Like I said I can't even get a job...
Ah yes, apathy - that great solver to all of life's problems. You've been screwed over but don't fight it. Just go out there with your head held high and say "Howdy dodee I was wrongly sectioned...
Maybe for a start you should consider how restricted I am due to what's happened. I was found to have no mental health issues whatsoever yet I have tell the world and his wife that I was sectioned...
I've had a better idea. I'm going to set up a blog documenting the dealings I've had with this organisation and their failings in the investigation. Do you know that they are allowing the consultant...
It's not about the job at all. It goes deeper than that. It's more about the fact that people in every line of work are going to judge me and tread on eggshells around me. I'm sorely tempted to just...
Nice view jamie but unfortunately when you're always going to be considered abnormal because of something that you had wrongly placed upon you, that logic goes out the window....
The one word that really sums up how I'm feeling at this moment in time. I'm kinda stuck in a bit of a rut but not as bad as I was before. After everything that happened, I've been throwing myself...
Pleased to report that everything went well at training today. Well, apart from a few pulled muscles and the like but nothing a week's rest can't heal. Don't think I'm going to break into the team...
Not really much positivity in this update folks. More boredom than anything if I'm honest. One thing I have found this week since things started to improve was that I've sort of got my drive back. I...
Thanks Raniah :-) As far as I'm concerned she's confined to my past. I don't expect to have any contact with her ever again and even if I did I'll just brush it off. What happened in the past is in...
That sounds positive. I hope it all goes well for you Jamie. Best of luck....
Hi guys I took it upon myself to write a memoir of all my dealings with my ex to show what I was up against and continue to be up against as her and her boyfriend harass me. Hopefully some of you...
Got another update for you guys. Not really sure if it's positive or negative this one. Just had a bit of a bombshell dropped on me by my ex, nothing that affects me directly but it left a nasty...
The attitude of the person I saw at the hospital was disgusting. After I was discharged from my wrongful institution I lodged two complaints; one because my personal property hadn't been returned to...
I went down the hospital on Monday night to see if they could help. No chance. They told me I 'deserved' to be sectioned and ill treated in the psychiatric unit and have issued a social worker to...
Still waiting on the benefits. Unbelievable how they think you can live on fresh air for four months when with no aid. As for my work situation, I've been told I have to declare the section on every...
How do you move on when you have NO MONEY, you quit a job to do this which means that you are unemployable and that's before you take into account the fact that you were wrongly sectioned?...
Oh, and just the clincher for you guys - I've now lost £3,000 because the college won't refund ANY of my tuition fees, not even a partial one for the weeks and months I was kept away. I've really had...
I've given up fighting. I have nothing and there's no way to get it back. I've been blacklisted by every training college in the country all because I defended myself against these vile accusations....
I've really given up on even trying to bounce back. My parents came out with an unbelievable statement earlier - 'Accept the life you have and embrace it'. So I should embrace getting physically and...
Here's an update for you guys - I've given up. I really don't care now. The college decided to side with the person in my class who openly accused me of abducting kids and raping them in cars. I'm...
The laundry wasn't too bad tbh. I didn't have to use it much cos I'd get clean underwear and tops brought in on visiting hours so I didn't have to do any washing except for towels which were ten a...
It's either sky or navy blue although I'm inclined to choose red given that it's the colour of my team...
Thanks for posting Jamie. I forgot all about the sleeping patterns so I'll share mine now: For the first 10 days I was allowed to stay in a room by myself but I was on section 2 obs for half of that...
I'm looking into that now Karen but it's not looking good....
Thanks for the words of encouragement guys but I'm looking at this from a realist perspective and it is not looking good and hasn't been for a while now. My family aren't helping either. My mum seems...
I'd have to add Cadbury's Dairy Milk to that list. Chocolate is normally chocolate but that stuff is heavenly....
Hi Raniah. Don't worry about editing the post as there were some bits that on reflection should have been omitted in accordance with site guidelines. I must stress that Broadoak is not the benchmark...
Has anyone been in one and would like to share their experiences? I was in one called Broadoak. It is a medium-risk unit that I was in for 12 days and then discharged because I was not mentally ill...
Mine would have to be pizza. I've got some in the house but not really up to eating today tbh....
Hi guys, just giving you another update but not a positive one unfortunately. Things seemed to be getting back on track. I was on good terms with my ex which was nice as I do consider her to be a...
Guys, I don't have a leg to stand on in this situation. I am screwed for life cos I can never have this removed....
Thanks for the link Raniah but I've already looked at Mind, Rethink and Sane and been told that there's nothing down for me. Game over....
As you all know, the past few weeks have been really tough and I think I am on the verge of giving up on everything. On Saturday 11 April 2009, I was sectioned under the Mental Health Act . Twelve...
Hi guys, Just thought I'd update you on things since I have not been on for a while which I had a good reason for. I actually collapsed in the street on Easter Saturday with exhaustion and was tested...
Taken another two steps back here guys. Won't go into details but I've messed up big time, again. Did something very stupid on Sunday night when I was really really stressed and it's come back to...
Hi Jamie, I really hope you get better soon. Have a good Easter and hopefully speak to you when you're on the mend. Rich...
Hi Abby, What you said about your friends dying really hit home to me. A month after your second friend passed away I lost my best friend in tragic circumstances. Like your two friends, he helped me...
I don't think it was a therapist. Not sure what the official job title of the person was. I presume it was a mental health assessor or something. Unfortunately I won't accept that I am improving...
Just another update for you all. I've just come back from the health centre and they've put me in touch with some local services which specialise in anger management and counselling. The person who...