Hi there W or maybe I’ll make it sound like: We I RDO (so we and I are having a Rostered Day Off) – in fact from hereonin, I shall refer to you as RDO)
So let me start again.
Dear RDO
Welcome to Beyond Blue and thank you so much for posting – and wowee, that’s quite a list of items you’ve expressed.
Just from my first read of it, it seems likely that you’ve got some Bipolar illness occurring there. But could well be other things as well, but that’s just how I’ve perceived it first up.
When you say you get into these moods or have these feelings – are they a lengthy period of time that they last – so when you have a mood swing, say to be super happy; can you put a time-frame for how long it lasts, and then like-wise on the rebound session of super sad, is that of an equal length of time – longer, shorter?
Well done though on being able to hold down a job through this illness that you have – I imagine that must be at times, extremely difficult for you.
I am really pleased that you’ve come here and provided this post – you will receive a number of responses from wonderful people on this site and hopefully between a few of us, we’ll be able to provide you with some advice, guidance and support for you – and we’ll do that for as long as you’d like.
On this site as well, there is a place where you can search for GP’s that Beyond Blue have listed. The thing with these GP’s is that they are all very capable to help out patients who display mental health issues. And then from that, they will be able to guide you to the most appropriate psychologist who they’d deem to be suitable for you; plus or minus, the possibility of medication for you. There should be a waiver of some of the fee due to medicare taking care of some of it – but others may be better informed on this side of things, but I really do think that you getting to a GP is very important.
Kind regards
Neil
