i need help please

[Jackson1994]

is there anybody there

i need some help i cant cope with this anymore please help

- jackson

[geoff]

hi Jackson, please remember that even if I don't reply back to you I'm always thinking of how to help you.
You know to have a good cry to somebody close to you like your mum, is truly a warm comforting release of your emotions, and yes it will take a great deal of energy to ring Headspace, but you know, that's their job to help people just like you who are caught up in a predicatment they just can't seem to make their way through, struggling every step you try to take, Jackson, we have been through this ourselves, it's no different, but for every person who is suffering, each person has their own troubles.
There is never any need for you to apologise to us, but please remember that no one can overcome their problems straight away. Geoff.

[Kazzl]

Hiya Jackson - getting on a mental health care plan just involves seeing your doctor and talking about what's happening with you. There's no questionnaire or anything. The plan itself is just the paperwork the doctor does for Medicare so when you see a psychologist you will either not be charged, or charged a lower fee.

Your doctor can help you choose a psychologist to see, or you can choose your own. I chose my own, but many people who don't know of any psychologists locally take their doctor's suggestion.

The 10 visits are for 12 months. Once they have run out, you can restart the plan the following 12 months if your doctor agrees it is still needed. The visits can be spaced out as needed, so you might see someone once a week for a few weeks to get established, then fortnightly, then monthly or every few months depending on how you are going. But it is only 10 in a 12 months.

The limitation of 10 doesn't mean you can't keep seeing that psych, it just means you would have to pay full fee once the 10 are up, until the 12 months ticks over and you can start a new plan.

Contacting headspace is a good idea. You could also Google mental health services and your local area and see what other community services are available. Sometimes it's possible to get help through your state health department agencies. Check the Victorian Health Department's website.

Another suggestion mate - I know of a wonderful service in Melbourne called the Mind Recovery College (run by Mind, an mental health organisation). Recovery colleges are not treatment centres, they are like adult education centres but for mental health. You can do free courses with them that might help you learn to manage your symptoms and take more control. Courses are taught by both a clinician or mental health professional and a person with lived experience of the topic. They have courses on all sorts of topics, so check their website for what's on offer now. I have visited their college and sat in on a course - truly wonderful stuff.

Gotta get off to work soon - very best wishes for you today my friend.

Cheers

Kaz

[CMF]

Hi Jackson,

Dropping in to see how you are today. Did you manage to go to work?

As Geoff pointed out, we don't get better straight away, it takes time and energy and that's ok 🙂

Kazz explained the mental health care plan pretty good, does that give you a clearer idea of how it works?

Really proud of you asking all the questions, and i hope it is making more sense to you.

Love to hear your thoughts and about your day when you have time. I've got an awful cold and such a stuffy head so doing not much at all today.

cmf

[UnicornHorn]

Jackson1994 said:i dont really feel comfortable about calling them, i can ask mum to, shes probably too busy to be dealing with my issues anyway im pretty insignificant and should probably be able to do this myself

Hi Jackson, I am new here and your post was the first I read. I am replying to your above comment because it upset me a little and I just had to correct you on it..

YOU are NOT insignificant !! You are very important to everyone, even if you don't feel like you are.

Always ask .. in asking you also need to express how it is important to you and I am sure your mum would be able to put some time aside to help you take the next step.

We all deserve to be happy

Live, Love, Laugh

[Jackson1994]

Wow thanks everyone, I can't reply to everyone individually but I've read all of your responses and it means a lot to me.

Today I had a little bit of a look online at the Headspace in my area - they have a video that's like a tour about them.

Today was super difficult, I had to work and that was fine, while at work I am usually ok - it's normally heading to work and the thought of work that can send me anxious, but today it was super busy and I had a customer yelling at me, a staff member who was a new, my boss had ducked out for a moment, and it sent me into a spin, just all at once and I couldn't cope with it, it was hard, I got through it but shaking with tears in my eyes. I have been working in hospitality since I could legally work I have never had a customer verbally abuse me the way he did, and the combination of the other stuff made it even worse, I needed somebody to step in but there was nobody. But I'm ok, went for a swim now I'm home in bed and hoping that tomorrow is a better day.

[CMF]

Hey Jackson,

You have a lot of support here, we all care for you. Sorry to hear you had a rough day, but you got through, well done to you. Sometimes dealing with the public is tough, don't take it personally, he probably has his own issues but that's no excuse to take it out on you. You know that saying 'the customer is always right?' thats rubbish, they are not always right. I was once asked in job interview if the customer is always right. It was a customer service role, i said no, i got the job.

Good to hear you've had a bit of a look around the headspace site, they seem to have heaps of info on their site.

You went for a swim? Indoor pool i hope :-). Good to get a bit of exercise in, you're doing al the right things. Are you still staying with your family?

You did good again today, small steps is all you need to take.

Hope tomorrow is a better day for you.

cmf

[Jackson1994]

Yeah apparently he had been waiting 15 minutes in line when it really was only like 1 or 2 minutes before he started complaining, if he didn't want to wait he could of come in at a better time, like maybe not the before work rush. It started getting personal and I didn't say anything back, just made his coffee then was extra polite to him, then after he left I muttered some swear words under my breath haha.

Yeah indoor pool, it's helpful to clear my head, I often go to the gym then jump in the pool for a few laps.

yeah staying with the family again, will go back home tomorrow. As much as I like staying here with the family, it's also still a little painful, it's just so much quieter than it used to be when I lived here, with my brother gone, its still a little eerie when everyone has gone to bed and there's nobody in the room next door, it hurts but it brings back memories - a lot of good ones

[CMF]

Haha funny how 2 minutes becomes 15 minutes. Good on you for not saying anything and then being extra polite, that's the best payback 😀

i understand what you're saying about being back home. Hold those memories close to your heart, no one can take them away from you and if you ever feel like talking/sharing you know we are here to listen.

Just remeber your family are always there if you need them.

cmf

[Jackson1994]

I just remember getting up to so much, nothing bad but we just mucked around, I remember hiding in his wardrobe and jumping out to deliberately scare the living daylights out of him one night, or accidentally making a hole in one of the walls (I say accidentally but we were definitely arguing over something when I got pushed..) and trying to cover it up, didn't do a very good job. or the exploding bean bag incident...

just little memories that make me laugh when I remember them

[CMF]

A hole in the wall and an exploding bean bag? Hehehe I'm too scared to ask.