Sometimes in mental health crisis's we end up in the emergency department. And that totally ok, being safe is important.
but how do we cope with our crisis while waiting?
What are some helpful strategies you have found useful during your stay in the department?
I often get stuck in the emergency room waiting room overnight due to the fact there is no mental health team 24/7 where I live. I'm really struggling being here tonight. My usual strategies of listening to music isn't really working so I'm wondering if there is anything else I should try. Please note my concentration and attention is limited due to being in crisis. I feel trapped and stuck.
I wish lifeline text was 24/7 coz I could really use someone to talk to. Are there any other online options as I cant really call someone due to the nature of a waiting room.
the psych ward where I am isn't that great, but I was safe, so I guess that's the main thing.
I'm ok. I really didn't think I would make it to 2021, but now its here I have some exciting things to look for to, for example, joining an art group and finally doing art again which I stopped stopped doing for a long time.
We have the worst emergency department in the country. I waited 9hrs for stitches the other day.
Apparently my local hospital had the longest wait times in the country and the worst ambulance ramping situation etc and the government refuses to do anything about it.
absolutely disgraceful that this crucial service is so poor when so many need it to be better, yesterday.
And it's not like we can go somewhere else - we are obligated to go to the hopsital in our suburb's catchment area, so it's determined by an aribtrary factor like the place that we live
I live in Tasmania. Three are only 3 hospitals in the state. It's shit. Tasmania health service is pretty shit.
And it's pretty rare to find psychologist/psychiatrists/GPs that bulk bill in Tasmania. It's disgraceful how Tasmania is one of the lowest economical demographics but health care is so expensive and/or impossible to receive, or just rubbish.
One of my closest friends spent yesterday and today in emergency waiting room with serious abdominal pain. To be discharged with a 'incocourent diagnosis' and told to follow up with a gp she can't get into.
My head is empty, but it's full with useless things
It feels like it's someone else who is pulling on my strings
How can I fight this war when I'm about to lose control?
Despair and anguish are the struggles of my soul
So insecurity is all that I am
Oh God, what's the point of this? I'll never understand
My case manager won't get back to me the last few days. What's the point anymore.
Hey Centaured, thanks for checking in with us on the forums.
We're sorry to hear you are unable to contact your case manager, this must be very frustrating. Do you think it could be helpful to let them know how upsetting it is to not hear from them? and that you would appreciate a reply of acknowledgement?
We're also sorry to hear how insecure and out of control your thoughts feel. This sounds very exhausting. We have sent a private reply to check-in with you and have offered some resources you might find helpful.
Please continue to share your thoughts here. Is there any thought in particular that is troubling you today?
Hey Centaured, I'm sorry to hear you're struggling a lot. I hope you're ok.
Check out GP2U, they're in Tasmania, I use them. They're based in Tassie and they have people from other parts of Australia, but there are a few Doctors, Psychiatrists and Psychologists in Tassie through there, and they bulk bill. I hope that helps.
