I'm not sure if it's me but I am having so much trouble finding help that well... helps...
I'll give you some history... I have a lot of different medical problems that have caused anxiety and depression symptoms in me. (I call them this because I have never been formally diagnosed with anything to date.) In addition, I have was involved in a two year relationship that was abusive and ended badly. Anyway I had to ignore these symptoms and carry on because I was trying to finish year 12 and shortly after graduating I moved. I had a breakdown at jobs I was working at at the time and they told me to me call their work provided counselling line. He was very quick to say that I had PTSD and that I needed psychotherapy... or something like that.
I went to the doctor and he had the nurse call the CAT team and draw up a mental health plan. She was quite rude and I felt that she was quite invasive with her questioning. Anyway, she dumped a list of psychologists in front on me and told me to pick one. I saw the CAT team and they told me that I have depression and said that they would try to get in contact with my GP to recommend that I be put on anti-depressants. I saw the GP again and there he ignored the recommendation even after I mentioned it to him. I also called the psychologist and was promptly told that there was a 3 month waiting list for her. I knew I couldn't wait that long but was too depressed to do anything about it.
As I got worse I quit my job and my sister called headspace and I had an appointment about a month after. The therapist who I saw appeared to not want to treat me and kept suggesting I go elsewhere... I don't want to say what that clinic was so I'm going to call it X. I stopped going to headspace because she was not helping me at all and after a lot of convincing from friends I eventually went to X about 3 months after my last appointment at headspace. Anyway, I didn't find the therapy there that productive and I was still without a diagnosis or any kind of treatment other than talking about how I'm feeling.
I eventually moved back home because I couldn't support myself any longer and went to doctor and two psychologists. One of which didn't want to treat me and the other has limited appointments available.
Running out of room... I just want to know if this is a common story with people or if there is something I am not doing right... I really, really need more support and I don't know what else to do. I'm so lost.
