where to seek help?

Tegan1997
Community Member

im 20, im a young mum of a 3 year old boy and a 6 month old daughter. i was engaged but as of last night, he gave up on me. he couldnt deal with my out of control mood swings and my lack of motivation, my constant fear and inability to leave the house, the fact that everyday just getting out of bed seems like a struggle.

ive had depression/anxiety most of my teenage life. id been on meds since i was 12 and stopped taking them when i fell pregnant at 17.

problem is it feels so much worse than how it used to feel. it feels so much more suffocating. my ex told me if i couldnt figure out what was wrong and get help for it, he was having my kids taken from me because im not stable enough to deal with them.

he thinks i have bipolar or borderline personality disorder.

where would i go to have checks done for that kind of stuff? can a doctor diagnose it? will they take my kids if i am diagnosed with it? how would i go about going to the doctors when leaving the house causes anxiety attacks? what do i say to them about it?

im confused, im scared and now that my partner has broken up with me im also alone.

i have finally pushed everyone in my life away because of my twisted mind. the one thing i was trying to prevent was the one thing that ended up happening. i cant keep allowing it to happen and ill be damned if i let him take away my children.

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geoff
Champion Alumni
Champion Alumni
hi Tegan, I'm sorry you're in this difficult situation, but your doctor will be able to diagnose you and then review your medication which is very important.
You shouldn't believe what your ex has said about this, whether you're BP or BPD, that's only what he assumes it to be, instead it could be PND not that I'm qualified to make this diagnosis, I'm just making this point.
When you're going to see your doctor, I would write down on a piece of paper what you are worried about and try to mention everything that comes to mind as you've probably got a couple of days before the appointment actuyally happens.
I want you to do the K-10 test, which you can google, it's a test on whether or not you might have depression so it will give you a score, do this test several times, not one after the other, but different times of the day, then take this score when you see your doctor.
Let's not worry about your children at the moment, I know it's a concern for you, but you can wait until you see your doctor who may want to refer you to a psychologist, and if so ask your GP about the mental health plan, which entitles you to 10 free visits to see a psychologist/psychiatrist.
Please do this as soon as possible and please let us know. Geoff.

demonblaster
Blue Voices Member
Blue Voices Member
ahhh Tegan sorry darl you're in this position

Wondering to get to the Doc which you need could you get community transport or ring mental health and see if they can come up with something to help get you there.

Let us know how you go darl.