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Bringing The Noise: Becoming The Squeaky Wheel
Manage episode 489784576 series 3004956
In this episode, I share my ongoing battle to getting help from the mental health system in reducing my medication load. And progress continues to be hard to come by.
I share the latest letters my GP has sent off to Bloomfield Hospital and ISMHU, pleading for an inpatient stay to safely reduce and taper off my psych meds. I open up about the financial barriers to private care, the paradox of needing to make anxiety-inducing phone calls just to access treatment (for anxiety disorders!), and the emotional toll of constantly needing to self-advocate with disorders such as BPD in the mix. It’s time to up the anti, and try a new strategy. One I hoped I wouldn’t have to use…
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Follow my journey through the chaos of mental illness and the hard-fought lessons learned along the way.
Lived experience is at the heart of this podcast — every episode told through my own lens, with raw honesty and zero filter.
This is a genuine and vulnerable account of how multiple psychological disorders have shaped my past and continue to influence my future.
To support the show, CLICK HERE
You can follow me on Instagram: @elliot.t.waters
Chapters
1. Introduction and Mental Health Update (00:00:00)
2. The Struggle for Medication Reset (00:10:55)
3. Frustration with the Mental Health System (00:16:49)
4. First GP Letter to Bloomfield Hospital (00:21:25)
5. Second Referral and Escalating Concerns (00:23:05)
6. Phone Call Anxiety and Final Thoughts (00:26:19)
201 episodes
Manage episode 489784576 series 3004956
In this episode, I share my ongoing battle to getting help from the mental health system in reducing my medication load. And progress continues to be hard to come by.
I share the latest letters my GP has sent off to Bloomfield Hospital and ISMHU, pleading for an inpatient stay to safely reduce and taper off my psych meds. I open up about the financial barriers to private care, the paradox of needing to make anxiety-inducing phone calls just to access treatment (for anxiety disorders!), and the emotional toll of constantly needing to self-advocate with disorders such as BPD in the mix. It’s time to up the anti, and try a new strategy. One I hoped I wouldn’t have to use…
—
Follow my journey through the chaos of mental illness and the hard-fought lessons learned along the way.
Lived experience is at the heart of this podcast — every episode told through my own lens, with raw honesty and zero filter.
This is a genuine and vulnerable account of how multiple psychological disorders have shaped my past and continue to influence my future.
To support the show, CLICK HERE
You can follow me on Instagram: @elliot.t.waters
Chapters
1. Introduction and Mental Health Update (00:00:00)
2. The Struggle for Medication Reset (00:10:55)
3. Frustration with the Mental Health System (00:16:49)
4. First GP Letter to Bloomfield Hospital (00:21:25)
5. Second Referral and Escalating Concerns (00:23:05)
6. Phone Call Anxiety and Final Thoughts (00:26:19)
201 episodes
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