I actually got a referral to a Mental Health professional after trying to get an appointment with the doctor. I really felt that I wasted her time, my time and the petrol it took me to drive there....
That might sound like a negative attitude, but I felt right from the moment I went in that she wasn't listening. I first off got the line "I've been doing this 20 years, I know what I'm doing". That didn't inspire confidence really as it smacked of being a bit arrogant to be honest.
I told her I couldn't focus on anything. Examples being, I'd pick up a book, read a few pages and lay it to the side, look at my phone, the same after a few minutes, try and tidy up, same...and so on. The answer..."You need to set up a daily structure". Like...have you not been listening. I mentioned that I was having sleep problems, money problems. Told...get new hobbies, go to clubs, most of these things require...money. When you're sitting for over a week sometimes with 16 pence in the bank...that's hard.
I came away more distressed and even angry. I actually put feedback into the surgery that I felt it was no help whatsoever and that I wasn't listened to, I've never done that before.
That might sound like a negative attitude, but I felt right from the moment I went in that she wasn't listening. I first off got the line "I've been doing this 20 years, I know what I'm doing". That didn't inspire confidence really as it smacked of being a bit arrogant to be honest.
I told her I couldn't focus on anything. Examples being, I'd pick up a book, read a few pages and lay it to the side, look at my phone, the same after a few minutes, try and tidy up, same...and so on. The answer..."You need to set up a daily structure". Like...have you not been listening. I mentioned that I was having sleep problems, money problems. Told...get new hobbies, go to clubs, most of these things require...money. When you're sitting for over a week sometimes with 16 pence in the bank...that's hard.
I came away more distressed and even angry. I actually put feedback into the surgery that I felt it was no help whatsoever and that I wasn't listened to, I've never done that before.