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Discharged - told that I need more specialised support.

Posted By Umbralcyon

"Discharged - told that I need more specialised support."

About: Falkirk Community Hospital / Woodlands Resource Centre

(as a service user),

I've been engaged in psychotherapy for 4 years, attending weekly appointments (sometimes twice weekly). I waited over 2 years for help, and in this time, exhausted all other support options.

Recently I was discharged. I didn't know it was coming. I feel so alone and afraid and that I'm not worth helping. I asked why, and was told that I need more specialised support. This support doesn't exist in the area without costing money. If it does exist, I can't find it.

I struggle daily to live. I need someone to remind me and help prepare food otherwise I struggle to eat, and sometimes don't eat for days. Personal care is also severely neglected. I spend most of my days unable to do anything. 

I try my best to keep going, and learn and grow and improve but something as simple as getting milk from the shop takes so much out of me I can't do anything else that day.

I don't know what to do.

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Response from Lewis Blair, Consultant Counselling Psychologist/APTS Manager, Adult Psychological Therapies Service, NHS Forth Valley 7 months ago
Lewis Blair
Consultant Counselling Psychologist/APTS Manager, Adult Psychological Therapies Service,
NHS Forth Valley

Submitted on 14/09/2023 at 10:23
Published on Care Opinion at 10:36

Dear Umbralcyon,

I'm really sorry to hear about your experience and how difficult life is just now. I'm not sure which team or therapist you were working with but if you wanted to discuss this in more detail with the specific team, we'd be very keen to hear from you to find out more. You could contact me at the Adult Psychological Therapies Service on 01786 434499 or by email at fv.psymailbox@nhs.scot. If it was a different team, we could contact them on your behalf.

Alternatively, you can also contact the NHS Forth Valley Patient Relations team on 01324 566660 or fv.complaints@nhs.scot.

Please also bear in mind that you can seek support through your GP, and emotional support from Breathing Space on 0800 83 85 87, Samaritans on 116123, or NHS24 on 111.

Best wishes,

Dr Lewis Blair

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