So roughly about a month ago I was experiencing extreme depression and anxiety over my excess skin so I had rung them up and my doctor wasn’t there and couldn’t talk. They would pass on the message anyway.
I left it a couple of weeks later. I was offered a house and I was extremely nervous about moving, and about my dog who was bought for my anxiety as they weren't going to let me bring him! So anyway I rung and again my psychiatrist wasn’t there.
I explained to the person on the phone that I really wanted to speak to someone regarding the issue. She reassured me and told me he’d get back to me.
So Wednesday came, it was the day of the viewing. I didn’t know what to accept it or what to do. Anyway the viewing went ok and thankfully I wasn’t asked if I wanted to accept, I could sleep on it! So I got in the car and I said I’m going to ring to see if I can speak to the doctor.
So I got reception and I asked was he there? The same story “no he’s training and in and out of meetings.” At this point I had enough, I explained that I depend on my doctor and this service just wasn’t good enough and that I was taking things further. It shouldn’t take a month or more to speak to someone. Let’s just say I’m glad I’m not in the situation I was a few years back where my mental state just wasn’t there.
And then to finish it off the receptionist with a happy tone ended the conversation with “you do that, have a nice day” and by about 20 minutes later the doctor was on the phone and said he was off annual leave.
"Trying to speak with my psychiatrist"
About: Community Mental Health Teams (CMHT) / Ballymena CMHT Community Mental Health Teams (CMHT) Ballymena CMHT BT43 6HB
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