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"They gave me the drive to overcome my problem"

About: City Health Care Partnership CIC / Primary psychological and wellbeing services

(as a service user),

I felt anxious in closed spaces E. G toilets and I used safety behaviours to maintain my problem that I thought was helping my anxiety but in fact it was making my problem worse and my anxiety worse as I would then check the lock more times and I used to avoid situations if I didn't feel comfortable and if I felt anxious.

Then I knew I needed to get a hold of my problem and that's when lets talk provided me with the support and guidance to come out on the better side of my problem my therapist Toni gave me the confidence to overcome my problem by giving me resources such as the logs to track how I am doing to then notice if they was a reoccurring theme to the problem or even if I couldn't speak about how I was feeling I would write it in the logs instead.

I would also say when Toni then encouraged me to open up about how I was feeling and I feel it was a good thing when I look back as it helped me face my problem even more head on then I was. I couldn't fault the service I received as it was taken at my pace and I felt comfortable and wasn't forced to do something if I didn't have the confidence to do. Toni gave me the drive and determination to overcome my problem.

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Response from City Health Care Partnership CIC 6 years ago
Submitted on 08/06/2017 at 16:48
Published on Care Opinion at 16:57


Dear Rookyard,

It's so good to hear that the service was able to help you overcome your problem; thank you so much for taking the time to tell your story. I will pass your kind words on to Toni.

Thank you again and very best wishes,

Dawn Barnes, operational service manager

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