Brisbane mental health

[Natbee]

I'm trying to paste together hell on earth our mental health system is able to function or operate. I've been in hospital for three weeks trialing new medication to try help by suicide ideology I got put on new antidepressants.
On Friday, I got told I was going home on Tuesday and I panicked I caught an Uber to a local bridge and sat on it contemplating life and committing suicide. Someone called the police on me considering it was broad daylight.
The police took me back to the hospital the registar put me on a treatment authority and this morning I got discharged after having a review with my psychiatrist who was happy for me to go home.

I told them I hate my life and that I am struggling. I told them I want to follow through with my plan to end my life via overdose and hanging. I have begged them to help me to change my medications to give me therapy psychology anything to help me?

But yet they keep people in there that should be in jail. They keep people in there that need housing. Instead of actually keeping and looking after and helping people who really need help and support.

I don't know how much longer I will be around. I feel like it's time to plan my exit.

There's only so much one can take and I can't take it any more.

Coming home today, I just got into bed and I could hear my husband screaming because I'm not out helping him. But when he sits in a review he acts as Prince Charming to the doctor.

 

[nitrogenous]

I'm so so sorry you're going through this right now, I am also a victim of how horrible the MH system in Brissy is :( They wouldn't even let me stay in the ER after actually attempting suicide and being put under the EEA by the paramedics. The mental health team there just kept on telling me that "hospital wouldn't benefit me" without trying to listen or have compassion at all.

At this point, it is kind of prevalent that they instead keep other people who obviously as you said should probably be in jail instead (as they still commit violence against others even in the ward) for whatever reason. In their eyes, unless I'm actually dead, they really wouldn't care. Even after discharging me from the ER as always they didn't even bother providing further support. And when someone did arrange support (another hospital not in my catchment area), the MH team decided to one handedly close the referral. At this point, I'm really just waiting for my SN to arrive and commit…

 

[Matchaaa]

I'm truly sorry you've had to go through all this, and I hope you find peace and relief in your life soon.

 

[Natbee]

I'm so so sorry you're going through this right now, I am also a victim of how horrible the MH system in Brissy is :( They wouldn't even let me stay in the ER after actually attempting suicide and being put under the EEA by the paramedics. The mental health team there just kept on telling me that "hospital wouldn't benefit me" without trying to listen or have compassion at all.

At this point, it is kind of prevalent that they instead keep other people who obviously as you said should probably be in jail instead (as they still commit violence against others even in the ward) for whatever reason. In their eyes, unless I'm actually dead, they really wouldn't care. Even after discharging me from the ER as always they didn't even bother providing further support. And when someone did arrange support (another hospital not in my catchment area), the MH team decided to one handedly close the referral. At this point, I'm really just waiting for my SN to arrive and commit…

I am so sorry you've been neglected from the system as well
It's so unfair and so unjust
I'm thinking of changing hospitals if I get a chance to next time

I'm truly sorry you've had to go through all this, and I hope you find peace and relief in your life soon.

Thank you

 

[nitrogenous]

I am so sorry you've been neglected from the system as well
It's so unfair and so unjust
I'm thinking of changing hospitals if I get a chance to next time

Thank you

I tried that and unfortunately, if the hospital isn't in your catchment area (for example going to South when you live in North) they really couldn't do much :( Even when I managed to negotiate with the police in hopes that the other hospital does treat me better, the MH team really just throw the responsibilities away... Even if you go to another one still in the same region roughly, unfortunately, as they are connected to the same system and resources, it really does not differ at all... It got to a point where I'm genuinely thinking of moving to the other side of the river once I move out so I can finally get away from the hospitals near me and get different resources