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TW Honestly my experience with Chams was terrible I was there for 2 years and it was the worst experience ever , I went into chams with anorexia and I came out of it with bulimia and a binge eating disorder, their only objective was to make me gain weight and they ignored all the things I was telling them , and in all honesty as soon as I reached the weight they wanted me to be they kept telling me I’m going to feel better but I never did , so eventually they wanted to give me antidepressants but I refused , In the end I lied my way out of chams because they weren’t going to help me

Can i refuse it? they sent me stuff and i dont want to do it i cant be asked, there is nothing wrong with me lol

Something needs to change with CAMHS. I've been in the system for 2 years. Nothing has changed except I now feel guilty about my problems and I'm far more traumatised. My 'low mood and anxiety' is turning out to be far more complicated then that and they didn't even notice.

my experience with camhs: first off, hi. im xeno (not my real name, just my online name) and my experience with camhs hasnt just been bad, but traumatic. im 12 at the moment and so far i have 2 experiences with camhs (neither where good whatsoever) one when i was 4-5, and the other just a few months ago (just before i turned 12). both for autism. i dont remember most of my first experience except what my parents said; they dont listen. ok. so now here is me going into depth about my recent one. so this started when i was still 10 (in year 6) so its been well over 2 years. my teacher in year 6 was a lying, two-faced bitch who seemed to dislike me due to my autistic tendancies (excessive fidgeting, never making eye contact, sensory overloads) and so when camhs sent them the report to fill out, they basically said i was making everything up and lying (this may seem irrelavent, but i promise it does become relevant later!) so then came the day of the initial video call, which was with someone who specialised in autism, and the only good/tolerable thing about the process. he said i had all of the signs of autism in those who where born female. i was like 'ok, cool ig' and then he followed up with 'but i cant diagnose you, you have to wait 14 months' (IM NOT JOKING, THAT WAS THE WAIT TIME. ) 12 months later, they where ignoring us, and there was no letter for this assesment even though it was in less than 2 months. literally 2-3 WEEKS before the assesment, the letter finally comes through. now, the wait to get assesed after you walk into the building was over 1 hour. i finally got into the assesment and they didnt listen to anything i said at all and it felt really invalidating. and the reasons i couldnt get diagnosed: my teacher did not write antthing down and i didnt fit the exact, textbook definition of autism. the disorder is literally called autism SPECTRUM disorder. camhs obviously try get people off of the list instead of helping them.

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i got referred last friday, got a really quick assesment on monday and i'm getting cbt this thursday

*I just realised, my assessment is in 4 days, fuck*

I was discharged from the eating disorder unit because they thought I was ‘recovered’ after around a month. Nope I’m just a good liar and I hated seeing them. Every time they would weigh me and talk to my parents, they never addressed the mental health aspect of it. I’m still struggling now and everyone thinks I’ve recovered. I now have to see my gp for depression as it keeps getting worse.

i was referred to camhs in february this year :) they havent helped at all sadly, and just are not listening to me at all. i just feel so hopeless because they really dont care

Subtly freaking out because that beach is 35 mins from where I live

I’m going camhs soon, I’m 12, it’s because of anger, hyper ness, and my un focused in school work I’m almost 13 Xx I feel down most of time, my head of year has put me with emotional support along with ELSA, still feel down and feel worse Xxx

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this is interesting as i have actually had a very positive experience with cahms. very very different to yours, maybe the system near where i live is better. it's such a shame people have had bad experiences💛💛

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The Cahms im with are really good. I was referred when i was 7 and im 13 now. Theyve helped me really well and im so much better. My OCD is alot less and (Side note: I have Autism) theyve helped me alot with communication and social skills. E.g shopping, conversations, replying to things, and stuff like that. Theyve actually spent sessions up to 6 hours with me. I used to not speak or very little and now i speak a lot better. Although i still struggle with new people. They started with art therapy and got me to speak through words to them when i was 10. And then we started exposure therapy which is really scary but really helpful :) ❤

i got my appointment tomorrow and am so scared that i won’t be prescribed antidepressants

this is so helpful as i’m going for my camhs assessment tomorrow and i’m in the bedfordshire district as well. i’m so nervous because i struggle talking to others due to my anxiety but i hope they can give me the help i need

I had my assessment within 1 month of my school referring me it took 2 months too finally get the letter for my sessions now I have to go to CAMHS on the 15th May for weekly group sessions. I’m nervous about if people judge me😭😭💔💔 I don’t know what to do. I’m scared😭😭💔💔

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great video, you two seem like such lovely people. hope you are doing well x

I am INFJ too!! I’ve taken the test loads and it’s always the same. It’s very scarily accurate for me

I've been referred 6 months ago for serious issues but still haven't been assessed :/

Brilliant!

i’ve just been referred to camhs,and all i’ve heard is bad things about it like how if ur not bad enough then they discharge you?

One that really gets on my nerves is when people say “you just need to stop overthinking things”

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Haha loved the part about the mh lecture

Great video. So many relate-able points.

Why are every single one of these so fucking true

I’m going to Camhs in January

Yayyy! You have no idea how much I needed this 💙

My life sucks with school ... this kid called zach bullies me

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Love love love this video. I would love it if you could do some in depth eating disorder related videos, perhaps about being weight restored but not mentally recovered- only if you feel. Omfortable doing so of course! Xxxx

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I have been to CAMHS and my experience has been quite bad... I went to my appointment on Wednesday just to be told that the way i am feeling (low mood most of the time and anxiety) is a normal thing for my age and so they have discharged me. I honestly feel worse than when i began going there and now i feel like i am making it all up in my head! Its so frustrating not being believed! Xxx

Name a better friendship...I’ll wait. Seriously, I missed these videos! 💗 Hope you’re both doing well 💛

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i would love to hear about you're ocd & how you are trying to challenge it x

‘You love us really’ literally what I say to my rabbits every time I pick them up 😂 This was so helpful, thank you so much xxx Your response to my question was too kind ❤️❤️

I am so grateful for this 💛 your friendship is the sweetest, never stop making videos ☺️🦋

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