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It is not a cowards way out. If the pain is too great then it is perceived as a way out

take him to court.

Ya we all have alot going for us.

I can't believe that this video doesn't have millions of views! A great video! 👍 A bit triggering for me... Having battled with suicidal ideation myself; and having also experienced some of the things described - and resulting PTSD - it was hard to watch! You described some personal experiences for me! For me, suicide is the taking of control when there is none!

One guy i knew had a melt down at the clinic through sheer frustration at how his schizophrenia was being treated and smashed the place up then storm through the building forcing the two idiot psychiatrists and their lackeys to barricade their doors lol i dont condone violence but i could understand. Then about a year after that my freind after being to prison for it when he should have been in a mental ward went to the local ferry port filled his pockets with rocks and jumped into a very deep area if it wasn't for a guard spotting him and diving in to rescue him he would have died which i know those psychiatrists would have liked but afterwards because of the sheer craziness of what he did his case was too well known for them to ignore and now finally after all that shit he's getting treatment and the right benefits to live a clean quiet life in a nice flat to recover at last.

These arsehole psychiatrists have been told to do these things such as refusing to listen or diagnose is because of being told by the dwp or government types not to help so people can't collect the appropriate benefits such as PIP and ESA. The cuts to the NHS made them to refuse to prescribe they say it's to prevent addiction or whatever but its down to cash, i noticed the change after the tories got into power my original psychiatrist was great i met him in 2005 during the labour years with better spending he resigned a year or so after the Tories got in and started their scummy austerity he was replaced by two psychiatrists who were basically hatchet men who oversaw the cuts being implemented like less counsellor appointments, prescriptions and an incredibly evasive attitude when it came to getting help, support and letters regarding getting the right benefits. I bloody hate the NHS mental healthcare we have now i wonder how much of this new money boris has promised will go into mental health services which is within social care as well as healthcare but i doubt it will help. These doctors have forgotten that they ARE here for US not us for them so as to get a juicy salary it's all top down bollocks just now.

3 years later its still the same lol

I understand ive had similar problems except ive never got to a stage where i got any treatment, its been years and ive begged ive complained n theyve just called me a liar and said im remembering wrong, if u complain nothing happens they just make u out to have bpd and ur a liar

This is happening to me. I de-registered from my GP. I don’t trust them either.

I've also had psychiatrist's like that. Flipping through those pages like they were blank

Get a life Katie

this is best motivation for people like me Whenever my mind thinks depressive thoughts and fuck me up, I watch this and feel that there is hope and end to my suffering

Do you know that who is the author of 'COWARD'S WAY'?

I'v been in the system for nearly 4 years and iv had one lot of cbt therapy that was actually a failure. Iv gone back to my mental health place multiple times from referrals for my mental health to get diagnosed with anxiety, depression, social phobia and a referral for an autism test. It takes months to hear anything back from them and i don't feel like they actually care or believe me until i follow through honestly. They wanted me to go to a local thing set up to help people accomplish their goals when i can hardly leave the house as my anxiety causes me quite extreme physical symptoms and it felt like a stab in the heart when after everything iv told them that i'v never told anyone else that they didn't want me to do counselling but only cbt for my anxiety when iv been abused during my childhood not sexually but mentally and sometimes physically by my family, school and even friends. I don't want to go back or talk to anyone anymore as i feel worse every time i go and talk to them and its so fukin depressing as well going through the simplest things. I had a doctor in front of my mum say to me that "I have to actually try" and she didn't say anything and agreed with him when we were in the car. It just made me feel so alone and that i was just making up all this shit for the sake of shit, my mum is bipolar as well that causes her to have anxiety problems etc herself. Glad to see i'm not alone in this sort of thing and i do feel like there is a special category for mental health and they judge arbitrary things to decide if you're in it or not. Man i hate the nhs at the moment and i wish i could afford to go private so bad as its just gonna be a yoyo game with them until i rather follow through or actually get the real help. I believe in you all and believe in yourself as these people will always try and get in our way to recovery.

Saw a psychiatrist he called me a cop out I went to bed for a year. Power corrupts.

I have been passed from pillar to post in services From IAPT primary care who told me I was to complex a case so referred to IAPT secondary care again I'm to complex a case then referred to IAPT terchiary care who told me I wasn't dead / ILL enough to warrant help

Agreed

I am disappointed to discover that David Harewood Psychosis and Me is no longer available on BBC I player.

Just read your book. it was amazing. How did you get on with your level 3 x

Great video. r u doing ok ? there haven't been any updates/videos recently x

where can i watch the documentary

I've experienced discrimination within the mental health system too. I had two previous brief episodes of psychosis in 2009 and 2016, both cited as triggered by abuse by treating teams at the time. I had no diagnosis of any long term disorder and was allowed to stop antipsychotics on both occasions. Then in 2019 I was for the first time sectioned when experiencing confusion following a foot injury three days prior - this was a sectioning despite not resisting going into hospital, based on things an ex partner had said about me, following my reporting him to police for a serious crime against myself. I was taken to a psychiatric ward where mental health appeared to visibly deteriorate, however after a couple of days it was noticed I had severe cellulitis in my left foot from the prior foot injury. Cellulitis can cause delirium and confusion, and within DSMV guidelines can cause hallucinations, delusions and catatonic symptoms. I was transferred from the psychiatric ward to receive IV saline and IV antibiotics for the cellulitis, and when I woke up was very weak but mentally fine. I had two psychiatrists who visited me while there; one confirmed my full recovery on two visits and said I did not need antipsychotics, the other also visited me on two occasions and said I did. I declined them due to side effects which had resulted in me being unable to work the previous time I had taken them. I discussed the cellulitis having been a probable cause of my mental symptoms but the psychiatrist that wanted me to take them refused to discuss or consider as a cause. She had recinded the section as I believe she did not have grounds to keep it in place, however she told me she would reinstate it should I refuse to return to the psychiatric ward voluntarily, and so I went. During this time I was completely fine on the ward, and discharged two weeks later. When she discussed discharging me, I expressed that I may struggle to get a lift to where I was going to stay and would need a few hours to sort this out. Based on that she said she would not give me permission to leave and keep me another night. It took the ward managers intervention to discuss this with her and arrange a taxi for me. On the discharge notes, the psychiatrist recorded psychosis and catatonia, and made absolutely no mention of the cellulitis, despite it being her responsibility to report it as the hospital which had treated the infection had not done its own discharge summary, and they informed me that she should have recorded it. This diagnosis has had devastating consequences in my and my child's life, as the ex partner is withholding contact on the grounds of mental health. Social workers have recommended contact not recommence until diagnosis is provided by treating psychiatrist in writing. Treating psychiatrist has refused on grounds she does not know me well enough. This meant judge would not order contact take place until independent report can be done by another psychiatrist. In the meantime phone contact is supervised by my abusive ex partner between my child and myself which I feel is completely inappropriate and lack of prosecution should not be grounds to dismiss evidence of violence in medical reports. Child is now suffering actual harm and parental alienation and will have not seen me for six months by next court hearing. This is despite child having come to no harm in my care, none alleged, it is purely based on the absence of a diagnosis and previous diagnosis. There is no diagnosis of any long term disorder, as my mental health is absolutely fine on a daily basis, no depression, anxiety only in days prior to court case or days following an incident of physical harm from ex partner or intimidation, which is not frequent, and obviously not a disorder. The discrimination from CAFCASS has been evident. I do not feel a diagnosis should be grounds to cause harm and suffering to a child through separation, only evidence of actual harm such as admission from the child or bruises, behavioural problems etc. It is far too easy for abusive partners to take advantage of stigma, for example a parent suffering depression may be accused of failing to supervise a child as they stay in bed all day. Who will be believed in this scenario? Cases need to be based on facts and evidence, not opinions of staff which are subject to human error, as those that discriminate may not have the self awareness to realise that they do so. That my child is now placed in the full time care of an ex partner who 10+ people suspect of having undiagnosed psychopathy/narcissistic personality disorder, with violent tendencies, substance misuse problems and that my child has said they are afraid of and is mean to them, is beyond comprehension in its injustice. CAFCASS have created a rod for their own back as admission of error in judgement by placing child with father at a later date places them in line for scrutiny. My solicitor is advising not to complain until court matter is concluded. Child had stated they did not wish to be placed with father the night they were placed with him, and has since not been spoken to by anyone from social services four months later. I am unable to have a private conversation with child. Judge stated that my retired GP and school governor friend could not supervise direct contact, as although she was willing to do so, she felt in her professional opinion it was not required as she considers me to have good mental health, which seems an odd reason to me, and the other three proposed supervisors of contact, all of whom hold advanced DBS certificates for professional roles, were ignored. So far my child's explicit rights in law to direct contact have been completely disregarded. All possibly based on a recent misdiagnosis. Delirium is under-diagnosed in the UK. The work I am doing to seek to rectify the situation is a full time job. Despite this, I work with children who are not mine for 18 hours per week. Violence against myself has been regarded not a safeguarding issue for my child, my word on experiences of my child have been disregarded or not included in reports, and the ongoing matter is that my child's main emotional support and confidant, me, has been removed from a meaningful role in their life while suffering parental alienation condoned by those meant to protect a child from such things.

You have been heavily discriminated against. I think these health workers should be diagnosed with personality disorder, as they don't seem to have any empathy. I was actually released without any mental health disorder but then a social worker started going on about my mental illness. A lot of the time the stigma of requesting help makes you vulnerable to the psychos who work in the system. Just because a person has a tittle, it doesn't mean they are trustworthy. Thank you for your video: it helped me feel less alone x

Katie I am sooooo happy for you You are an amazing person and you absolutely deserve this I am one of the people you touched by what you are doing and you've helped me a lot Thank you and BIG CONGRATULATION

Brilliant video!

It's an absolutely brilliant book and I can't wait to write my review on it! I've already recommended it to some of my friends! 💞

It would be great if u named the "barbarian" aka-Psychiatrist, name and shame

Hi Katie, it's great to hear you have fight in you. Just that spark helps so much, and I have lots of respect for you calling her out. People like you and I can empathise on a level others can't and you should be being encouraged to do courses like this. I don't know what it is, and this may sound very "Victim", but we seem to have "Bully me" or "Talk to me like shit" written on our foreheads. But like you I fight back through the proper channels now, and that gives me self respect. All the best with the next level of your course! :-)

This is just how I feel, I have BPD and Depression and have no credibility in the service I use. Any complaint i make is put down to me "misinterpreting" the conversation or facts, and I am so frustrated and sick of it. I do not believe some people want to work with vulnerable people for the right reasons, and are very cruel. It's not all about cutbacks its about the people who are employed, and lack of accountability for their words and actions.

Katie, I am happy for you in regards of your course fees. As ever, you are so authentic. That's the most empowering thing to see, a person who does not play games, tells it how it is and stands tall whatever went by. I hope, that you will be able to sort the housing problem in the best way and as quickly as possible. Wish all of you luck. PS: Thank you for the Postcard of Positivity. I have it on the dreamboard to remind me always of you, your struggle and of the fact, that there is always a hope.

Just seen this video. Fully support what you are doing. Not being dramatic but would the council rather have flowers taped to the bridge after another person has taken their own life. Surely helping to prevent a person in despair should be the priority. Also when you are suicidal you will find the nearest place to do it, not go on a trip across town because you heard about this bridge. Seems to me we have gone back to the old days of mental health support where you only get help when you reach this fragile state. There is no inbetween help to prevent people getting to this point. It is hospital or once every 6 months to see a Psychiatrist. No support. Money, money, money. Sorry bit of a rant!

I believe you , I told a psychiatrist I was so depressed I wanted to be put down , and she said "its a shame we don't practice euthanasia in Ireland "

I learnt the hard way too. It was horrible. Made me so ill too. Put me totally off trying to help organise anything now. I get stigmatized aswell that I look clean and tidy and managed to turn up to the appointment. Totally puts you off saying how you really feel inside. I go inwards. Also it goes against me that I have researched about mental health and have the ability to do so. Makes me feel not seen or heard. I've had one total meltdown and it really felt like I was a bit lighter afterwards. I had been clenching it in for 30 years. It has to pop sometime so you can start afresh with 0% air in your bottle. Keep going, look after yourself. You are your main priority and don't feel like you have to justify how you are feeling. (the old kettle saying comes to my mind). One day I will get there too. Just got to follow our paths and keep walking. Thank you for your videos and speaking out xx

That’s awesome congrats!

katie houghton, Thank you so so much, I've had almost the exact situations over 2 decades, my bipolar was left untreated etc etc (i could go on forever) the only positive aspect was that I got so annoyed/rageful that it distracted me from doing something to take my life, since then I'm medicated properly, psychology degree and look after myself really well . It takes a lot to do what you have done, your honesty will be helping so many-so remember that when you feel low . Ive been thinking of setting up something similar myself, may the fight continue, love to all who are struggling

Love the video and the share! Awareness is everything in letting others know they are not alone! Subbed to your channel and found inspiration here for mine! Keep doing you!

Thanks so much for posting this! :) I'm starting another complaint but waiting for another dismissal lol. I was just wondering how things are going for you a year on? x

I've been discriminated against by previous community mental health team so I can totally relate to where you are coming from . It's got to the point I can know longer trust mental health professionals community mental health teams for adults are under funded NHS complaints I agree are swept under the carpet I've had mental health discrimination from mental health community mental health teams . Community care provision you are a true inspiration ...

Thank you for your video

thanks for the gold

Oh my god!!!!

Watched this 5 times today...

I am amazed

I can't believe how many times I've watched to this already

This is so RAD

BLESSED

Love this!! Captivating!

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