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oh I totally understand, this really has nothing to do with what you guys do here at all anymore so im ok to wrap it up if that's a better idea? I kind of just started going off on a tangent as I tend to so im sorry about that!
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It's okay, like I said, we care about you a lot.
But we do need to stick to what we really know, and I also am very concerned about doing anything -- in my ignorance, since serious mental healthcare isn't what we do -- that would keep you stuck or hurt you rather than help you.
Which is why, again, I can't express enough how important I think it is for you to follow the lead of the people you work with where this IS what they do, rather than taking your own lead and ignoring their suggestions or advice.
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Okay, I understand what you mean, I guess I can give the new person a go. I really do hope I don't have to go into hospital though because it's such a horrible place and so scary.
Thanks so much for all the help here with this so far though, I really have appreciated it so much having someone to talk to through all of it! :-)
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Perhaps you can talk to her -- your support person -- about your fears around the hospital before talking to the person she's suggesting you speak with?
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Yeah I did try to but she kind of thinks hospital is a good idea so we are not on the same side about it. I just think I will be ok in my own place but just with a little bit of help sometimes with some things but I don't want to be locked away. It's really lonely in the hospital and no-one visits me there because it's too weird for people and it's kind of upsetting. And they treat you like your really dumb, like try to give me colouring books to work on and it's just like well a year ago I was at university and now they want me to do that, it's insulting! So im nervous about it, I will definitely talk to someone if I need to though.
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I'm sorry to hear about what happened with your housing situation and have been thinking of you. Hope that you're hanging in there and managed to get some better mental healthcare. Take care x
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