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http://www.nshn.co.u...tside(DPS)_.pdf
You could download and fill this out, and it might help the nurse understand what will help you in getting the wound treated. I thought it was a good way of communicating the need for privacy or a companion there or something if you are emotional.
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If you have to go to A&E/ER
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Posted 01 February 2009 - 11:39 PM
yeah that looks helpful
i usually go to the walk in centre after cutting, you dont have to wait as long as A and E! the nurss there are very good with SI
a few weeks ago i was gonna od and wrote a letter to give to the doctor explaining why i did it cos i would have been too out of it on sedatives - writing the letter stopped me od-ing
have you ever had nasty comments if you've been to A and E - one doctor i saw said oh no not you again what are you here for this time and even the psychiatrist i saw once in a and e said you've had all the help available so why are you still slf harming. made me feel so stupid
i usually go to the walk in centre after cutting, you dont have to wait as long as A and E! the nurss there are very good with SI
a few weeks ago i was gonna od and wrote a letter to give to the doctor explaining why i did it cos i would have been too out of it on sedatives - writing the letter stopped me od-ing
have you ever had nasty comments if you've been to A and E - one doctor i saw said oh no not you again what are you here for this time and even the psychiatrist i saw once in a and e said you've had all the help available so why are you still slf harming. made me feel so stupid
diagnosis: bpd with dissociative states
meds: chlorpromazine, nortriptyline
past meds: fluoxetine, venlafaxine, citalopram, sertraline, mirtazapine, reboxetine, risperidone, loads of antiemetics, diazepam and more i cant remember!
meds: chlorpromazine, nortriptyline
past meds: fluoxetine, venlafaxine, citalopram, sertraline, mirtazapine, reboxetine, risperidone, loads of antiemetics, diazepam and more i cant remember!
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Posted 02 February 2009 - 12:36 AM
this is a great checklist, even in a non-self-harm situation. Thanks, Karuna
Dx: BPI, ultra-rapid cycling flavour; anxiety
Currently nyomming down on: 1500mg epilim, 200mg Lamictal, 3000mg of fish oil, 100mg seroquel XR, 15mg imovane.
mmm, cocktaily.
Currently nyomming down on: 1500mg epilim, 200mg Lamictal, 3000mg of fish oil, 100mg seroquel XR, 15mg imovane.
mmm, cocktaily.
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Posted 02 March 2009 - 05:20 PM
GADGET_GIRL, on Feb 1 2009, 11:39 PM, said:
yeah that looks helpful
i usually go to the walk in centre after cutting, you dont have to wait as long as A and E! the nurss there are very good with SI
a few weeks ago i was gonna od and wrote a letter to give to the doctor explaining why i did it cos i would have been too out of it on sedatives - writing the letter stopped me od-ing
have you ever had nasty comments if you've been to A and E - one doctor i saw said oh no not you again what are you here for this time and even the psychiatrist i saw once in a and e said you've had all the help available so why are you still slf harming. made me feel so stupid
i usually go to the walk in centre after cutting, you dont have to wait as long as A and E! the nurss there are very good with SI
a few weeks ago i was gonna od and wrote a letter to give to the doctor explaining why i did it cos i would have been too out of it on sedatives - writing the letter stopped me od-ing
have you ever had nasty comments if you've been to A and E - one doctor i saw said oh no not you again what are you here for this time and even the psychiatrist i saw once in a and e said you've had all the help available so why are you still slf harming. made me feel so stupid
Yeah, it really does depend who see's you. Some are a lot more sensitive then others!
Don't feel stupid. You need to be ready to stop for yourself if you choose to. Remember it is a coping mechanism.
I stopped for a while because I felt guilty and I started harming myself in more worrying ways because they were more discrete and I didn't want to disappoint people around me.
You’re not stupid hun
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Posted 02 March 2009 - 09:37 PM
I get that A and E is some sort of emergency hospital place, but what exactly does it stand for?
I always considered myself too whimpy to do any "major" self-injury...I know...it's not about being whimpy. I pull and pick.....constantly...
I can't imagine how horrible it must be to have a "medical professional" say shameful things after you already feel like shit...
I had it happen to me in a tiny tiny way. I was going to get a professional massage at a spa/beauty parlor (I TRULy see them as part of my medical treatment) and the intake form asked you what meds you took. Well, right in the small waiting room w/ about 5 ppl in it, she said, "Oh, you take Lithium/...why do you take that?" I tried to convey my need for privacy with eye motions and body language...and she totally missed it. She was NOT my favorite person at that moment.
That looks like a helpful form for those who need it.
I always considered myself too whimpy to do any "major" self-injury...I know...it's not about being whimpy. I pull and pick.....constantly...
I can't imagine how horrible it must be to have a "medical professional" say shameful things after you already feel like shit...
I had it happen to me in a tiny tiny way. I was going to get a professional massage at a spa/beauty parlor (I TRULy see them as part of my medical treatment) and the intake form asked you what meds you took. Well, right in the small waiting room w/ about 5 ppl in it, she said, "Oh, you take Lithium/...why do you take that?" I tried to convey my need for privacy with eye motions and body language...and she totally missed it. She was NOT my favorite person at that moment.
That looks like a helpful form for those who need it.
my labels
- Treatment Resistant Depression
- Borderline Personality Disorder
- ENDORPHIN DEFICIENCY SYNDROME (what?...your doc never told you about it??)
- Trichotillomania
drugs i take for fun (not cuz they actually work)
- Lithium
- Seroquel (or whatever I find laying around to help me sleep)
- Buprenorphine (there's a story there - If you believe doctors don't have all the answers, if you consider yourself "too" sensitive to be able to function happily....ask me)
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Posted 08 March 2009 - 01:37 AM
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have you ever had nasty comments if you've been to A and E - one doctor i saw said oh no not you again what are you here for this time and even the psychiatrist i saw once in a and e said you've had all the help available so why are you still slf harming. made me feel so stupid
thats awful, never had anything like that, sounds horried. sorry love.
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I get that A and E is some sort of emergency hospital place, but what exactly does it stand for?
i have no idea either!!
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In my opinion i just way over think everything..................... is that a dx? If not, apparently bipolar, ADHD, dyslexic with a ton of history of EDs and its consquences
Rx: Seroquel(150mg), Lamictal(300mg), trileptal(1200mg) xoxoxox
Hope everybody has a good day
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Posted 08 March 2009 - 02:32 AM
A & E stands for Accident and Emergency - otherwise refered to as the 'ED' - Emergency Department or 'ER' - Emergency Room, or just 'Emergency'
dx: bipolar
rx: efexor 375mg, tegretol 600mg, ativan 2.5-5mg prn (take it occasionally)
ex-rx: valproate, lithium, edronax, lovan, propranolol, seroquel, pericyazine (and short trials of risperdal and abilify) lamictal, tegretol, zeldox
rx: efexor 375mg, tegretol 600mg, ativan 2.5-5mg prn (take it occasionally)
ex-rx: valproate, lithium, edronax, lovan, propranolol, seroquel, pericyazine (and short trials of risperdal and abilify) lamictal, tegretol, zeldox
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Posted 17 March 2009 - 06:01 AM
i totally agree,after a really recent trip to A+E after OD and self harm, i was completely out of it, but even then remember feeling as though the doctor was just really mad with me. my cuts didnt need stiches but at no point did they even get cleaned or covered. i ended up just feeling like a massive burden for the entire 48 hours that i was there, given that i feel like a burden to every one in my life anyway.. itwas just a shocking experiance!
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Posted 16 December 2009 - 08:55 AM
GADGET_GIRL, on 02 February 2009 - 04:39 AM, said:
one doctor i saw said oh no not you again what are you here for this time and even the psychiatrist i saw once in a and e said you've had all the help available so why are you still slf harming. made me feel so stupid
I can't believe that a doctor would say something like, "Oh no not you again" - that must have been awful for you and it's also very unprofessional behaviour on the doctor's part. As for the psychiatrist's comments...well, it's not excusable but I can understand why they might have said that. From a health care practitioner's point of view it can be difficult if they feel as though they've tried everything to help a particular patient and none of it is working. That doesn't mean that they're blaming the patient, it just means that they're aware of the limits of what they can do to help and feel frustrated. Most people become doctors or nurses because they care about people and it can be difficult if they feel as if they're not "fixing" things - psychiatrists are only human too and they have as complete a burden of stresses, anxieties and hang-ups as any other person. Now, that doesn't make it ok for them to say things are that are so potentially damaging to the patient (and I'm sorry that it made you feel stupid, because self-harm is never stupid), but maybe they didn't mean it as an attack on you, more just as an expression of exasperation with the limits of their own professional abilities. I remember being quite shocked and disillusioned when I was in medical school and it was brought home to me that most of the time, as a doctor, you're just managing a patient's condition rather than "making them better". I suppose I used to be a lot more idealistic and naive than I am now.
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