100% Frustrated!

[Unhappy1]

Hi,

I've joined this forum as a coping method.

I'm a 32 y/o female who has battled on and off with depression since early teens. I felt the latest surge hit me about a month ago. I am lucky enough to have an Employee Assistance Program through work and booked and appointment to see a psychologist.

Unfortunately I travel frequently for work which meant that I have only been able to see him 3 times in the last 4 weeks. We agreed last week that in-house psychiatric treatment is probably the best thing for me at the point.

I had previously contacted my private health insurer to confirm that I was covered for inpatient care - they couldn't tell me without the item number of the treatment that I would having.....which I didn't know because I hadn't received the referral yet.

I now have my psychologists recommendation and an appointment with a GP for the referral. A private clinic contacted my insurer for me today only to discover that I have restrictions on my cover for psychiatric treatment and it has a 2 month waiting period which is legislative and cannot be altered.

Right now, I have absolutely no support and no-one I can talk to about this. This morning my biggest concern was how I was going to tell my boss that I needed to spend 2 weeks in hospital to get treatment. It's now changed to "how on earth am I going to get through the next 2 months before I can get any help".

Unfortunately I really want someone to take over and help me but I'm not lucky enough to be in that situation. Every avenue I have tried to take over the last few weeks has gotten me pushed in another direction which hasn't helped at all.

It's no wonder it's a silent disease - what is the point in talking about it when no-one can help.

[Warmsoul/Jeanie13]

Welcome Unhappy1,

This is a great site, lots of support. We have a depresseion-understood chat room, with lots of people there 24/7. If you are wanting to talk with others, this is the place to go. Great members, good support and those that do understand what you are going through. Give it a try.

Take care.

Warmsoul