[mld]

I hope that I have chosen the correct place to write this message.

I have my CPA review tomorrow (Tuesday). I am anxious about it. What will happen? Will my medication be reduced (I hope)? Will the new psych. be a nice guy who will listen? Will everyone there agree with the goals I have set myself for the coming months? What will they say is my diagnosis this time?

There are all sorts of questions that keep rising to the surface of my mind, causing the anxiety.

I might be better off living in an area where I wouldn't need an annual CPA review.

And then to add to the stress my CPN is having a three month secondment to a project so I may only see her at our weekly gym session, if she has time. So I have to have a new CPN for three months, and I hope I get on well with them.

Then our CMHT place is closing, and I will have to travel 8 miles to get to the offices for my next review etc. At least I normally see my CPN in a cafe, but occasionally I have to go to the offices for blood tests, and that can't be done in a cafe!!

I will let you know tomorrow how the CPA went,

M.

[firemonkey]

I hope things go well for you tomorrow.

[mld]

firemonkey, on 07 March 2011 - 08:03 PM, said:

I hope things go well for you tomorrow.

Thanks FM.

M.

[peed off]

mld, on 07 March 2011 - 07:39 PM, said:

I hope that I have chosen the correct place to write this message.

I have my CPA review tomorrow (Tuesday). I am anxious about it. What will happen? Will my medication be reduced (I hope)? Will the new psych. be a nice guy who will listen? Will everyone there agree with the goals I have set myself for the coming months? What will they say is my diagnosis this time?

There are all sorts of questions that keep rising to the surface of my mind, causing the anxiety.

I might be better off living in an area where I wouldn't need an annual CPA review.

And then to add to the stress my CPN is having a three month secondment to a project so I may only see her at our weekly gym session, if she has time. So I have to have a new CPN for three months, and I hope I get on well with them.

Then our CMHT place is closing, and I will have to travel 8 miles to get to the offices for my next review etc. At least I normally see my CPN in a cafe, but occasionally I have to go to the offices for blood tests, and that can't be done in a cafe!!

I will let you know tomorrow how the CPA went,

M.

goodluck

[Olivia - Rethink]

Good luck for your CPA today mld. I hope it goes well.

Olivia

[icetsunami]

Good luck!!

[mld]

My husband was great at my CPA. He questionned my diagnosis of borderline personality disorder and the diagnosis is going to get looked at again by the new psych.

He also listened to my intention of reducing my antidepressants - he gave me a new presription there and then, but said to take it sloowly and I'm to see him again in a month's time.

He did question about the fact that I hear voices , and he didn't bring up the fact that the bollards communicate amongst themselves, or anything like that, he left what my husband calls my delusions alone.

But he didn't get any eye contact from me - I wasn't going to let him see into my brain!

M.

[mias]

I was just going to ask how today went and saw your reply.

Glad it went ok for you mld.

[mld]

Thanks Mias, yes it went well. Now all I have to do is remember what was said!!!!

M.

[mias]

mld, on 08 March 2011 - 09:01 PM, said:

Thanks Mias, yes it went well. Now all I have to do is remember what was said!!!!

M.

Eek! that can be the hardest thing. I find I sometimes forget. I think when in a stressful situation, remembering flies out of the window.
Luckily there was the two of you there so between you you should remember more.

Might be a good idea to write down a few notes down now in case you want to recall them later, whilst all still fresh in your mind. (Probably because I think that would be a good tip for myself).

Have a good evening.

[mld]

Well, several months on I had another CPA review today!

Meds and that will stay the same (which I was thankful for).

I said to them all (Psych, CPN etc) that I had applied to do a return to teaching course! I'm not too sure what people thought to that! My husband is happy, but I think it was too big a step for my CPN to get her head around... It means doing a 16 week course starting in April. I hope that I can do it and that I will be taken on by the county to teach in a secondary school despite taking A/Ps and A/Ds. We'll see what the future holds.

In the meantime I have been offered some drama therapy, again I'll see how that goes.

Now all I need to do is catch up on the changes in teaching over the past few years!!!!! and learn how to use an interactive whiteboard

M.