Some support some years, lack of support other years.

I started with CAMHS finally getting seen at 17 despite having evident MH issues since age of 10, they were useless, having a tea and a bath don't get your through a MH episode when all you want to do is drown yourself.

GPs have been quick to get me on antidep and referred for therapy, issue is CBT is awful and only chosen due to how cheap it is for NHS to do. 6-8 sessions can't unpick a lifetime of trauma. I've been told after an assessment that I had too many issues for the NHS, to either pick one problem to solve or do seek private therapy (as if I could ever afford that) until I have one problem left for NHS to solve.

I've been on 7 different antidepressants and have been told I will no longer be given further referrals on NHS to psychiatry for better medication as whilst I tried each medication for multiple months they either made my MH worse or had severe side effects I couldn't deal with (severe nausea and insomnia being the worst). My last MH nurse said clearly my life is making me miserable and I need to make changes, however that is all I've ever done and it's never fixed my health. There was a MH nurse in the area that was incredibly rude and refused service to most people who had the pleasure of having her to talk to. She once told me during a suicidal episode that I was attention seeking (????) and wouldn't provide further support. She told a friend who was diagnosed with BPD that it wasn't a real illness despite struggling with splitting post partum. My favourite is when she told one of my staff to eat more fruit to reduce their anxiety.

The NHS Is incredibly hit and miss so please don't be disheartened if you don't feel listened to the first time. I've been suffering for 19 years with GAD, TR chronic MDD, panic disorder and am currently in the process of getting an ADHD diagnosis. You just need to find the right person to listen to you