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bg_xx
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12-11-2016
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27-12-2015
10:38 PM
It has been so long since I have posted on here; I guess I felt I needed a break and maybe I felt I was doing okay. I still am doing relatively okay given my childhood and my past but I've also been accessing support. Support in a way that feels comfortable for me and support that I've been able to trust over a 5 year period, with minor hiccups here and there. In short, KHL has been my main service for 5 years now, I've had 3 counsellors with them over the years, one whom did convince me that it was okay to allow somone face to face into my recovery... she was also preparing to leave at the time, so over a 3 month period, we linked me in with a face to face support and transferred my care to another counsellor at KHL. That therapeutic relationships with KHL and ultimately my trust in KHL broke down in December 2013 and then so did my face to face support in February 2014. I tried multiple times from around June 2014 to access KHL again with no one there be willing to explain why things had broken down with them for me. I did eventually give up.
This year, I lost a client to suicide and for so many different reasons, this for me was an incredibly hard experience both personally and professionally. I re-contacted KHL and luckily for me the counsellor who answered my webchat didn't access my history and allowed me too talk. On learning about my "access plan" as they called it, she was willing to discuss this with her supervisors and this "access plan" was changed and I was allowed to re-engage with KHL in an ongoing way. That was 6 months ago... they now want to change my access plan again and link me in with a GP and a psychologist in my area, something that I am not ready for. I have tried to explain my reasons why I am not ready, the main reason being I do not see a reason for allowing more people to know this part of my life when I am moving states in 12 months and will just have to meet someone new again... my past experience with psychologists has also not been helpful and a dealing with my last one has not left me feeling very good about them. I just don't know how much they are understanding and I have strong feeling after 4 more sessions they are just going to leave my out on my own... that is what they did last time! They're reasoning for this change... they supposedly want what is best for me and believe that the work I need to do cannot be done via phone / web counselling. I disagree. Aside from my school psychologist and a counsellor I saw through headsapce before linking up with KHL, they have been the most helpful support for me... well the 2 counsellors I managed to "click" with. I know in 12 months I will be too old for their service and that is fine with me and I happy to cross the bridge when it comes, I would have moved by then and I will only be needing to link in with person, which I feel is more appropriate, rather than linking in with someone for 12 months and then changing again... I don't do well with changes and I struggle learning to trust others. It will take me the 12 months to trust the person and then I will move.
I guess I'm just after advice on how I can explain this too KHL so that they can understand where I am coming from and the fears that I have? I have tried but I feel like I am not being heard and that they have already made their mind up.
Update** regardless of what I want, I have 3 sessions left with my KHL counsellor... thank you KHL for NOTHING
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27-12-2015
09:11 PM
2 Kudos
It has been a while since I've been active on the forums so I thought starting of here by saying Hi! would be a good place! Hi 😊
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05-04-2013
08:56 PM
1 Kudo
That's okay :) nothing is a petty question! I had my mums medicare card when I applied in the hope it would make things easier and it did... the lady scanned the card, asked who I was and for ID from me, I signed a piece of paper and she gave me a piece of paper with my own medicare number on it while I waited for my new card to come in the mail!
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05-04-2013
08:41 PM
2 Kudos
Hey graphiqual, Well done on recognising that you need support again :) it's a brave step! I'm just going to answer in numbers so it's easier to follow :) 1. Getting your own medicare is simple and an easy process. I'm still on my families medicare card and don't get taken off until that one expires. So my mum never knew that I go my own, until I told her a few years back - I've had my own since I was 16 and I am now 21. The forms online are complicated, it's so much easier to apply in person. 2. Both question 2 and 3 kind of fit together. Depending how your psychologist works, they may bulk bill you or you may pay part of the fee... you'll need to find that out from either your psychologist herself or the reception in which where she works. You will need to see a doctor though to have anything covered under medicare as you will need a mental health plan drawn up otherwise you'll be seen as a private patient which can be costly. If you don't like your current doctor, it's definately worth finding one that you did as they can play a vital role in all this. headspace is an amazing service if you fit their criteria, they are actually who I first went through when I wanted to find a psychologist but without my parents knowledge because of various complications. They were so supportive and got me in touch with an amazing doctor (I too didn't like the doctor I was seeing previous to this) within their service who got me a referral to see the psychologist that I am still currently seeing. They are farily easy to talk to this kind of stuff about as they are so youth orientated and they have so much experience with young people and all experiences - especially first times. Don't be nervious. I remember I walked into my headspace centre nervous as hell, skipping school without my mum knowing, went straight up to the front desk and said "I need to speak to someone" - I then met an intake officer, a social worker, my doctor, my psychologist, all within the next few days to weeks. Hope that helps a little!
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18-12-2012
03:47 PM
2 Kudos
I just thought I would pop in and say 'Hi :)' to you all as I realise it has been a fair while since I've been on. I've lurked around here and there, just haven't really commented. I hope you are all doing well :)
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19-09-2012
05:25 PM
1. Got boost juice :) always makes my day better! 2. Got to play on my new iPad... I brought the iPad 3, new iPad yesterday! 3. Finished class early and considering it was a 5pm usual end, I was extremely excited.
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19-09-2012
05:21 PM
Happy hump day everybody :) Hope everyone is doing well, sorry I've been a little absent.
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05-09-2012
05:27 PM
Sorry I've been a little absent as of late guys :( I've missed you all and I've been keeping updated with reading your posts when I have time - I don't seem to have a lot of that lately with uni, work and therapy... I hope you're all doing okay and managed to make it through Wednesday. Mid weeks always the worst... Haha!
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24-08-2012
03:52 PM
1. My practical placement and my requirments are completely sorted out :) 2. I'm sick but I'm getting time off work! Who can complain... Haha :D 3. It's finally starting to feel like summer again!
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24-08-2012
03:50 PM
1 Kudo
@DD: I had never spoken to the placement coordinator before but I still used pretty much similar to what you say and it all worked out really well. So thank you :) @tp and birdeye: Thank you :) So... manage to sort my placement out and it was fairly easy. Easier then I expected. I did shead a few tears because honestly, she kind of scared me when she just laid it all out on the table about placement and expectation. I saw my psychologist breifly today so he could fill in the form he needs too to say I am able to complete prac. I guess it all kind of reassured me that as long as I am able to continue to see him and have therapy on a fortnightly basis, I will be able to get through. I'm just going to need support to make it through and that's okay with me these days! I have influenza A at the moment... so exciting! So I thought I would catch up on the land of RO while laying in bed coughing my lungs up every 5 seconds :/ haha! Hope everyone is well and remember, ITS FRIDAY :D :D :D
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20-08-2012
12:59 PM
NeedIng to email my placement coordinator about needing to stay in my hometown due to psychology appointments, really shouldn't be putting it off. Anyone have ideas on what to say? Sorry I've been a little absent. Uni has been full on and I've been working a fair bit. I have been reading everyone's post to try and keep up to date :)
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11-08-2012
09:11 PM
1. My deferred exam went amazing! Knew so much of the content it was cray cray :) super super happy with myself! 2. Finally have a much needed appointment with my psychologist on Tuesday but today has been a good day so it's been an improvement! :) 3. Had olive bread for lunch!
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10-08-2012
11:14 AM
Hey Fellow RO Peeps :) My name is bg_xx or you can easily call me Tegan. I'm from Queensland and I'm half way between my 2nd and 3rd year of uni :/ well technically I'm 3rd year and I've completed all my 3rd year subjects but I'm completing 2 second year subjects this semester! So blood confusing! Oh, I'm studying Occupational Therapy :)
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09-08-2012
08:55 PM
This is going to take some getting used too but I like the look of the new forums and I like that I got to shorten my username... I got so sick of having to type butterflygirl_x everytime on the old forums, now I don't have too. Yeowww! :)
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