Empower mental health

[ontheroad]

I've been diagnosed with Complex PTSD (such joy)....
How would it empower my health to see this particular TCM practioner
24.1>2 Returning to a state of being Grounded
Sounds good to me.

How would it empower my mental health to go to this particular clinical psychologist
34.2.3.5>17
This also looks great. There's other psychologists I could use but this one seems the right fit for me.
So Important to get the right one.

 

[my_key]

Not a reading as such, just some observations.
PTSD is a difficult mental health condition to come to terms with. Sometimes pursuing a single path to recovery can bring more focus in the beginning of treatment. Recovery is not something to be rushed, or that can be rushed. Slow and steady wins the day.

Remember, that to engage fully with your Great Invigorating Strength you must first still yourself. 17 directs the context of your work with this clinical psychologist to be initially through turning towards inner darkness to ensure time is allowed for the old to dissolve. Any deeper psychological enquiry requires a degree of mental stability to be in place before exploration of old wounds can be effectively undertaken.

Trust yourself. The work is not just about empowering your mental health but empowering you as a whole person.

Good Luck

 

[ontheroad]

Thanks my_key - so true. I'm getting there. A lot of the way I'm getting to a better mental stability is to let go of so many relationships that I used to rely on to hold me steady (unconsciously and dysfunctionally).
Also weirdly, the longer I'm 'on the road' the more confident and stable in myself I become, although it may not seem it because I'm seeking counselling intervention.
I guess now I've come to terms with what you said - recovery is slow, steady and takes a long time.

 

[my_key]

Thanks my_key - so true. I'm getting there. A lot of the way I'm getting to a better mental stability is to let go of so many relationships that I used to rely on to hold me steady (unconsciously and dysfunctionally).
Also weirdly, the longer I'm 'on the road' the more confident and stable in myself I become, although it may not seem it because I'm seeking counselling intervention.
I guess now I've come to terms with what you said - recovery is slow, steady and takes a long time.

Yes indeed. You cannot rush headlong into or force things that move you towards trusting yourself again.Trust evolves naturally, as mistrust fades. Seems like your time on the road has allowed at least a partial decomposition of your dysfunctional support systems. Trusting yourself enough to be stable enough to engage with counselling intervention is a massive breakthrough and a real sign of progress.
Well done you.
Keep up the good work.

 

[ontheroad]

I have a cerebral understanding of most things that happen to me, but not why. Getting that part of my brain where the wiring has been damaged is a whole other thing and does take a lot of courage and emotional upheaval.
I've touched on it twice and had big breakthroughs now time to push it further. It sucks but it's gotta get done!! ☺

 

[ontheroad]

This is what happened last Wednesday....
I had to change doctors and asked the new doctor for a referral for my chosen psychologist.
She decided that she wanted to give me her own assessment dismissing the diagnose of PTSD by my psychologist in 2018. This doctor is a general practitioner not a qualified mental health expert and suggested I have schizophrenia and just a chemical imbalance in my brain.
She said I will also give you a referral to a psychiatrist and they can assess what medication you need to be on because you just obviously have a chemical imbalance in your brain and there's nothing else wrong with you.
I then went to my appointment with the acupuncturist - he was absolutely amazing and is a specialist in PTSD acupuncture amongst other TCM medicines.
Just talking to him and his understanding of what's going on for me and his acupuncture changed how I feel and my general physical health overnight.
Next week I'm using the referral for the psychiatrist but first I have to have a mental health well-being assessment by Mental Health professionals to see which type of practitioner could help me psychiatrist, psychologist etc.
I'm doing this out of pure curiosity to see what they've got to say.
I also have my appointment with the my preferred psychologist so it will be interesting to see what she has to say.
When I went to the GP she said I will test your memory - table chair pen table chair pen.
I will test to see if you remember that at the end of our appointment. Not only did she forget to ask me, she forgot to give me the referral to the psychologist which I had to chase up the following day.....perhaps this GP needs her own psych assessment????

 

[ontheroad]

Update: I had 2 sessions with 2 different psychologists.
I believe it's best to keep working it out for myself. They couldn't seem to offer anything I don't already know and it will continue to be a personal process without intervention.