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Depression Related Forums => Depression Central => Topic started by: Sweetpea on January 09, 2012, 07:23:48 PM

Title: Counselling
Post by: Sweetpea on January 09, 2012, 07:23:48 PM

I now have a date for counselling, next Monday with MIND.  Hopefully it will help. Have done anxiety courses with them when I had my last episode.   Always found them so nice and helpful.  So fingers crossed.

Also have a follow up dr's appointment tomorrow, which he asked me to make to see how I have been doing.  Its at 9am so hopefully he will not be running late, as I hate waiting to go in.

sharon

Title: Re: Counselling
Post by: Zaf on January 09, 2012, 07:28:21 PM

Hope they both go well for you :)

Title: Re: Counselling
Post by: CharleysAngel' on January 09, 2012, 07:44:22 PM

That's great, good luck and I hope it all goes okay for you xxx

Title: Re: Counselling
Post by: Holykimura on January 09, 2012, 08:19:29 PM

How much does  counselling from mind cost? I'd be interested

Title: Re: Counselling
Post by: Sweetpea on January 09, 2012, 08:22:58 PM

Thanx guys.

Hope you manage to get your gp's appointment tomorrow Ice Lolly.

Hi Holykimura, its £35 per session and I think its for 12 weeks.  If you are on benefit its £15.  But I think both costs can be reassessed if the cost is to high.

Sharon x

Title: Re: Counselling
Post by: Holykimura on January 10, 2012, 10:29:12 AM

Thanks shaz hope yours goes well, I might give them a call.

Title: Re: Counselling
Post by: Sweetpea on January 10, 2012, 01:25:26 PM

Its worth giving them a call Holykimura, I have found all the people I have dealt with at MIND to be lovely and very easy to talk to.

Got on ok at Dr's, got in a panic in the waiting room, he was running about 20 mins late, I hate the dr's at the best of times.  He seemed quite pleased with my progress, was pleasantly surprised that I had not taken many of the Clonazipam, only taking half at night now.  He wants to see me in a months time unless I need to see him before.

Did ask him if it was ok to take half a Clonazipam on next Wednesday morning as I have to go into hospital for spinal block injections (I have big problems with a lower disc in my back, actually its just about gone!  So I have a lot of pain) I have to have a light general anesthetic as I have to be still for the surgeon to make sure the injections go into the nerves either side of the vertebrae.  I am terrified as I have only been in hospital to have my 3 sons and only had gas and air and was home next day.  Anyway he said it would be ok to take as long as I tell them what I have taken.

Managed work for 3 hours today, which I am proud of.  Off to walk the dogs in a bit.  Then I must rest.

Title: Re: Counselling
Post by: Desperado99 on January 10, 2012, 01:28:00 PM

That's good news, getting your counselling date through  :)

Title: Re: Counselling
Post by: Lol on January 10, 2012, 03:05:01 PM

This is a very brave and positive step fprward for you  :)