Celia I

I live in Norfolk. Two years ago, the world as I knew it fell completely apart, and after months of intense stress I had a mental breakdown. I found getting help very difficult and slow. The mental health nurse at my GP saw me fairly regularly for a few weeks. She was very concerned because I had a well developed and thought out 'plan' that I had purchased supplies for. I was prescribed antidepressants which I still take now. She referred me for an assessment at my local crisis team. They refused to take me on because I was clean and well presented at my assessment and because we were statutorily homeless at the time (living in a refuge with my teen). I then tried to get help through my local Mind. Fell through the cracks. Took about 5 months to be seen. Very limited help when I was. Eventually got 12 CBT sessions through wellbeing service. That was the following spring. Essentially I have just been hobbling along on my own trying to cope as best I can 🤷🏽