Reply To: Mental health affected by caring

[amy]

I can’t agree with Amanda.

The only way I’ve got help for myself is effectively by ‘railing’ against the system.

So CMH won’t allocate my a CPN? Fine, will just utilize NHS 24. Repeatedly! I imagine if continue to do this enough they will tell my GP that CMH need get involved as can’t cope with me. Frankly, that’s my aim.

Same with my carer support plan. I had to go to NHS trust chief exec before I got one. (Not that’s it worth paper it’s written on!)

Same with my benefits.

I do this precisely because life is unfair and, sadly, who shouts loudest gets the most.

Whether at the individual level or cohort (eg carers) the state wishes us as all to be good little mice and put up with our lot. I say cobblers to that.