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Thanks for your amazing replies! I’m around 18 months in. The AU gov are amazing in this regard - under a mental health plan from your GP, you can get 10 free

Thanks for your amazing replies! I’m around 18 months in. The AU gov are amazing in this regard - under a mental health plan from your GP, you can get 10 free appointments with a qualified Dr per year! No cost! I totally take your point about long term efficacy! My Doctor has said they now realise they need not only to get patients heads above water, but they need to get them well above water! All cases are different, and I’m fortunate in many ways. Im diagnosed with ADHD. My nervous breakdown is likely a result in part by me trying to fit myself into the corporate word and burning out! Im fortunate because my ADHD makes me very fearless and confident to take control of my own destiny. And I have a strong introspective ability - says my Therapist! And I’m a relatively wealthy middle class good looking white man with an amazing wife and a stable home life. Now anyway. I almost burned it all down with self destructive behaviours. The world is kinda on my side. And I get for many, they don’t have the backup networks that I did. I have zero qualifications and came from a very poor family in the UK. But by virtue of being smart and sounding posh, being white and good looking in a suit, I’ve gotten ahead in this world. Not bragging - I say that as recognition of my good luck and my empathy for those who are not so lucky. And I do mean luck. I didn’t get here by grit and street smarts and believe it’s your fault if you don’t…. Anyway. I guard my mental health now like the Crown Jewels! I can easily see how others would fall backwards. I don’t need to get time off work. Or make excuses. If I’m feeling bad I can just go to the gym in the middle of the day. Or do yoga. Or meditate with the Smiling Mind app for half an hour. I have everything. Others are not so lucky!

cupcake-unicorn 5y ago
I'm neurodiverent too so I feel you! People are really rough on those with ADHD and making steps forward with all that trauma from "failing" or whatever from childhood is a real thing. You're exactly on point with the self acceptance/non judgement part, but it takes a lot of time to cultivate! So glad you've found the support you've needed and things that worked for you. That's one of the biggest components of therapy working and I'd say that often that connection with the therapist and humanistic element is missing here in the US, especially if you need to use the larger clinics on Medicaid. It sucks when therapists try to circumvent things before a trusting relationship has been made. Thank you so much for the Smiling Mind app meditation, it looks like it's based in AU which may be why I didn't hear of it! Another one I like is Buddify, and there's another app called FocusMate that I use as a life hack when I'm having problems completing tasks.

cupcake-unicorn 5y ago

I'm neurodiverent too so I feel you! People are really rough on those with ADHD and making steps forward with all that trauma from "failing" or whatever from childhood is a real thing. You're exactly on point with the self acceptance/non judgement part, but it takes a lot of time to cultivate! So glad you've found the support you've needed and things that worked for you. That's one of the biggest components of therapy working and I'd say that often that connection with the therapist and humanistic element is missing here in the US, especially if you need to use the larger clinics on Medicaid. It sucks when therapists try to circumvent things before a trusting relationship has been made. Thank you so much for the Smiling Mind app meditation, it looks like it's based in AU which may be why I didn't hear of it! Another one I like is Buddify, and there's another app called FocusMate that I use as a life hack when I'm having problems completing tasks.