"Have you heard of SANE's guided service?"
I'm outside of the service regions.
"I know your thread says 'What to do if therapy doesn't work?' however, I've noticed that it depends on who is facilitating the therapy, who is involved in the therapy, the structure of the therapy, one's readiness for therapy etc. There are so many factors that come into play. "
The last two psychologists I have spoken with have told me I'm untreatable through the kind of therapy approaches they are trained in, specifically CBT, because it makes specific assumptions about people (ie if you're not someone who can be manipulated into having a more positive outlook, and you have serious trauma related problems that make it difficult for you to have life goals and aims, this approach is not something that should or could be used). So the level and kind of training is incredibly important: everyone effectively has a "tool kit" for talking to clients, but everyone has the same toolkit and it's actually not a very effective one, it's just the one that was cheapest and most easily available. It's a bit like having a dodgy hammer from the two dollar shop: everything looks like a nail when it's the only tool available, but even then it isn't that great. Whether or not you "click" with someone isn't as important as if they actually have more than that dodgy hammer in their tool belt, and a significant amount of people simply don't. If you don't "click" with someone, then at least if they have other tools they can suggest where you can find someone else who knows how to use those other tools?
"In the meantime, you I hope you can connect with other supports too."
There's a significant issue (and I'm sure I'm not alone in this) that even locating supports, let alone accessing them, is an incredibly labyrinthine process. I have been looking for three years. I spent nearly six hours yesterday talking with people, chatting with people on mental heath hotline chats, and all they can do is refer me to each other. I am asking where do I go? Who do I speak with? I spent most of the last several years trapped in a cycle of waiting months to see someone, realising immediately they have zero idea whatsoever about how to appropriately address trauma, then waiting months more to see someone else, all the time while my mental state degrades. I just want to know where I can go for help that isn't "go to this other place" or "just try breathing exercises!" because that's basically all anyone has said in years now and I cannot do this anymore.
Emergency, police & ambulance (24 Hrs)
Connect with a lifeline crisis supporter (24 Hrs)
Suicide callback service (24 Hrs)
Kids helpline (24 Hrs)
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