Hi all, newbee here 🐝 

My partner of nearly 4 years has been battling depression and anxiety since his late teens (he’s now 33) and has been on medication for most of it.

These past few months he’s been struggling really badly - his GP organised a mental health care plan and referred him to a psychiatrist and psychologist for specialised help.

It’s been very frustrating and discouraging to see how slow the mental health care machine is and we haven’t been able to get any real help so far.
The only thing that’s helping a bit is more medication. He’s feeling alone and exhausted.

I hate to see him like this, he is the nicest, most loving person and he does not deserve to be in so much pain.

I’m trying my best to be there for him but I feel powerless and I often ask myself if I could do more, and how.

I’m very glad I found this forum and I look forward to learning from everybody’s experiences 😊