The NHS saved my life: a psychologist has made a enormous difference for a man whose illness bubbled under the surface for years
There’s not one specific day the NHS has saved my life. But I can say,without a doubt, my psychologist has certainly changed my life. I’ve been diagnosed with both bipolar and borderline personality disorders, and but my mental health issues began when I was 13. My mother was an alcoholic and I was her sole carer until she died.
My mental health problems bubbled under the surface until final year,when unfortunately a situation at work began to become intolerable. Difficulties at work snowballed and in June, things came to a head and I tried to execute myself. I couldn’t see a future for myself. It was as though there was a different version of me taking over, or one who couldn’t step back and think logically. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com