"Patients with complex mental health problems and addiction issues being told the NHS can't treat them until they've addressed drug use"
“When I was in the hospital, they were chucking people out at a rate of knots when they were clearly unwell,” said Jenny, who has spent more than two decades in and out of the mental health system and asked to stay anonymous.
“They didn’t prepare for me being discharged at all. Then I self-harmed really badly because I wasn’t safe to be home yet. I still don’t feel safe now, I’ve got no care plan, nothing.”
She has a complex diagnosis including personality disorder, depression and alcoholism, and tells The Independent she doesn’t feel the services offered in the community benefit her condition.
“They are telling me that I am not engaging [with treatment] which is the new buzzword that they use along with recovery,” Jenny said she is now considering discharging herself from treatment entirely.
“I have finally had enough, they are actually causing me more stress and anxiety,” she said.
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