Mental Health in Limbo: Trying to Force the Issue

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Elliot explores the challenges of being stuck in a "mental health holding pattern", while waiting for professional guidance on medication changes.
• Recounting a recent visit to Mater Hospital seeking help to reset medication and establish a new baseline
• Attempting to reduce Seroquel dosage independently, resulting in disrupted sleep patterns during a week of early starts
• Using State of Origin football as a crucial psychological anchor during a difficult period
• Experiencing increasing anxiety about the future due to feeling a lack of control over treatment direction
• Feeling the early signs of depression returning as the waiting period continues
• Preview of an upcoming detailed episode reviewing hospital discharge papers and future treatment implications
For anyone experiencing similar struggles with mental health treatment limbo, remember that finding small anchors to look forward to can help break up difficult weeks while waiting for professional support.

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Chapters

1. Introduction and hospital visit recap (00:00:00)

2. Medication reset and sleep struggles (00:01:50)

3. State of Origin as mental relief (00:03:13)

4. The anxiety of being in limbo (00:04:44)

5. Upcoming discharge papers episode preview (00:06:30)