Me and my friend made this song to raise mental health awareness

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI_kKfhWc84

this has been on going issue for a long long time. But basically I am in poor mental health at the moment, have felt symptoms becoming bad again building up the last couple months & like I have been this position enough times in past to know when it's about to cross that line of not being I control.

I live with my parents & whilst, generally speaking, we get along and I can just about cope being here when my health is good this is a terrible environment for me to be in when it's bad. It is nothing they are doing directly towards me. Difficult to explain exactly without going into my life story and history lol. But they are constantly arguing every day shouting at each other, calling each other names, blaming each other for crap. Hearing conflict between them or even just being in the house and anticipating it is a MAJOR trigger and I'm just like stuck in this state of constant anxiety. Which, times like this, I absolutely cannot cope with it for long. I cannot really talk to them about how it effects me without potentially causing more conflict so like I'm basically just held up in my room whenever I'm not at work. Which ik is also probably not helping... but yk I don't have friends or place to hang out. Also I WORK for my parents :') which I am grateful for. Because of other health condition I struggle to get work and probably be unemployed if not for them. But you can probably imagine hoe this also adds another layer of anxiety in this situation.

Anyway it has been probably about 2 years since my mental health got so bad and my last breakdown. And I am absolutely terrified to experience that again. Not sure exactly what to call it "breakdown" but it will begin with anxiety heightened, intrusive thoughts become worse and getting nature of them becoming disturbing, getting strange ideas that I usually won't, suicidal thought etc. I suffered with this a long time so I can catch when it is becoming bad. But after some point I can't manage it and I kinda "snap" and become another person (not literally) very unlike myself and behave in ways I cannot control at that time. It is EXTREMELY embarrassing, distressing and causes problems for myself and other people. But I won't really know about it until afterwards if that makes sense? Like I'm still (normal me) present in my mind and witnessing everything but my actions completely controlled by something else. I'm not like to hurt people but say horrible things that don't align with my normal beliefs, do stupid things without regard to consequence, put myself in vulnerable situations, harm myself etc. Can last for hours, days at time but not (usually) longer. Then any stressor/trigger in the "cool off period" can start it up again and prolong this absolute nightmare. I am in the perfect environment for this to happen... and has always in the past.

I am honestly so stressed and anxious anticipating this to happen and I know by that it is making chances of it reaching that point even more but idk what to do. I want to remove myself from this situation BEFORE I reach that point to save people the stress and myself the embarrassment, guilt and shame. But I am literally trapped. I know I need to eventually get myself out of this environment long term for the sake of health but for now, I don't know what I can do for short term. Like I say I don't have anyone else I can stay with. I can afford to possibly stay in hotel or something for a little while but yk, I am not rich and idk how long i will need. Renting is just ridiculous hard for everyone right now never mind if you are low income, health problem or whatever.

I don't know what I can do. Sorry I'm just rambling crap by now. If anyone knows of literally anything please help me.

hi, i was sectioned in September and got better but was moved to a private hospital about a week ago as a "step down" whilst housing is found for me. I am still under section and it definitely doesn't feel like a step down, I have had all my leave (was 4 hours unescorted) taken away from me and am now on 15 minutes grounds leave only - it is very sad. As you can imagine I am desperate to leave - I just wanted to ask who it is that will be looking for my housing? I don't have a social worker as far as I know so is it my cmht? Is this something they do?

Hello. I've applied to NHS Talking Therapies, but I'm skeptical that it will lead to anything. I've been looking into private therapy, but it's so absurdly expensive. £60-120 for a 50min session not even counting things like diagnosis. How many of these would I even need to get any benefit? Should I even bother if I can't afford this long-term?

I made a post a little while ago about having been discharged and 2 weeks later being referred back but they've rebranded to Mental Health Together. It's taken me three weeks to be able to speak to anyone, I've had no appointments booked, my questions about what's going to happen couldn't be answered, I was given resources of places to self refer to that don't cover the area I'm in. When I brought up that the eating disorder service they told me to self refer to doesn't cover the area they sent me info for weightloss instead. I asked again about trauma therapy because on a letter I was sent it says I'm not suitable for therapy and I wanted to know why and if that was a decision made before I was discharged or after I was referred again but that question couldn't be answered. I was polite but also a bit pushy about how this is what I need and was asked if I'm actually traumatised. I know they're dealing with a lot of people and I don't expect them to know my background off the top of their head but the person I spoke to was the person I had my urgent assessment with, I also would have thought they would have looked over some notes before speaking with as they called me, and just why would I be asking for trauma therapy if I hadn't been through a trauma?

I was hoping things would be different this time but I was very very wrong. I'm just feeling really really sad about it tonight and a bit hopeless again.

I’ll try and keep this super short..

Recently diagnosed and medicated ADHD which explains my emotional dysregulation. However, my impulse and anger is still there and I’m wondering if I can ever shift it?

Prime example :- I live in a semi which is let down by the shit paper thin walls so I can literally hear the neighbours all day. When they play music it drives me insane and I’m getting so consumed by it all. But it’s not even loud but I’ve got this thing where I hear the slightest noise now I’m gone. Not just that but that’s one example. Road rage another…

What the hell are my options? Is this fixable? At this stage I’m willing to pay anything so I can manage my emotions a bit better.

I'll try and keep this short. Looking for any advice and more of an understanding of what's going on.

Was ill about 4-6 weeks ago. Light-headed, dizzy, migraines etc. Pretty sure this was a virus and not related to mental health (was checked out by a mental health clinician too and given the 'all clear').

Since then, i've been experiencing only what i can describe as little, short 5-10 second panics/waves of anxiety/panic. Not one to suffer from mental health issues, however this has appeared and it's pretty frustrating ngl. The only anxiety I've ever really had was some slight health anxiety (mainly surrounding my gut and heart health)

Now I did have a big interview a week ago that I spent a lot of time preparing for whilst I was ill, plus a lot of university work going on. However this has really cleared up now, but i'm still experiencing these little panics.

Any advice anyone could provide would be brilliant. Like I said, not very nice experiences but really it's frustration that this has appeared out of nowhere and appears to be somewhat out of control. Might it be worth seeing someone about this?

Same old story it seems - things (struggles, lack of outlet, seeing lack of justice) have been brewing for a long time under the surface. Have noticed myself being generally avoidant across the board e.g replying to people, basic d2d tasks

Struggling to find a question to put forward. How do you let this out and who do you speak to? It's so frustrating

My fiance told me that they want to die. I try to listen at every chance I get but they struggle to open up to me. They don't want me to worry about them but I always do. All I can picture is a future with them but they can't picture anything at all because they didn't expect to make it past 18. I don't know what to do to help them. I have nothing without them. They are all that matters to me. I just want them to be happy. I just want to help them but I don't know what to do. I've suggested going to a doctor for help but they're very against it. I don't know what else to do if they won't talk to me. They attempted unsuccessfully before we met and I'm scared that they might try again. We've been together almost 6 years and I can't picture life without them. I just want to help them get better.

hello,

not sure if im in the right place to ask this sort of question but its something that i really have no idea about and feel like this is the best place to learn. let me preface this by saying i have never sought ANY sort of mental health assistance before, despite being advised to.

yesterday i was scrolling reddit and a random post appeared on my feed, i think it was from AMA. i cant remember the wording exactly but the post was by someone who was in a relationship with someone who was a diagnosed psychopath. for no real reason i clicked on this thread and read through the poster's explanation of their relationship and the more i read the more i began to resonate with what was written, i have many similarities with the partner of the poster and it opened my eyes like nothing ever has before. this led me to believe i have some sort of personality disorder. i know of the existence of personality disorders but i never thought that i might have one. I also know little to nothing about them other than what i have googled and i understand they are vast and complicated

i have known for a long time that my mental is different to what is the norm, specifically when it comes to my emotions. i find it very hard to feel emotions even when i know i should, i struggle particularly with love and how im supposed to feel. there are people in my life that i 'love' as far as i am concerned, but i dont think it is how it should be felt. no matter how much i try i always feel the same about everybody, familiar or not. there are some people i like and enjoy being with, but that is really it, i can never see myself feeling 'more' for others.

my friend once said that i have 'high functioning depression' as he called it. his reasoning for this was my consistent negative mood and general attitude to life. but similar to a functioning addict, i have no problem doing what i need to do in my life, i work 2 jobs and never feel the need to take time for my mental. i personally believe this to be a weak thing to do and i believe i use work to cope, it keeps my mind busy and stops me from worrying about the negatives in my life. i have had many arguements with friends about this due to my resistance to taking time for myself. at the time i googled this phrase and it doesnt seem to exist in a typical sense, and it was only yesterday when i stumbled upon this reddit post that it made me think again.

i could write forever but nobody wants to read that. my ultimate plan is that i would like to seek some sort of proper diagnosis if possible, but i really dont know where to start. i would be very grateful if someone would be able to point me in the right direction. i dont know if you need some sort of referral to go to a psychiatrist which from my brief research seems to be the type of doctor i would need to go to get a diagnosis.

my mental has always bothered me to an extent simply because i dont know what is wrong with me. i do however like being the way i am when it comes to lacking emotions in such a way.

thank you for taking the time to read my post, my dms are open if anyone would like to talk

Hi all,

For some quick context, I am in my early 20’s and still living at home. Not diagnosed officially with anything but on the waitlist for PTSD-related therapy with the NHS. I’ve struggled with feeling suicidal since I was 9, and have symptoms i relate to clinical depression, GAD and possibly some form of personality or identity based disorder due to my upbringing & abuse and violence in the home growing up. My parents are divorced but I still live with both regularly - dad was violent and threatening, mum was very emotionally unstable and has cptsd form my birth / her childhood as well as suspected bpd.

The past 4 years have been immensely difficult but I’ve scraped through. I’ve never had mental health help before my self referral to talking therapies this year and don’t know where to go for help while I’m waiting as I have quite bad white coat anxiety particularly with gp’s and doctors.

I’ve never had a breakdown and have managed to keep my symptoms hidden / fly under the radar somehow over the years. I’m very private about my emotions and struggles and find it very difficult to communicate them anyway at the best of times.

Simply put, I’m a shell of a person and fear I always have been. I’ve been deeply unhappy and afraid since I was a child and don’t have any support around me. I’ve genuinely never seen a happy and healthy relationship and have recently realised that even my relationship with my mum is very unhealthy after thinking we were just very close after a friend of mine some time ago stated that they felt it was perhaps indicative of emotional incest (i hate that term due to its ick factor but from what ive read it’s likely accurate. I still have flashbacks of things my dad did, and yet post divorce we get along much better although i do feel I shouldn’t have stayed in contact with him when mum left. My mum’s new relationship is incredibly rocky and tumultuous, with lots of on-off again nonsense, arguments, suicide attempts and even police involvement on several occasions, which have all very much worsened my ptsd or contributed heavily to it.

I have been feeling very much like I’ve been on the edge of what I imagine a breakdown is like for a long time now. I’m on edge all the time, I have anxiety attacks which worsen into panic attacks. I constantly think about suicide or self harm but am most definitely not at risk of acting on anything serious.

And yet tonight like many other nights she rang me after getting drunk off of a full bottle of straight gin asking for me to come over and I have. I feel like an idiot as I’m sat here like I’m looking after an overgrown toddler. Everyone I’ve spoken to has told me to move out and cut everyone off, but I can’t. Someone asks and I’m there immediately, even at risk of causing another argument with my dad. I just feel like I can’t win. If I left, (which I can’t afford to do anyway) I’d be isolated and miserable and worried all the time. If I stay, I feel like these people are draining me of everything. I don’t have anything to me aside from who I am to them, the things I do for them. I can’t keep getting burned by staying here playing parent to my parents, but at the same time without that, I’m just hollow. I can’t let people suffer. I can’t say no and I can’t walk away, but it’s getting to the point where I physically don’t feel like I can keep doing this - something’s got to give and I don’t want that to happen, of course, but I have no idea how to start fixing it. Or even if I can be fixed.

I’m really sorry if this doesn’t make sense at all, but I’m so tired and lost and i feel like my brain is starting to give up on me. Any advice or support is welcome at this point, I’m just so stuck

Hi all, just wanted to see if anyone else is experiencing this. When trying to get my medication at the pharmacy recently I’ve been told there are shortages? Specifically with the extended release Quetiapine 200mg strength. Is this happening anywhere else right now? I’m in London. I can’t find anything online about it, only a shortage from August, so I’m wondering if it’s just localised or if this is a thing that’s ongoing? Up until last week I’ve been fine getting my medication. Not gonna lie I’m panicking a bit.

I am under the adult protection act in Scotland due to my mental health and autism. I already have a social worker and a psychiatrist in the community. I am in hospital at the moment voluntarily. I have been waiting for therapy and support workers for months. I am worried about managing outside of hospital. What does the adult protection act do and what kind of support can it put in place?

Anyone who has been on it did you find the side effects came in waves?

By that I mean my first two weeks on it have mostly been side effect free other than the first two days I had the runs and the obvious drowsiness in the morning.

But today I went to the toilet 2 twice and it was normal. Since then I've been 3 more times and it's diarrhea but not app liquid.

I've drank plenty of water but feel nauseous.

Is this normal for side effects to come in waves?

I'm on 15mg.

I have a relative I see quite a lot of who will ask how I am doing then say stuff which seems to make it worse. Recently I have been having some medical tests and I do have some health problems.

They seem to like to have a go at me about this rather than being kind and supportive. When I told them about having depression (I actually have recurrent psychotic depression and on a few meds) they said 'well we could all say that couldn't we" Now I wish I had not said anything.

They are of a different generation where mental health was not discussed or seen as something shameful.

How to deal with such a person? I think not to say anything in future, but what then just lie and say I'm fine?

they also like to tell me what to do, advice which is not asked for this is usually about me doing more e.g. getting out more, doing more, which I guess is them trying to be helpful but it can make you feel worse at times when you aren't really up to it?

they are also very anti meds and will say things like antidepressants are 'addictive' for example and 'terrible'

I just don’t feel like existing anymore for years I have been depressed dealing with it alone, I’m a muslim born and raised yet I have attempted to cope with drugs stuff even worse than antidepressants and almost overdosing, drinking and self harm trying to keep my mind occupied. I am unhealthily skinny to the point of being the same weight since 2020 I’m basically barebones and my health is just deteriorating even more.

I am not the kind of person who likes to talk I hate therapy and that is completely not an option, been in the UK as an international student for almost 3 years was happy to get away from my shit hole family a while but not knowing anyone since day 1 not enjoying it at all I am basically rotting in bed. I spent years since I was 14 having high hopes things are going to workout just need to hang on more but I’m 21 now realising all along it was just me lying to myself. I go out I have major social anxiety I do not socialise with anyone and just walking around or eating alone and seeing friends and families laughing having fun I just go home thinking about it and just sob like a kid.

I am due to graduate in july and I have lost all hope in living happily, people always told me college is gonna be the years where I would be having fun and making memories and I have completely fucked it up I am forcing myself to be happy around people and I just want to end it cease to exist I can’t take it anymore I want to end it soon.

I'm currently on day 5 of a bedridden depressive state, haven't showered since Sunday nor eaten anything decent since Sunday cause it makes me feel sick. its impossible to move and eat. I've hidden away for the last 5 days cause i just hate being at home now.

i hate my parents and hate being at home, I'm desperate to leave but i dont feel like i can work enough due to my mh and its gonna take so long to find out if ill get benefits and then if I am it'll be January.

my cmht know I'm struggling and its a week till i next see someone. i feel so trapped, its so exhausting just to move. i have enough saving to find a shared house for a few months n find a job in that time but that in its self will kill me, i find it impossible to work and look after myself at the same time.

I've called the council to see if they can help with housing but since my parents aren't actually kicking me out yet they cant help. there is literally no help.

i also at the same time have no desire to change while im at home, its causing it. its all to exhausting, just hide myself away till i pass.

I’m at a rehabilitation centre and I’m on 1.5mg of mirtazapine every other day. I’ve started getting bad withdrawal symptoms from this but they won’t put me back on a stable dose. I’m feeling suicidal, achy, warm, very bad migraines and very anxious. They won’t let me go back on it and I feel extremely stuck, they’re saying I just have to ride it out when I haven’t even started to come off of it yet. It feels really unfair I’m not given any choice?

Hi. I am being referred for occupational therapy. I have only heard of this for physical problems (like recovering from a stroke etc). So I'm not really sure what they can do in a mental health context. Does anyone know what I can expect? I'm sure it's different for everybody but some examples would be helpful to understand I think. Thanks :)

I have been prescribed various meds over the last year or so (citalopram, propranolol, duloxetine) as well as Naproxen for a physical condition.

I received a message on the NHS app telling me "annual bloods to monitor the safety of your medications" were needed. I've never had any such tests since i started the medication regime.

I have two questions:

Apart from the blood test checking for liver function and the like, am i right in thinking it also checks for what drug concentrations are in my blood which maybe relates to my dosage for any given drug i take? I really don't understand what the test entails and is this test classed asTherapeutic Drug Monitoring?

Unfortunately my adherence to my medication regime and dosage has been patchy recently due to a worsening of my mental health and frustration as i feel they're not really helping. I haven't been taking my propranolol recently and sometimes forget to take my citalopram too. I have not discussed this with my GP as i kind of feel the whole system is failing me.

I'm likely to have the blood test late January, unless i decide its too much to cope with due to my social and health anxiety.

If i start taking all my prescribed meds including restarting the propranolol say 3 or 4 weeks before the test and at the correct dosage, would this show up in the blood test as what would be expected or could it indicate i haven't been taking the meds as prescribed? Same with citalopram i suppose. Maybe I'm over thinking what these blood tests actually check for, i really don't know.

My concerns are "none compliance" with my meds and the negative impact of thst with my GP and potentially not being prescribed them in the future. I understand i should stick to my medication regime but unfortunately my current mental health situation makes doing this very difficult.

I'm very concerned what this blood test will reveal in relation to my patchy adherence to medication and dosage so any help and insight would be very helpful.

So,

I'm diagnosed with PTSD and finally recieving EMDR with a CMHT Therapist. She said "we only have 12 sessions". I said okay, that's understandable. We spent 4 sessions doing an assessment.

Then on the 5th session, with did Butterfly technique for 10 minutes right at that end. If was eye opening, it was really effective. And it brought my distress on the event all the way down.

On the 6th session, we did ZERO butterfly technique. I asked why we're not during any EMDR. She said "What you brought here is life disappointment... it's not trauma. I need something like trauma."

I said, "the childhood neglect was definitely traumatic" ..... she said "that's every day life disappointment", "We need to focus on one event for 12 sessions".

She said "we can't work on a bit this, a bit of that, we need to work on just one thing".

A quick Google showed that you can work on a bit this, abit that, because it all helps. It's supposed to be Client-led. Sometimes you work on 4/5 memories in one session, one after the other.

I feel today was a waste of resources (time, room booking, bus journey) because we spent 1 hour arguing back and forth, cause she wasn't happy with what I chose to work on 🤦‍♂️.

Has anyone else had this experience with EMDR?

Hi all, having a bit of a rough time and am feeling out of options so any advice would be appreciated :/

I have anxiety, (social and health anxiety mainly) which extends into contamination OCD. I've never been able to obtain an official diagnosis (but have had It unofficially) It affects my life pretty much everyday but I'm pretty good at hiding it in public, but in my head it's relentless. I always feel nervous socially, and feel as though I'm always the odd one out in a group setting. I watch as others light up with each other but when I try, I just feel as though there is some kind of wall between us. I feel so alone and disconnected.

Sometimes (esp when life is stressful) I crash + basically panic, fall into complusions, withdraw and my anxiety gets worse to the point my brain is actively searching to find something to do with my health to latch onto (ie. Finding a lump or a bump and assuming the worst, like my brain just won't unlatch from it)

I've sought help through SSRIs + talking therapy but with the NHS talking therapy I felt as though I was dismissed and told to just "ground myself". A lot of what was delivered, I had either tried before or didn't work for me. I felt as though it didn't go deep enough. Ngl when I'm either panicking about an irrational anxiety or washing everything in the house for fear of contamination or feeling depressed because my mind fully believes the bad thing(tm) is happening and this is my fate now, it's really hard to " just ground yourself".

I was hoping NHStalking therapies might refer me onto something else, or help me to get to the root of just what is going on under the surface with all this but nope, nothing just bye. I can't really afford to spend £80 a session on private therapy. I feel totally alone, utterly rubbish and pointless as a person, and I really don't see anyway forward with this except to just accept that every month I'm going to lose a week to just total panic and anxiety. :(

Help a pal out please 🙏 much love

Hello :)

I am researching hearing voices and social identity and am looking for people based in the UK (18+) who hear voices to complete my online survey. I would be very grateful if anyone could spare the time to complete it!

Details are on the poster or you can email me at roisin.quinn@hmc.ox.ac.uk if you have questions. I am also happy to book a MS Teams call if you would rather complete it via MS Teams :)

Here is the link if you are interested:

https://psychiatryoxford.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ctBxoOaGOkE4AiG

Thank you!

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I've been on a journey trying to find the right medication but unfortunately what I've tried so far hasn't worked out. My doctors don't seem to know much about mental health, and often I'm given appointments with nurse practitioners or physician associate, who have to play Chinese whispers with the doctor. This happened at my last appointment resulting in the physician associate sending me a text saying that they won't be referring me back to psychiatry, and that I needed to use coping mechanisms in the community. This was hugely insulting because I have literally dedicated my life to coping mechanisms. I couldn't have tried any harder to fix myself. I know I need medication because my brain chemicals don't work properly. I'm also on the wait list for an autism diagnosis, and you can't coping mechanism your way out of autism.

So after a few weeks of sitting with it, going through my options in my head I thought, you know what, I'm not just going to take this lying down. With the help of chatgpt, I wrote a polite but detailed letter explaining everything, and saying that all I want is for either them or psychiatry to advise me on my next medication to try.

I'm sure they'll find a new way to let me down, and if they do, I'll be moving back to my old GP surgery. But I'm glad I sent the letter and stood up for myself. It took bravery and I just hope it pays off.

Hi all,

So I am currently 8 months postpartum and have suffered with MH and ADHD my whole life, this baby is my third and I have had postpartum depression after every single one, yay for me!

I have changed my medication a few months ago to Venlafaxine, starting dose was 37.5mg twice daily and to increase every two weeks. Within the last week or so, I’ve increased from 112.5 to 150mg and I feel like I’m going out of my mind. I don’t feel right at all, almost as though I’m in a fish bowl, dizzy, drained etc. I know what I am feeling would be because of the increase but I’m hoping for some supportive words and a light at the end of the tunnel as I’ve got two little ones at home every day and I feel awful 😭

Im worried about being honest with my doc about how i'm actually feeling.

Just a small run down. I have had issues for years. Anxiety, depression the lot. Recently however I've been super suicidal, and feeling very paranoid. Im worried If I am honest about my paranoid thoughts and suicidal fantasies i'll be sectioned. Is that justified ? I also don't want to a cause a scene and have anyone in my family know. Last time I was going through a bad time it took a toll on them. Whats the likely outcome of telling them im paranoid and depressed? Thank you

hi

as the title states i am concerned about the care that my friend with eupd is receiving. they are under a service that is not a specialist eupd service. my friend is also not under a community mental health service in the personality disorder pathway. they have a care coordinator but looking at the treatment guidelines for someone with eupd i feel like their care has been botched. to my understanding someone with eupd requires consistent yet boundaried contact, until recently they didn’t even have care coordinators contact. don’t know if they are having regular contact, the therapy treatment is not even the recommended one for eupd. it feel somewhat unethical and like inadequate care. i think a part of the issue is their use of drugs but their escalating in the symptoms and i’m worried. i feel like they need to actually get help but the service they are under is terrible.

can i have some advice on what can be done for my friend?

Hi everyone,

I have an upcoming mental health evaluation, and I’m trying to figure out what kind of help I can ask for. I’ve been struggling with anxiety, and my OCD has been much worse recently. I also have a history of bad depression, which tends to get worse around this time of year, and I’m not sure how all of this might affect my mental health moving forward.

In the past, I was on medication for anxiety and depression, and it helped somewhat, but I’m wondering if going back on something might be a good option now. I’m not sure what would be best, but I want to make sure I’m advocating for myself and getting the right support. I’ve heard that social workers can be helpful in mental health settings, and I’m curious if that’s something I could ask for, or if there are other forms of therapy or medication I should consider.

I’m also struggling with balancing work and my mental health. I’m wondering if anyone has experience asking for adjustments at work for mental health reasons. What sort of changes could I request, like reduced hours or different responsibilities, to help me cope better? Additionally, if I needed to reduce my work hours, what sort of financial assistance or benefits might I be able to apply for to help during this time?

If anyone has experience navigating this process, especially around medication, work adjustments, or financial support, I’d really appreciate hearing from you. I just want to make sure I’m not missing anything that could be helpful for my situation.

Thanks so much in advance.

My GP practice is where I work rather than where I live as it's just more convenient for me to get to appointments. My registration with the work GP surgery was fine and accepted. My GP recently referred me to the CMHT that is local to where I work. CMHT rejected the referral and said it has to go to the CMHT near where I live.

Doesn't the "patient right to choose" thing mean that I can choose to be referred to the CMHT that's near my work, rather then being forced to go the one where I live? Or have I not understood how it works correctly?