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  1. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    yup zoe aint no pleaseing them, get accused of lieing either way and ggrrr. yeh that thread was real good for suppor wasne it. ((((((((((zoebobody))))))))
  2. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    its so sad when we have to let them go isnt it. thats y i got the 2nd cat whitney is well getting on, i canot survive without a cat but once she goes ill not be able to get another one so got one now. plus they company for each other. im sorry u lost...
  3. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    yep im the one ya remember :) cat people are fun hehe thats y there are so many of us. (cept im really regretting getting a second cat now lol) how ya doing?
  4. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    *waves* thought id stick my hea din say hello and see who is new and who remembers me :) hows things going folks?
  5. nurses who self injure

    exactly!!! i wish that everyone could understand this. dsh is a maladaptive coping mechanism and a person does not have to have a pd in order to use it. it saddens me that this is still the assumption among so many mental health professionals. sax ...
  6. CNA is a cutter

    that al u need to remember, if u hadnt seen her u wudnt have known. she is competent and clearly stable at work, if u notice her competency or work slipping then approach her or her supervisor but otherwise respect her privacy, her confidentiality an...
  7. CNA is a cutter

    y wud drugs and alcohol be involved? just curious, and yes she is a danger to herself but it is necessary t weigh up how much of a danger, yes that is a lot of stitches to nedd but she did go to er n seek the attention she needed....thats a good sign...
  8. medical history and employment

    unfortunatley in the uk u do. if u dont and they find out u are liable .cant remember all the legal stuff bt it is an offense to not disclose a past illness.
  9. CNA is a cutter

    yep thats all u can do. let her know ur there for her. i know people who are both nurses and cutters. if her problems arent interfering with her work now id say its unlikely they would interfre with her nursing, her supervisors are aware of her pr...
  10. medical history and employment

    go see the psychiatrist. u will have to tell occy health when applying for a job, but u have at least a year b4 that hurdle. the main obstacle is wat ur symptons are adn wat if ny dx they give u. i was on antidepressants when i got my first job, an...
  11. CNA is a cutter

    my guess then would be that she is not borderline.....but i dont know her soo. i have got friends who are borderline, one whom i posted about here last year lol. she is so imo very typically borerline and i have ad to mostly cut contact wiht her to ...
  12. CNA is a cutter

    NO not all self injurers have bpd!!!!!!!!!!!! bpd is often dxed because self injury is one of the symptons but also often it is misdxed just because a person cuts. yes a person can hurt themselves without being borderline. does she see things in bla...
  13. Sheffield?

    i trained in sheffield, and worked at the childrens hospital. now live bout 45mins away but am their regularly since my friends sytill live their. feel free to add me to your pm list too :)
  14. if u think thats low try having a look at wat we get paid in the uk lol
  15. Post op care for 4 yr old-Is this normal?

    i know this is old but i wanted to reply, i worked on a paed daycare ward. we discharged our kids as soon as they were fully recovered from surgery/anaesthia/epidural/premed effects etc. the child was required to come back to the ward from recovery,...
  16. borderline friend help

    i have a good friend. she is borderline. i have known this all along. so far it hasnt caused ny problems between us. i have set limits with her all along, she knows her staying overnite at my house, or us spending times together are conditional to m...
  17. borderline friend help

    thanks baby, yeah psych wards are very very differnt. this friend also likes normal wards to though lol, she has epilepsy but she has sussed that if she says she has this many fits a day they will admit her for obs. she never ever has fits in there....
  18. borderline friend help

    thank you evienne, i havent seen her in about 3 weeks, after her latest drama. i suspect she isnt talking to me cos i didnt jump but i dont need her hassle in my life so when i move in a few weeks i wont give her my new details and she wont be able t...
  19. borderline friend help

    thank you, i have managed to step back from her, i have explained repeatedly that i wont rescue her etc etc. tonite she had another crisis, she called me at 1am to say shed gotten into trouble were she lives n staff were evicting her. she didnt no ...
  20. Frustrated and exhausted

    this site has some good info and links re self injury http://www.annaleahy.com/pages/4/
  21. borderline friend help

    thanks, i think having written esays everywhere that is the decision i have come to, i cant make her do nything, i know that and i cant stand back n watch were she is heading so i gotta walk away.......which saddens me. were is the magic wand that m...
  22. Frustrated and exhausted

    have pmed u
  23. psychological assessment

    whats involved when carried out by a psychologist?
  24. psychological assessment

    thanks sorry i was forgettin were i was. k ive had most the oast 12mths off work, sick notes say depression and anxiety. saw psychiatrist, did all the usual psychiatric questions etc etc. and queried ptsd and gad, but hasnt as far as i know made ny ...
  25. Methatraxate question

    i saw methotrexate used weekly im for juvenile rhumatoid(sp) arthritis