Author: mysuicidaldaughter

Mental Health is something we, as a family, had no real understanding of 3 years ago. It is now weaved into our very existence. Is it sad that it is normalised in our world, or is it a blessing that we have a greater understanding of what haunts so many people on a daily basis?… Continue reading Mental Health Awareness

This week I have found myself exposed to some of the shocking experiences others have had at the hands of both the NHS & privately funded mental health units. It is terrifying and shocking that this occurs in our society, and, at the risk of sounding like my mother, in this day and age. Abuse,… Continue reading The System Is Failing…Catastrophically

On Thursday I bought my daughter home from hospital. I have mixed feelings about this: the unit she was in is definitely the best we have experienced so far in terms of education, extra curricular activities and psychiatric care...in fact, the lead psychiatrist was fabulous! However, they failed to spot her ability to blind sight… Continue reading Do I Really Have A Choice?

On Friday, we drove two and a half hours from home for Maddy to be admitted to her sixth adolescent mental health unit. The meeting with CAMHS last Monday was a farce: the team held their hands up and admitted that they were failing my daughter and that they wanted to change their strategy from… Continue reading Unheard & Alone…

.....almost a year in fact! I have been inundated with messages on this website and through social media: messages of concern, good will and general enquiry and for that I am very grateful. Please don't panic, Maddy is still here but there have been some very real reasons why I chose not to blog over… Continue reading It’s Been a While……