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  • Author : Appleblossom
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  • Topic : Recovery Club
15 Mar 2023 05:19 AM
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@hanami @wellwellwellnez @justanotherguy 

I am wondering if I need to withdraw from support workers, as I do think the training is inadequate for them and they really do not seem to understand the complexity of the issues.

Had a support wkr today and I was a good girl and stood on the spot she wanted, but inside I am thinking WTF.  Talk about infantilising me and controlling me.  I am going to reduce to once per month and see how it unfolds.  I do not want to get into the situation of that older person @hanami mentioned.  I have worked so hard to be helpful and compliant with my gp and she has gone MH stigma on me.  My physio and counsellor seem alright.  The support worker means well, but we end up speaking pidgin english and I indulge her and probably enrich her time emotionally in many ways. I took her to see a gorgeous multicultural free art exhibition today in the midst of our 2 hours. She fibbed a couple of times ago. Today I told her to ease up on the bossing about road safety and also used humour. quipping about us being naughty as the light only says for men to cross not girls or women ... whateva ....  I really do not need to be told where to stand when I am negotiating roads and footpaths.   I told her today she had ticked a box for helping me with civic participation.  Its hard to really know what her English comprehension is.  I always acknowledge, friends, family, students, neighbours, workers ... etc ... Who is helping who??

 

I also asked my support co-ordinator to help towards recovery, and she is really lagging in getting back to me on helping me with a cv etc..  Maybe they just want me on the client list to make money off me, more than actually do the right thing by me .... thinking thinking ...???  Help actually needs to be help.

 

I love your sense of humour @wellwellwellnez 

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