Hmmm....

[munt_ox]

Y'know, sometimes, in a really small way, knowing that my psychological issues have names and are "valid" illnesses is kinda helpful.

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[arradius]

*squish*
I have a diagnosis of Borderline personality disorder and relationships are always stormy at the best of times for me, not to mention the fucken mood swings. I've been with a good therapist for over a year (mr Blueberry), and it is well worth it, I've stabilised a lot more and can deal with more than I used to be able to.
Ex housemate used to see a free therapist. Look around, you may find one.
Otherwise under Medicare, you can go to your local doctor and get one of the New mental health care plans, you get up to $70 of fees back on the first 12 consultations.
Here, have a few extra spoons.

[munt_ox]

Already did the mental health care plan thing, and got some good therapy out of it. Just not enough to last the long haul...

And as for free therapy, well, I got referred for really cheap therapy (like $5 a session) at the psych school at Sydney Uni, but when I called up and cheerfully chatted about (and heavily downplayed) my issues, well... They got off the phone to consult with the head of the program, then came back to tell me (in such apologetic tones I think they were scared they might make me kill myself) that they were just teaching people, and as such they had no-one even near qualified to help me... Ya gotta laugh when you've made it through so much of life without many people thinking you have anything real that's wrong with you, only to have a psych school balk at the idea of exposing its students to you :P

[arradius]

Yeah it's a pity it's on 12 sessions.

The place I heard, was fully qualified people, not psych students. Macquarie Uni might baulk a little less.

[munt_ox]

Maquarie Uni hey? Where in gods heinous rectum is that?

[ctrlshft]

The page to Mac Uni's professional Services:

http://www.psy.mq.edu.au/profserv.htm

Clinics and Services:

The Rod Power Psychology Clinic

http://www.psy.mq.edu.au/clinic.htm

The Macquarie Anxiety Research Unit

http://www.psy.mq.edu.au/MUARU

[ctrlshft]

and this one, despite its hideousness, has long and intersting drop-down about the different types of therapy employed. I think your last course might have fit in to the CBT/REBT (its a ways down the page) category? Which do you think you want?

http://www.choosingchange.com.au/therapy_modalities.htm

[jerkbox]

'Yes, GAWD HELP US ALLLL!!"

Yikes. This may sound super-dumb but I never would have guessed you had this problem.

Uhh...... I think maybe you should just kill everybody. That would be nice.

But don't kill Jimmy Urine.

xxxx
jB_

[munt_ox]

Okay, but just for you!