I live in a rural area at the moment, and I'm having difficulties accessing mental health treatment and support. I finally found a psychologist that bill bills telehealth via Rural Health Connect, however she does not want to treat my trauma until I have a support network. I live alone and I don't have any friends or family in the state, and I'm not in a position to be going out into the world and making friends either. So I decided to apply for the NDIS so that I can get supports funded that way, and begin treatment. My psychologist filled in an ARF form for me, after 6 sessions. When I gave this to my Local Area Coordinator, they told me that they actually need a different form, for psychosocial disability. I finally had my 7th session with the psychologist today, and she said that Medicare doesn't fund the type of assessment I need. So she is unwilling to treat me because of my lack of support, and unable to help me access support. I don't understand what I'm supposed to do. It feels like this whole mental health treatment journey I've been on for the last decade is nothing but a bunch of people waiting for me to die so I'm not their problem any more.
