Beyond Blue

I utilised Beyond Blue as a means of support for a very difficult time I was going through. It's hard to properly articulate what you want to say, especially when the situation is already pretty bad, let alone when you have been tasked with writing a summary of how your life has impacted you.

Not only did Beyond Blue take no interest in what I was saying, but they actively cut communications with me. I understood that there was a time limit for me to write everything (though I don't know why), but I hadn't actually reached the end of my time before I was ejected.

Now, unless I have bad perception, I was respectful, polite and really making an effort to open up about how I was feeling; something that I'm not good at. Yet, I apparently had to be a speed-typer as well.

Somehow, after that dismal mess, I managed to work up the courage to try again. Not only was this new person, once again, pressuring me to write within some contrived allotted time - like I was back in secondary school - but presented themselves as a very short - and agitated - individual. The responses I got back from this person were sarcastic and presumptive. That is, when they weren't being cold and mechanical.

It is safe to assume that this was a far less than ideal - or expected - situation. I not only received less than the bare minimum support, but my mental health - and self esteem - have actively diminished as a result of this.

At the risk of sounding drastic, I find irony in the fact that, for a mental health support company, talking to Beyond Blue sure made me want to commit suicide afterwards.

I would strongly recommend against anyone using their 'services'. You have a better chance of feeling supported just by dealing with your issues/ problems/ disorders yourself.

I tried to talk and I feel really sad now. I don't know what to do. This didn't go well and I'm not sure why. I still need help.