SlayTheClay
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Hi all,
So, as mentioned in my introduction post - I am in the process of applying for my SGC.
I have done numerous searches of the internet and it is very difficult to find sound answers to a scenario that I am in at present, so I have decided to log my process in this forum. I will update as I go through each stage and it can be used as a learning tool for future applicants in a similar situation to myself.
Let me explain. This is going to be a very personal post and I would appreciate that if you have nothing of respect to say, you don't comment - I appreciate that this is the internet but I would hazard a guess that if you have taken the time to sign up to such a forum, you have a degree of decorum. I can but hope!
In around 2011/12, I had an unfortunate bout of depression. I sought help from the NHS and was subsequently diagnosed with a personality disorder. As a result of the diagnosis and intervention, I was placed on a course of medication. This only lasted 3 months and my GP ceased the prescription. I was taken off medication all together and decided to seek alternative methods of therapy - this has been ongoing and is in the form of gym use, martial arts and yoga.
I have no current treatment plan in place, no medication, no outpatient appointments, no therapy. None. I am self managed with great success and have been since 2012. However, I have the diagnosis, it is not going away and believe me, the stigma does me no favours.
I discussed my application with my local FAO and was advised to speak to my GP and see if I could get a report to accompany my application to help matters. This was a no-go as the GP would only reply to a formal request from the FAO.
I spoke to BASC who advised that I book an appointment with my GP and have a face-to-face and discuss my history and current presentation. I have done this. My meeting with my GP did not leave me full of confidence. She did not want to take responsibility for giving the green light because a personality disorder sits in a grey area between mild depression and psychosis - despite me being free of treatment - the stigma is there to haunt me. So, she has suggested that I get re-referred into a consultant psychiatrist who can re-assess me if you like and make a professional recommendation. Fair play to the GP, it is a big responsibility. It just does not fill me with confidence.
So that is where I am at present. Application will be sent off on 1st March with a copy of my BASC membership and CPSA Shotgun Skills certificate to beef it up a little. The rest is in the hands of my FAO, GP and Psychiatrist (if they accept the referral!).
The irony in all of this is the fact that I am a mental health professional myself!
Fingers crossed, I will be shooting at the end of 2018!
So, as mentioned in my introduction post - I am in the process of applying for my SGC.
I have done numerous searches of the internet and it is very difficult to find sound answers to a scenario that I am in at present, so I have decided to log my process in this forum. I will update as I go through each stage and it can be used as a learning tool for future applicants in a similar situation to myself.
Let me explain. This is going to be a very personal post and I would appreciate that if you have nothing of respect to say, you don't comment - I appreciate that this is the internet but I would hazard a guess that if you have taken the time to sign up to such a forum, you have a degree of decorum. I can but hope!
In around 2011/12, I had an unfortunate bout of depression. I sought help from the NHS and was subsequently diagnosed with a personality disorder. As a result of the diagnosis and intervention, I was placed on a course of medication. This only lasted 3 months and my GP ceased the prescription. I was taken off medication all together and decided to seek alternative methods of therapy - this has been ongoing and is in the form of gym use, martial arts and yoga.
I have no current treatment plan in place, no medication, no outpatient appointments, no therapy. None. I am self managed with great success and have been since 2012. However, I have the diagnosis, it is not going away and believe me, the stigma does me no favours.
I discussed my application with my local FAO and was advised to speak to my GP and see if I could get a report to accompany my application to help matters. This was a no-go as the GP would only reply to a formal request from the FAO.
I spoke to BASC who advised that I book an appointment with my GP and have a face-to-face and discuss my history and current presentation. I have done this. My meeting with my GP did not leave me full of confidence. She did not want to take responsibility for giving the green light because a personality disorder sits in a grey area between mild depression and psychosis - despite me being free of treatment - the stigma is there to haunt me. So, she has suggested that I get re-referred into a consultant psychiatrist who can re-assess me if you like and make a professional recommendation. Fair play to the GP, it is a big responsibility. It just does not fill me with confidence.
So that is where I am at present. Application will be sent off on 1st March with a copy of my BASC membership and CPSA Shotgun Skills certificate to beef it up a little. The rest is in the hands of my FAO, GP and Psychiatrist (if they accept the referral!).
The irony in all of this is the fact that I am a mental health professional myself!
Fingers crossed, I will be shooting at the end of 2018!
