Depression, anxiety, and insomnia. How would i let BH health know how hard it is for me to perform my military duties everyday?

Showing up every day like nothing’s wrong while you’re falling apart inside, it wears you down. And I get how frustrating it is when BH just keeps telling you it’ll get better, but you’re not feeling any of that progress.

What helped me was finally being brutally honest, both with my provider and my leadership. I told them straight up: I wasn’t managing, and pretending I was only made things worse. That honesty led to better support, and eventually options that weren’t even on my radar before.

Outside the usual channels, I also found some help through this: https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/releaf.co.uk. It’s not the typical route you hear about in the military, but they connected me with a doctor who actually listened and helped tailor treatment that worked with what I was already dealing with, not against it.

Do you have a treating psychiatrist and/or psychologist? If no, get one. A series of intake appointments ain't gonna cut it. You need actual TREATMENT. If yes, and they are not helping, ask for a new one. Yes, you have that right.

Is your Chain of Command aware? It isn't right, but it is true: Often times a Command Referral gets more action than a self referral. If no one at the clinic is taking you seriously, talk to your Commander and ask him/her to either call over and "fix" them (preferred) or officially refer you (may have long-term consequences, so think before you act.)

Are you currently prescribed anything? If no, maybe it is time to explore meds? If yes, do you actually take it as prescribed? (Not a judgment - I, myself, am HORRIBLE about taking my meds.) If yes, maybe it is time to look at changing medicines and/or dosages.

Bottom line, get help. And get BETTER help.

In the meantime, talk with Chappy and your Master Resilience Trainer. Both should be able to provide you with some coping tools / skills. May not be able to get you "better" but they can at least keep your head above water.

Mental Health issues take time. If you feel your need's aren't being addressed speak to your leadership, chaplain, Primary Mental Health Provider, Patient Advocate and you can escalate within Mental Health if you feel you aren't being assisted correctly. If you ever feel overwhelmed head to the ER and let them know what you are dealing with and experiencing. You can't self initiate a chapter but that's a good thing. Just use Medical and this could potentially lead to a med board instead of a chapter which is what you want in the long run. Just hitting the ejector seat seems like a quick solution but you want to get this stuff documented and processed correctly