Mental health services provision - England v. Scotland

War of attrition

London - tell the doctor you are suicidal - get placed on a 2 year waiting list for counselling.

Catch 22

Scotland - tell the doctor you are too depressed to function. Receive a letter explaining that the mental health system is opt in and that to retain your referral you have to ring up and confirm you still want it. Unfortunately one of the things you now find impossible is making phone calls. Should you make it over this hurdle, get informed by service gatekeeper that you don't appear as depressed as you claim as you managed to make it to the appointment and therefore you do not qualify for help.


The London situation is bad but understandable. The Scottish one is downright evil because it actively weeds out the people who most need help before denying it to everyone else.

Reasons why this isn't really working as a beauty blog so far

1) I can't be bothered to take product photos
2) I feel too embarrassed, old and hideous to post pictures of my face
3) I can't be arsed to remove facial hair and I'm not prepared to take photos of myself with it
4) I haven't got any spare money for buying makeup at the moment
5) I am however still buying it as a somewhat counterproductive stress reduction mechanism which embarrasses me
6) My RSI is hurting too much to make blogging a pleasure at the moment
7) I can't be bothered to upload any of the photos I have taken.