Lanky_Pomegranate530Lucy Letby will die in prison after receiving 14 whole-life sentences
foggyIt’s weird to me the level of deranged guilt her diary entries show.
We are responsible for our actions. I just wonder wtf was going on in her head that allowed her to keep doing it. She hated herself for it. Like a lot.
This is a mental health issue and we need better mental health care options, preferably free.
Yes, but it’s difficult to access. You need to want to get the care and actively campaign to be referred.
And that’s the “easy” things like anxiety or garden variety depression.
As soon as it gets complicated it’s a whole other story.
If she never tried to seek it out, then it doesn’t even matter as it appears she didn’t give off any “I murder babies” vibes to the extent that the investigation was delayed beyond a reasonable length of time because she was not suspected of such a thing.
It’s not difficult to access, your GP can help. It can be incredibly slow to then get the help though
You may have had a different experience than I had, but in my local authority area, access beyond your GP is very difficult. The list is so long they try to avoid referrals, and if you’re unwell the ability to advocate for yourself is diminished.
Some would rather chuck a Prozac at you and hope that’ll fix it.
Sounds like our experiences were different, sorry to hear that! As soon as I asked for a referral, I was seen in 6 months. Sadly it’s been a year since working with the mental health team and I’ve made little to no progress, each step is painfully slow… Feels like if you’re not at imminent risk to yourself or others, you can easily fall between the cracks like me… I wish the system wasn’t so broken. Didn’t realise it was worse than this elsewhere in the UK, what are we supposed to do, all go private? Disibility benefits don’t go far…