Baggy will be getting some help soon - she needs it!

The phone assessment went well according to Clever Bird. Freda Fretter wasn't quite so sure, but that's no surprise is it? The big surprise (at least to Baggy anyway), is that she is depressed. After three sets of assessment survey questions, her anxiety scored a 7 on the scale and her depression an 8. Now admittedly Clever Bird forgot to ask what the scales went up to, (actually, nope that's a lie); Freda Fretter stopped Clever Bird from asking what the scales went up to, but presumably not 10, as the counsellor then said that neither of those was too serious. However, Clever Bird would have put money on Baggy suffering more from anxiety than depression, so she was a little taken aback. But although neither is deemed to be of concern (yay), she does still need help (oh well - no real surprise as she blubbed through most of the forty-minutes).

So in July, Baggy will be taking Hormonal Hannah and Freda Fretter to a series of sessions on how to manage stress and anxiety, which will also explain what effects they can have on a person's physical and mental wellbeing. She has also been referred for psychotherapy sessions with a counsellor to try to resolve some of the (many) unresolved issues that Baggy has. Freda feels that Baggy might be making a mountain out of a wormcast, but while talking to Calum about the assessment, she realised that she had actually been underplaying some of her answers. Why? Because Baggy knows that she isn't mentally ill, so Clever Bird didn't want her to over egg how she was feeling. But then she also knew that she wasn't depressed. Hmmmm. But she will take the help, because she is fed up of feeling so worthless and clearly an expert thinks that she needs it. So watch out for the new and improved Baggy in the next few months bloggees. Onwards and upwards.......