if youve had long term mental health problems, like bpd, plus youve even been in a psychiatric hospital, could

Question

all this written in my medical notes effect me if my ambition and goal was to emigrate from the uk?
ive had long term mental health problems, im 30 now, but my ultimate aim is to emigrate from the uk to build a new life elsewhere...my lifes been filled with trauma and hardship....my aim is to work on my problems, move away, and build a new life, wipe the slate clean....
but i worry that anything in my past could prevent me or whats written in my medical notes..
it feels sometimes, because i have persecutory type feelings, that certain agencies or people could be conspiring against me to ruin my life...building evidence up against me....although i hope these are just thoughts and paranoia..
i do desperatly want to emigrate from britain, so i dread being told i cannot....because what ever happens, i dont want to stay here...iam of french and native american heritage....
does anyone know anything about any of this?

Answer 1

If you aim to come to the U.S., you already know the language, and must take a 100 question test (of minimum difficulty) and pass, in addition to not being deemed a national security risk. If you have no serious crimes on your record, and have never aided terrorism or historically oppressive types of government like communism/fascism, you shouldn't have problems.

Answer 2

WHOAAAAA. You are exhibiting classic signs of an anxiety disorder. Whether or not it is due to a medical cause, a personal cause, or an unkown cause, it is VERY treatable. Go see a medical professional that you trust. There is medication and cognitive-behavioral therapy that will bring your body and mind back into line, promise. You are not nuts, your fight or flight system is just on the blink. You could have ten psych assessments and get ten diagnosis. Every one of us has some kind of glitch or quirk. Some of them really can be a benefit. Your high energy could really work for you on a number of fronts. Make sure you are clean and sober. Make sure you sleep 6-8 hours at basically the same time every day. Make sure you exercise every day, whether for fun or for relaxation, but do it. Eat every 2-3 hours Eat high-protein, low sugar, healthy foods. Take a multiple vitamin with minerals Get enough calcium and sunshine. Get a freaking hobby. Put all that energy to good use. Use it to ace school so you can have a great life. Use it to paint your room, use it to volunteer at your local hospital cheering up the kids with cancer or who are stuck there in the hospital with no one to care about them. Use it to visit old people in nursing homes who have no one. Whatever you do, don't sit around and worry about whether you are mental or not. We all feel sad, mad, anxious, angry, etc. We are just human. Sorry. YOU need to decide what it is you want and take the steps to get it. If attention is what you need, then go ask for it. Just say, "I am lonely and I need a hug." Ask for what you need and get the heck out of the house. Go be with other people. LISTEN to them and don't talk about you. You know the rules: 1. Get up, get dressed, get out EVERYDAY whether you feel like it or not. 2. Feelings do not dictate what we do. Do what is right no matter how you feel. 3. If you need medication to get your head back on, then go do that. Get support--find a cognitive behaviorist, not a psychotherapist or psychiatrist. Fix the problem, don't just keep medicating it. 4. You may need a mood stabilizer or an anxiety med. while you work on being the you you'd like to be. You can do this. If the med makes you worse, don't just stop taking it. Contact the prescriber and get a different one. All of us are different and no one drug works for everyone. Best of luck to you. BREATHE. Check out Nameste Yoga by the way. It is amazing on how you can regulate your mind and body. You have more control than you think.

Answer 3

In the USA... we have a federal law called HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)

This protects any health information you have. I work for one of the biggest health insurance companies in the US.

The only information that is permissible to be shared from Doctor to Insurance company is what is pertinent to the claim. Your employer, your land-lord, your bank... no-one has rights to your "Protected Health Information" and cannot get such information without signed consent from you. In fact, we cannot disclose any information to an employer's broker without the broker signing a form that allows us to disclose such information. Everything is protected down to your contact information and social security number. Social Security Numbers are no longer printed on Health Insurance ID Cards; we come up with a replacement to the SSN commonly referred to as a "Unique ID #" and is used to link a member to a claim so we can pay your doctor/healthcare facility.

We cannot give out any information that you don't want given out. We would be held liable for any implications such a disclosure would have on you and open up the company for huge lawsuits.

Your employer cannot have any information about your medical claims. If the policy is an HRA (health reimbursement account) the only information disclosed to the employer is the date of the claim and the $$ amount of the claim. The reason that is done is an HRA is employer funded.


What is HIPAA?

HIPAA is the health industry acronym for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191 that was signed into law on August 21, 1996. The law is to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to achieve the following:

improve access, portability and continuity of health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets;

combat waste, fraud and abuse in health insurance and health care delivery;

promote the use of medical savings accounts;
improve access to long-term care services and coverage

The Administrative Simplification provisions of HIPAA give the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) authority to:

mandate standards for the electronic exchange of health care data;
adopt standard medical code sets and national identifiers for health care patients, providers, payers (or plans), and employers (or sponsors);
regulate the security and privacy of individually identifiable health information; and
set standards for legally enforceable signatures for use in electronic transactions.

View Subtitle II of Public Law 104-191 (i.e. the Administrative Simplification provision of HIPAA)

While I mentioned before about the personality of the USA.. you *will* find people who are genuinely caring and friendly.

There are a number of laws within the USA to protect your right to privacy.

*can't speak for any other country...

Answer 4

It shouldn't make any difference as long as you don't have a criminal record or if you belonged to some kind of radical political organization.

My wife's family is from India and some of her relatives have mental health issues. It didn't seem to stop any of them.