A car crash, the impact of which resulted in Hollie being thrown out of the vehicle’s rear window, had a huge effect on her mental well-being, she says.
Ms Walsh says her daughter got by “perfectly up until the last two years of her life when she was getting older, and she wasn’t managing stress as well”. A letter that Ms Gilson sent to the psychiatrist treating her at St Lukes in April 2017, Ms Walsh says, clearly shows that her daughter was aware of her problems – diagnosed as borderline personality disorder , post-traumatic stress disorder and depression – and wanted help.“I am not ready to go home. I came in for help,” Ms Gilson wrote. “All I want to do is [live] day-to-day life for once and not go around feeling pissed off with constant thoughts of self-harm.
“I know have I have BPD and suffer with anxiety and I suffer with PTSD and it’s not easy but I am aware of them and I know they won’t go away. If I’m released what supports will I get in the community?”Ms Walsh believes the mental health system failed to provide the necessary supports for Ms Gilson when she again overdosed on May 13th and was hospitalised for two days before being discharged.