Hello
I am sorry to hear you have felt let down by Services. Despite different circumstances I too had similar experience of being supported for first month at the very beginning of this journey & then was not assessed as being high risk to need the support of an IDVA. This coincided with the start of my legal battle for finances & childcare & at times I felt very overwhelmed & unsupported. We all have different circumstances & sources of support to draw on, personally I have no family & my manipulative ex had done a good job of isolating me or manipulating our shared friends before his assault on me. I have never felt so alone or isolated in all my life.
How I managed to get through this was by phoning the Womens Aid helpline when I needed & I was persistent in asking for more support. I appreciate services are under funded & stretched but I kept asking for help. It wasn’t easy but eventually I was allocated a support worker who I can see on a drop in basis. Maybe you can ask for something similar? Over this time I spoke with my GP who was helpful & reassuring. I now have started therapy to try & process & heal myself.
Take each minute, hour, day at a time. Be kind to yourself & keep asking for more support.
I wish you well in your journey.
Take care
