I just find it odd how we tell all suicidal/psychotic people on here to go to the hospital or call a hotline if symptoms act up.
Cant we have questions or something of the matter that people can refer to ?
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What else can we do? We’re not doctors and we don’t know the person. Hospitals are pretty much the only safe place if someone is having psychosis or suicidal thoughts.
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It’s the correct advice to give.
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Telling the psychotic person to go to the hospital is the right thing to do.
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@Wave @everhopeful @nfy I guess you guys are right … but if they’re coming on here, surely they dont want to go to a hospital ??
As @nfy has said, we arent doctors. Most of us aren’t even trained in crisis management. When people are in a crisis they need professionally trained people to help them.
The most we can offer here is an empathetic ear and the good advice of talk to a professional.
Sorry, but I’m not sure what other outlook we could or should have.
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I normally try to talk to them about why they feel that way.
When I post here about matters that need hospital attention, I’m really looking for someone to push me to go to the hospital because I keep rationalizing not going.
Sure, it’d be nice to talk about what’s bothering me, but none here are professionals
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