What’s the main criteria that you look for in yourself?
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Never man. Thousands of dollars I don’t have for help that doesn’t work.
Just try and obey the law. It’s pretty easy. The rest is all ■■■■■■■■. Talking with a pdoc regularly is just as good.
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Before I loose control over my own rational decision making capabilities.
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In my case emergency won’t take me in unless I don’t feel like going. I’ve been hospitalized 3 times against my will and I also went three times on my own but got turned down and sent back home.
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To briefly answer your question, the main criteria for me is a sense of losing control.
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Yeah i think when the self control is gone you definitely need someone looking out for you.
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I usually see the signs,then I adjust my life to accommodate that.
I will do anything to stay away from the hospital; even hide my true thoughts and feelings. I don’t want to be apart from my cat. I get really lonely and out of control then.
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All my hospitalizations were involuntary.
I almost went once on my own… I thought I was having a heart attack. But I was having a huge panic attack and that was triggering a lot of the head circus. It was the pinnacle of a very bad week.
My sis got me calmed down and back in bed and managed to keep me out of hospital. How she did it? I’ll never know. I really scared myself… I can only imagine how much I scared her.
For now… I have a crisis team in place to help me if I get that bad again.
I don’t.
Maybe that’s why I have 25+ involuntary frequent flyer miles in the hospital.
Seems the way to stay out, is to not have any insurance.
My pdoc tells me to. I ususlly refuse that. But my pdoc has the last word of it.
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All my hospitalisations were voluntary. I went when I lost a sense of control, when I was very agitated and couldn’t look after myself or hubby.
If you are suicidal, thinking of harming yourself or someone else and don’t think you are able to ignore those impulses or thoughts.
If a loved one thinks you need to go then perhaps having an evaluation done should be considered.
If you feel that you would be saver at the hospital then I would recommend going there.
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Hey guys update. I checked myself into the hospital on 4/22. I got out today at 10:30am. I was experiencing delusions, paranoia, voices, and suicidal ideation among others.
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Woa, I thought it was just a hypothetical question. It sounds like you made the right decision.
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Yeah I didn’t want to concern anyone and plus I wanted hypothetical answers.
Congratulations on taking that step. That was very brave. I’ve never had the courage to walk through those doors on my own.
I hope your feeling better and things continue to go well for you.
Welcome back
When it’s time to go back to the psych ward, someone else usually has to convince me. If it’s bad enough to go, I’m usually unaware of how bad it is. I’m not as afraid now though… there are often some great people there that are in recovery with you.
What happened there? What was your experience like?
Glad you made the best decision for you.
Well I was having memory loss and my parents said I was acting suspicious like I would look out the window constantly and I have no recollection of this then I began to feel suicidal. And then during the stay at the hospital I heard so many voices, maybe 25. I became paranoid and delusional as well. And on top of that all my therapist questioned my diagnoses of schizophrenia so he made me take this legitimately fun psych test that too hours to complete.