Why do people go to hospital just for hearing voices or for having suicidal thoughts?
I’ve been through major crises, and I fought them. If I would go to hospital every time I had a crisis, I would be dozen times locked in hospital.
I am also paranoid of hospitals and I am so afraid of them, so I prefer to be delusional in my home, rather than sane in hospital.
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I don’t always go to hospital, but when I do I’m insane. Meme
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Yeah, if it’s serious, with complete lack of insight, one should go to the hospital. But for minor symptoms, why would anyone want to be locked?
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I try my best to stay out of hospital… Yesterday I had suicidal and homicidal thoughts inserted by Lucifer. I could go. But I didn’t. I called my pdoc and I fought it
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My husband has power of attorney so if I start going off the rails I have no choice. But I’d rather not go.
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Some people just like to be the center of attention and be treated by nurses
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I’ve seen it. A girl I saw last time I went was like that. She had to have one on one with a nurse at all times. She let her play on her phone and when they switched her nurse she got upset because that nurse wouldn’t baby her.
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This is not true. I’ve been many times at hospital inpatient for different reasons (being paranoid, having suicidal thoughts and many attempts, i also was taken with ambulance. Hearing voices etc) Your problem is that you like being delusional and you don’t want any help. This is all i have to say. @Om_Sadasiva
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I don’t like being delusional. Why you say that?
I feel ashamed for things I did while delusional.
I just like my voices. They are my only company
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The first 8 times I went to the hospital I was forced. But the last two was because I had better insight and became really suicidal but deep down didn’t wanna do it so I checked myself in. My doctor got mad at me for “wasting the taxpayers dollars”. But I was so depressed it was a physical pain. And the hospital helped me a lot the last two times. But the first 8 I definitely didn’t understand the purpose. I think I’m good enough on my own now I’d hopefully never need the hospital again.
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I have been admitted three times to hospital. The first time for a suicide attempt where I was flown by the Royal Flying Doctor Service to Toowoomba Hospital in Queensland (we were living in a remote area of Queensland at the time). I have no recollection of any of it. The second admission was forced by my mental health team due to psychosis, and the third was voluntary due to my having a panic attack for the very first time and I really did think I was dying.
I was well looked after in hospital and enjoyed my time there as I met so many friendly and interesting patients. I am doing really well of late so hopefully I never end up there again.
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That was very cruel of your pdoc, @Jonnybegood, for accusing you of “wasting the taxpayers dollars.” I can’t believe he/she said that.
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yeah, I’d rather deal with everything at home too
when I emailed my parents that this life is too hard to keep living
they committed me against my will
but I came around to it while I was in there.
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People should go to the hospital for suicidal thoughts that they have an urge to act on. Doing so doesn’t make you weak.
The tough it out scenario doesn’t work for everyone.
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Yes, indeed. I agree.
Been in some fine states but never been to hospital. Should have. Yes. Go. No.
Luckily I had a fantastic mother who wouldn’t let me go and said she’d look after me. All this in a tiny house with three young siblings. I slept on a camp bed in the lounge rooms but that risperdal made me sleep like a baby so the house just operated around me and my delusions.
Ended up in emergency twice. Both times mum said no to the wards and took me to her home. So glad about that even all these years later!
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I’ve gone to hospital a few times. Twice it was for suicide attempts. Then the other three times - one was voluntary and the other two were involuntary. When my mood goes down, i stop eating, stop drinking, stop getting out of bed. I’ve collapsed from dehydration my self-neglect got so bad. My psychosis when it flares up makes me think that what is real isn’t, so that is why i’ve had involuntary admissions. Being in hospital wasn’t bad, they look after you well. But i don’t send myself there every time something goes wrong. I am aiming for a hospital free year this year.
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I go to great effort to avoid hospitalization in any real way. I hate getting my blood drawn, the smell and nicotine patches that don’t work. Food is alright, at least in this state.
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Maybe. I wouldn’t say the majority though.
Neither one of us has statistics on reasons why people go in but it seems like the majority of people on here hate the hospital and do not want to go. Personally, I never went in until I was just really in bad shape and close to going over the edge. I never, ever wanted to go in. But when I was younger in my situation, hospitals were the treatment. They may not have helped but that’s all there was. Because back in the 80’s when you got sick they tried to get you in the hospital as quickly as possible. Now the pendulum has swung the other way and it’s hard to get into hospitals.
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That’s amazing that your mom did that. My parents have always just made me take care of it myself. Which doesn’t work out too well with this disease.
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