When should someone go to the hospital?

Just curious what everyone’s opinion is.

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If you are having thoughts about suicide you might as well go to the hospital. I’ve overdosed a couple of times just because I had no where else to go. I thought I might do something stupid. Don’t let it get to that.

I’d just hate to burden the person on call at CMH.

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They don’t mind it’s their job.

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When you need it,
Both to keep you safe and others too?
It’s not always when you think as I found out, but it’s best to have someone you can trust tell you when they think you should- and then believe them.

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If that’s the case my mom would have me go to the hospital at any hint of problems. I don’t agree with that. Sometimes it’s better to just work it out on your own.

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Do you have any guns around?

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I don’t own guns. I’m not going to kill myself because I’m scared of pain and don’t know how to do it without pain. Thanks for the concern though.

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That means you don’t trust your mom’s opinion, and that’s what I meant.

I had one pdoc- and only one- that I trusted enough to go when she thought I should.
When I get psychotic, my thoughts about what I should do aren’t always whats best for me.

When you’re a danger to yourself or others. When one is psychotic one can’t necessarily make that judgement. It’s the main reason I live with others, now. And I’ve only been in a psych hospital once in fourteen years, so the record speaks for itself.

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