I don’t know when to hospitalize myself anymore. I used to go a lot sooner in an episode than I need to now which is a great thing but it also means I’ve been putting it off when maybe I should have gone a while ago. I’m not wanting to die today or even tomorrow so I’m not sure if they’d even care.
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If you are a danger to yourself or others, it’s time to go
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Thats a tough worry to have.
Do you have anyone around you that you trust? Like family or a partner? Sometimes others who know us well are better at picking up on our wellness levels than ourselves.
But generally i think try not to worry about burdening the hospital staff by being too well to show up. If we feel within ourselves that we are in a bad way, its best to ask for help whether through hosptial, family, friends or anyone in mental health, like a phone number helpline thats there purely for that purpose.
Im sure that if you felt fine and dandy, and all was sunny and roses, you wouldnt be worrying about that kinda thing!
I dunno if any of that is helpful. All the best! 
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If you feel you are not coping and can’t take care of yourself you may need some good support and help and great care.
Hope you feel better soon.
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If you feel a danger for yourself or others. Go in. 
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Yeah, there was always two choices when I was going through all my hospitalizations: you can wait until you’re absolutely at the end of your rope, when you feel like you are going to go crazy and lose control at any second. Or you can go in preemptively and go in when you’re just feeling bad and want to stave off a full blown relapse. All my hospitalizations were the first one and I’m not too sure if that was the smartest choice. My last hospitalization was 8 years ago and that’s the only time I went in before I got really bad off. Probably, not coincidentally, it was tough but it was the only hospitalization where I wasn’t suffering badly every second.
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If you’re thinking about hospitalizing yourself you probably should. Nothing to lose and everything to gain.
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