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psych ward?

mrflowers00

mrflowers00

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i'm thinking of checking myself in but killing myself isn't an option for me anymore i just could use the support idk if its a good idea to lie about wanting to kill myself
 
You have to do what's best for you.

Psychiatric hospital wards are specialized to cater to those who are going through a rough time. They'll be able to monitor you, give you proper treatment, and create a support system.

The fact that you want help is a big step to take. It takes courage to sign yourself into a psychiatric care ward.

I really wish you the best and hope you get the treatment you're seeking <3
 
IMO it's almost always best to to be as honest and open as possible so people can provide the help and care you need.

I'm form the UK so don't know the US medical system but in the UK the standard assessments carried out always have that question about suicide, do you think about killing yourself ?, if so how often, then check boxes for frequency. If you tick these boxes it does weight the scores, personally ticking the boxes has almost always brought me to tears right there and then, I've never considered the idea of manipulating the scores.

I'm all for trying to be open and honest and living with the results, ask for what you want, tell them what's going on to the best of your ability. The last thing you need is the stress of pretence, it could be quite damaging.

Best Wishes<3
 
Unfortunately, we are so horribly backward in our state that one has to be suicidal or a threat to others or in extreme psychosis to be admitted to a psyche ward. This wasn't true in the past but it is a sad reality now. mrflowers you need to be safe and you deserve to be taken care of. You don't have to use the word suicide but tell them you do not feel safe on your own. I hope with all my heart that you get in and that you get support.<3
 
I really hope you'll be able to get in. I agree with herbavore and think maybe you should tell them you don't think you should be left with yourself for now and they should let you in. It takes a lot of courage to do that <3
 
Remember though if you tell intake that you are not feeling safe that you will be admitted involuntarily for up to fifteen days, depending upon the state you live in.
 
Flowers~im sorry ur feeling so bad. Don't lie how u feel, and I hope u get the help you need.. Pm me if u ever want to talk, I know what you're going through.
 
You will probably have to be suicidal to get inpatient care but its a double edged sword because they will hold you involuntarily.
 
ive bin to a psyc ward a couple times first time is scary as hell and i had to be dragged in by my land lord at the time she was an amazing person who first tried to get me help and if it wasn't for her id prob be dead. i dont know how it works in the states but where i am it was quite nice and relaxing the only thing i didn't like was i couldn't have a constant internet connection eather through a lap top or blackberry... i get anxiety when im not connected in some way or another. but when i went there they took very good care of me and ended up pointing me in the right dirrection and got me seeing a psyciatrist on a regular basis... all in all it helped alot. it all depends on how good their psyc department is and what the doctors are like. i am very lucky to be located where i am. i am sorry your having problems but its awesome your wanting help its the first step for sure!
 
thanks for all the support i'm still thinking of getting checked in but the one in my city shouldn't even be called a psych ward it's just a holding cell with a chair for a bed and a tv room with a bench so i'd have to be transfred to a better psychiatric facility
 
my usual psyc ward has big comfy chairs that recline rooms with beds nice clean big bathrooms a nice tv with almost all the channels and a computer with internet connection even tho its highly monitored and you cant even get to alot of the sites besides self help sites but there are ways to get around that for a computer nerd like me intill i got my computer privlige takin away for being on a site i wasn't supposed to be on.... also if i had to make a phone call they would place the call and make sure it was to my parents, lawyer or a list of trusted people before they would hand me the phone.... they also had holding cells for when people where completely wacked out where once they locked me in a room that was like a jail cell with a slightly better bed. hope all goes well for you and i hope they can provide the help you deserve
 
^That is an interesting policy regarding internet access in a psych unit. I have never experienced that in any of the hospitals I have been in, but I think it is a good idea. It gets boring in between groups and counseling, and television does nothing therapeutic.

OP, you are going to have to convince them that you are really bad off mentally if you are not willing to tell them that you are suicidal.
 
I think that you should try everything before you give up. If your really thinking of killing your self try the psy ward first, then try telling friends and family, then try getting clean, then try the psy ward again, then try doing drugs, then try running around screaming.. try everything twice... then give up

But try everything else in the world before you kill your self... because you only get to try killling your self once, when you get it right there is no 2nd try your dead.
 
The psych ward here looks like something out of one flew over the cuckoos nest only worse 8o . The one time i was there for a total of maybe 5 hours was when i came out of jail and to be honest jail didn't scare me at all but the psych ward did. That combined with the fact that all they seem to do is dope you up with haldol, Thorazine/Largactil or risperdal and throw you in a room is the major reason Ive never checked myself in there. I need help bad as well because my bipolar is worse then it's been in ages so i can relate to wanting to end it all. I don't want to kill myself but it's hard to find a way out when all you can see is darkness.

I would recommend checking yourself in if you think your going to hurt yourself. Really anything is better then dying since dying is the end of everything good or bad. Please take care of yourself ok.
 
I was very lucky to have a partner who was able to take me to the local A&E (ER to you guys) I had been seeing a doctor but my state has deteriorated rapidly. Totally disconnected I seemed to have totally run out of options, I'm not sure if anyone else has felt that way but suicide became the only logical option, no drama just the only option left.

I self admitted so avoided being sectioned, which is the term used here when your rights are legally suspended and you can be held against your will but it amounted to the same thing. I went into a secure unit, it was a huge shock for my family and not something I ever want to repeat but it did feel a much safer place than the outside world at the time.

The isolation and constant monitoring was what I needed at that time and for a while the Thorazine too. I cannot really fault the place or the staff, I suppose it would be easy to pick holes but I was treated with dignity and respect in the main, the actual doctors left a bit to be desired TBH but the staff more then made up for it. I suppose apart from the obvious medical treatment it made me face up to the condition I'd been living with the many years and gave me the chance to try and speak to those close to me about many things.

Having to play the system to get the treatment you need is a sorry situation, IME the mental health care in the UK is very patchy, the care I received on discharge was nothing short of non existent. If it is a question of having to say the right thing to be safe and get the treatment you need then that is fully justified IMO, you didn't make theses ignorant rules.
 
i've been to 3 psych wards 9 years ago and i stayed 16 days at the first one 1 month at the second and 17 days at the thrid at the time i was pissed but i helped me grow up a lot and i learned just about everything there is to know about me so i'm just curious if in those 9 years theres something more to learn now
 
atm23 said:
I self admitted so avoided being sectioned, which is the term used here when your rights are legally suspended and you can be held against your will but it amounted to the same thing.
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I was definitely "sectioned" or the NYS version there of as a family member called 911 after I OD'd.
 
mrflowers00 said:
i've been to 3 psych wards 9 years ago and i stayed 16 days at the first one 1 month at the second and 17 days at the thrid at the time i was pissed but i helped me grow up a lot and i learned just about everything there is to know about me so i'm just curious if in those 9 years theres something more to learn now
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Legally?
 
i personally found Psych Ward (mental Health Admittance) was the worst thing I could of done. I got more depressed and went more insane the 2 times ive been. Be sure its the right decision because it can make things worse
 
i'm thinking of going too, but i have to wait a month because i have an unexpected trip out of the country. gonna be a hard month. wonder what it's gonna be like.
 
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