So yesterday I saw a new psychologist (aka head shrinker). Cuz my normal one said I am not ready for “therapy” until I am more stable.  The new guy was pushing for in patient treatment. Â
So for those of you who have been down this road.  How do you get them off your back about locking you up???  How do you convince them you are not suicidal??  I mean – YA I think about it every day.  But I have not done anything for over 2 weeks now.  And I sure as hell dont wanna be in a nut-house.  Â
He kept asking if I ever think about suicide.  I KNEW I could not say the truth or the guys in the white coats would carry me off.  So how do you con a physcologist???  Or what should i do???
Just looking for sincere comments.
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Let me tell You it is not that bad people in white coats dont take you away And it isnt just for crazy people lots of people go there for Drugs and Other things! I went and the first couple times sucked but the last time I went I did Really good and have been since last october! Dont lie because you dont want to go would you really want to see your family grieve over this for the rest of there lives read my post and see if any of it relates to you!
I was in your situation not more than a year ago. And it was either go see a therapist or get put under suicide watch the hospital threatened me. I had a lot of problem and I wanted to figure shit out on my own rather than have some asshole sitting in a chair making 150 bucks an hour telling me what to do and saying I’m crazy. Honestly I just told him what he wanted to hear which was I was better and 3 sessions we ran out of stuff to talk about because I was “fine”. Just tell the therapist what they want to hear, manipulate them. I figured shit out on my own and im a better man for it I wish the best of luck to you.
Just tell them things are getting better. Dont say im cured of course..but say oh today i didnt mope around. Today i went out and did something productive. Be on your best damn behavior. Good behavior goes a long way with these psychs. I aleays rationalize why i dont belong in inpatient. Then again i was recently put in inpatient xD it wasnt that bad! But if you really dont want to go then be good :3
I have found that listening to them and telling them what they want to hear works wonders. Express a concern for the future… little things, grocery shopping… how much you love your pet or family… I work in the mental health field and one thing they look for is a plan if someone is suicidal. Its one thing to say “I want to blow my brains out” but quite another to say it when you actually own or can acquire a gun, so if you become vague in how you would if you could its a positive. Also, you’d be surprised how many people working in mental health ended up drawn to that field due to being a bit “mental” themselves.