Okay. So I need someone’s opinion. My therapist wants me to go to a hospital to get checked out and clear my head. It’s completely up to me if I go. I kinda think I should… But I don’t know… The whole idea freaks me out… Can anyone tell me what it’s like or if they think I should go… That would be a big help..
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unbrokenangel ,
no I can’t tell you, but one time I went to a stress clinic! and found I was surrounded by people with real problems! I had to get out of there! I realized I really that I had it pretty good! 🙂 life is really tricky, I believe in handling my own problems and being thankful they are not worse or as bad as others, if you identified yourself with them you probably belong with them. catch 22
What’s the worst that could happen? You don’t have to believe what they say or do what they tell you. I’d say if financials are not a burden go for it. If you don’t like it and feel stuck, lie to them, get out.
It can be scary to find out something is wrong. Even scarier to find out that medical nothing is wrong. In my mind, its better to know. The hardest person to figure out is ourself. Seems better to operate with more information.
Don’t let anyone or anything tell you who you are. Make your own decisions.
Skip the therapist.
Talk to a bartender instead. You’ll find better food (and possible romance) at most bars than you’ll get at a hospital.
BS to what the first two commentators said!
Once you go in and get a psychiatric file you are going to be stripped of many – most- of your civil rights, treated like you’re a half-wit, and then they will provide you with grossly inadequate care – accompanied with lots of excuses why, like state mental health budgets, short staffing, etcetera, etcetera.
And forever after you are regarded as a mentally unstable person – can you read? Do you read the newspaper? every time a person with a psychiatric history kills themselves, or defends themselves, or gets in a car accident the are dismissed as a sub-species of homo-sapiens, and nothing that you have ever done in your life will matter one wit.
Just medicate yourself with medicines or alcohol as best as you can, but if you trust those mental health professionals you will truly be lowered to a level below a turd — in the court system and the “medical” community. They don’t give a shit about you, they just want to cover their ass’s, and if that means berating you, demeaning everything you’ve ever accomplished then that’s just what they’ll do.
Going might be a good idea, in my opinion.
Follow your heart on this one. Hopefully it’ll agree with your head in the end.
This probably goes against what the professionals say, but after being hospitalized several times, I would say don’t go unless you absolutely have to. Only if you have definite plans to harm yourself or others should you go to the hospital. You can get better treatment as an outpatient. Once you’re in the hospital it’s only slightly better that being in jail, you have no rights, no privacy, and you have to do everything they tell you.
Flintstone is right.
In America, the last thing you want is your name in the/a/any system. You don’t want any part of any part of the government in your business. They will screw you over for the rest of your life.
Get help. But make DAMN SURE the government isn’t involved!!!
I can’t tell you what to do, I can only share with you my experience with the emergency mental health system.
After a halfhearted suicide attempt, I was placed in police custody, but not arrested. The mental evaluation person gave me a choice: voluntarily check in to the psych ward or she would get a court order to compel me. She said it would be so much more easier on me if I went voluntarily and I would retain most of my rights.
That turned out to be a big lie. I was held captive for 5 long days. I did not receive ANY help whatsoever. I devolped an anxiety problem that I did not previously have. I was made to tell my story over 5 times a day to 5 different people that couldn’t care less about what I was saying.
And of course they all billed me hundreds of dollars, which was the point of this whole exercise. Even after the insurance paid them thousands, they are still coming after me for thousands more.
Unfortunately, everyone involved cared about only 2 things: 1) Cover their ass, and 2) Keep me there as long as possible so they could bill for more services.
Ridiculous.
Thank you for all the comments! This will help me a lot in my decision!