Three times I have been to the mental health department of a local hospital and told them I am suicidal. There answer to me was no appointments available to see a medicine speciaist, come back in a month! Lately I have been running knives, nails, finger nail files down my right wrist. I don't think I can wait a month...
2006-08-20 13:52:47 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Go to a different hospital or mental health center. The one you've been seeing is probably too understaffed or undertrained to work with you effectively.
Better yet, contact a private psychiatrist and tell him/her that you need help quickly because you're having suicidal thoughts.
2006-08-21 03:24:30 · answer #1 · answered by johntadams3 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Look around and see if there are any other places that can get you in. If not then play it safe. Surround yourself with friends and family.
When you find the strength get rid of things that could possibly hurt you. Attempt to stay busy. Staying busy helps more than anything on this earth.
Don't put yourself in situations that require you to be alone. Find a close friend or realitve and tell them the truth about what is going on see if they can stay with you and see you through this.
There is always a reason to continue fighting. In the past two months I lost my job because I discovered I had heart problems. The doctor's can't figure out what is wrong with me and if they don't fix it then my days are simply limited anyway.
They put me on paxil for anxiety in hopes that would fix it. It did the exact opposite and within a week I went from being mostly happy and functional to being suicidal and listing the different ways to harm myself. I knew something wasn't right so I went to my doctor and the next few weeks were very difficult but I got through them.
I hope you'll find another place that will get you in. If not then please just stay around people. Force your thoughts elsewhere. Start a journal of your hopes and dreams and try to come up with different ways to make them come true.
The pain can be great but remember it is an emotion. Emotions change every single day. Don't allow yourself to believe this won't pass. It will. Just hang in there.
2006-08-20 16:19:30 · answer #2 · answered by Allie5277 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow, sorry to hear that, this must be a bad hospital. So it's better to stay away from them anyways.
Is there any other general physician in your area? Just call some Doctors office and tell them it's an emergency. Regular Doctors can prescribe medication which helps and advise you on next steps.
Well - besides- killing yourself is a pretty extreme step and I imagine the most difficult thing to do. So...why don't you try other scary things first, which perhaps are easier? Like....if you are truly antisocial perhaps what scares you the most are other people. You could try to play with that fear and go out, go dancing in a club. And if nobody wants to dance with you then dance with yourself and with your life.
Hey - it's worth a try. The worst what can happen is that you don't like it.
Anyways - never give up never surrender !(from "Galalxy Quest"
- a cool movie).
Sending you my best wishes!
2006-08-20 14:09:13 · answer #3 · answered by spaceskating_girl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I've been a mental health professional for 20+ years before I retired, and I can't remember telling anyone that, but then, I ran an outpatient clinic, and so I might recommend hospitalization, but not every time. There are a lot of reasons an inpatient facility might tell you to "come back in a month", but I won't detail them for you now because it would take a dissertation length paper to tell you in enough detail to help you understand. My recommendation to you, therefore, is to follow their instructions, as crazy as they may seem. There are very clinically valid reasons that time and space prohibit my detailing here. Just follow their prescription. You'll do better than you think. God Bless you.
2006-08-20 14:03:05 · answer #4 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Patrick, I've been where you are. I had no money so had to go to a clinic, and they had a months-long waiting list. I found a therapy group but they were useless. I finally realized that no one else was going to help me...if I was going to survive, I would have to help myself. And I did.
Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. It is devastating to the ones left behind, who bear the burden of guilt and loss. You are stronger than you think. Forget about depending on others - get an appointment when you can, and meanwhile, choose life. I wish you well!
2006-08-20 14:44:47 · answer #5 · answered by keepsondancing 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had to go to councilling after my partner took his own life and I had a few different ones. They all said the same thing to me, when I said I had no clue that this was going to happen they all said people that talk about it dont do it, if someone is going to do it, know one will know until it is too late, so they dont take people that talk about it seriously. This is a text book reaction and I'm sure it doesnt apply to all cases, but it may explain why they have told you to come back, cause according to text book, you are talking about it, so you will still be here in a month....
2006-08-20 14:03:38 · answer #6 · answered by Squishygirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Essentially, you need to meet certain criteria to be admitted. You would have to show clincal signs of intent to harm yourself or others and/or be in the act of harming yourself. Unfortunately, hospitals have procedures, and if you don't meet them, you're not going to be admitted.
Do remember, many depressed people make gestures of suicide as a way to cry out for help or alert someone to their problems and don't actually mean it as a life ending act. Tell someone close who *knows* you that you are very upset and that you want help. Tell someone who *can* help, like a therapist.
You wouldn't be telling people what was going on if you didn't want them to help.
2006-08-20 16:15:38 · answer #7 · answered by Protagonist 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She is scared an on my own interior. She needs help from a professional, no count number how scared she is. you'd be doing the right element via taking her to an section which will relive her of her suffering. I hated my father and mom for taking me to a therapist, yet i'm so satisfied now! It replaced my existence. As her father, the most loving action you could do is supply her the help she needs. You adult men are in my prayers.
2016-11-05 06:33:14 · answer #8 · answered by garion 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They do it everywhere... A local man was turned away from a clinic saying that he didn't feel right and that something really bad is going to happen. He was turned away and killed 2 women the next day. I would go from town to town around you and find a clinic that will help you... you don't need medicine to keep from being suicidal... they probably think you are "seeking drugs."
2006-08-20 13:59:59 · answer #9 · answered by sarah_lynn 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My husband attempted suicide by o.d. on pills and vodka. After being discharged from the hospital he was sent to the mental health hospital. We begged for him to be able to stay, but they let him out after about 8 hours. He died 1 year later by his .
own hand. Please try and get some help. Suicide has devastated my family and it will devastate yours.
2006-08-20 14:09:58 · answer #10 · answered by luvnlvn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋