Psychiatric Care Facility Admit Our Selfs?

Question

Hi guys, in 11 days i'm going into Brylin Hospital a Psychiatric Care Facility. (depression, panic and si) I've never been one before. i live in england we have something called the NHS what is free health care but in someplaces they are crap and are not helpfull. My best friend lives in Buffalo, New York. I'm going over to see her in 9 days i can't wait. She is as every bit as f**ked up as me and we are both going thought a really hard time at the mo. So she came up with the idea that we should both cheak in together. I think its a good idea coz i would get the help i need and, so would she and we would both be together. I'm looking forword to it but also am alittle worryed....... Can we really just show up and admit our selfs? my friend says we can but is true?

ok maybe i should say i'm counselling and on meds none work and doctors don't know what to do even when i tryed to kill myself. As for my friend she is in and out the hospital all the time. Most the staff there know her well and know about me.

i was going over there anyways not just for this

Answer 1

yes she is right, in some of the hospital in some of the states here you can do that. I know i amitted my self a few times in Texas, and I have not been in one in New York , but i have heard that they have some really good ones, remember you can check yourself in but you can not leave till the doctors decide that you are ok to leave. So that is saying you can check in but you can not check out anytime you want. You have to have the doctor, say yes you can leave. So keep that in mind. A lot of people think well since i went in on my own, then i can leave anytime, well that is not the case. I have been in so many hosiptal that it is not funny, so i pretty well know how it works. But if you really get into the programs, and really pay attention, and learn from them there, then you will not really be scared. It is not that bad, and you will get the help that you need. So i wish you the best of time, there. God Bless and you and your friend take care, you are making a good decision to go in if you feel you really need to.
In Texas i meant people from all over the USA, and around the world. Remember if you do not learn anything while you are there then you a wasting your time going you should learn something every time you get help.

Answer 2

yes, they have the right to make u accountable for all u do now because u proved that you could not be an adult and the cutting issue is very serious. u could hurt others and that will bring issues and legalities up for them. You have made a very big mistake with your actions and they will not allow u to do it again while under their roof. You are misunderstanding the nursing home...they want you to live in a facility that gives u the care you need, which is called residential treatment. you come and go as u please while making sure u do not relapse. I think u need to get the facts straight before u r mad. remember, EVERY ACTION HAS A REACTION AND this is what drunken cutters get. Now get help! u r really out of control and I do not beleive a nurse would say that u do not need to be here when you cut, drink and have an eating disorder. Have you processed what u need to? why r u doing these things? I was in residential treatment for a year and it saved my life. between the drugs, bulimia and the drinking and sex addict stuff I was on a road to down. your letter of recommendation is written according to your chart notes during your stay, so blame it on the counselors and others not the head of the center or department. U have a lot to learn and so did I and I am still learning. Get a grip and move over so u can see it the way it is...u need help and they will make sure of it for the safety or you and the other students and staff. Be glad the student turned u in, they care enough about u that is why they did it.

Answer 3

Yes, here in the states, you can just check yourself in. Sometimes it is actually better to check yourself in than to have your doctor check you in because then you don't have to wait for your doctor to check you out, you can check yourself out when you feel better. In WV, if your doc checks you in you have to stay a minimum of 30 days. When I checked myself in the last time I stayed for 17 before I felt good enough to leave, so the rest of the time I would ahve just been entirely frustrated with everyone for making me stay and by the time I left I would have been angry and upset and probably felt the same way I did wwhen I originally checked myself in, so what would have been the point. So yeah, you can just show up and check yourself in, and sometimes it's better if you do.

Answer 4

You find find that she can do that through her insurance, and going from the UK to the States just to do that may not be so simple.
Why don't you try looking up the clinic prior to leaving and maybe even e.mailing them to get some information. It would be awful to get there and have a waster journey.

Answer 5

Hello, i suffer from depression and social anxiety disorder and panic attacks and i didn't realise this help was alivable, i wondered if you tell me more details of this hospital,. and how you came about this?
i am not sure if you can admit yourself etc.
please email me , my email is on my yahoo profile
thank so much

Answer 6

I actually live down the street from this hospital. Here is their website: http://www.brylin.com/. I hope this helps...

Answer 7

get professional counselling and get down to the root of it. read the bilbe and renew your thinking see yourself as God sees you, you are precious to him he loves you, say it out loud every day, you will feel better, www.joycemeyer.org the confidant woman she will pick you up

Answer 8

Okay, as a 41 year old woman who has dealt with the United States mental health care system, I think you are both very idealistic about what goes on in psychiatric units.

One, if you can afford private care, I'd not suggest in patient unless you are actively suicidal or actively doing other forms of self-harm.

You should really research what you are getting yourself into. Check first with the Better Business Beauro in New York where this Psychiatric hospital is located. Find out if there are good reports on it or a lot of negative ones. You can also check with the States Medical Board and see what they can tell you about this place. Not all private care unites specialize in the same things, so make sure they specialize in your problems.

Checking yourself in can be good or highly negative. Most hospitals, even private one's will not agree to check you in unless you are actively sucidal. If you show up with a friend, they are likely to think you are both just young and niave and playing games. Serious help isn't going to happen with a friend at your side in most cases. It's not a game. If they agree to admit you and they are a public hospital, not private, they'd have you sign a paper stating that you can't leave until they say you can. Say you get in there and don't like it, you could end up stuck in there.

I personally think your money would be much better spent on private therapy, after doing plenty of research on various therapists, to see what they offer, checking their cridentials, checking with the State Medical Board to see if they have a good record.

Checking with every organization you can to find out about various therapists, then choicing one carefully and NOT seeing the same therapist. That sounds fun in a movie, but in the end could cause problems for both of you in therapy.

Without insurance that is good here in the United States, you'll have to pay cash and prove you can.

I think you both need to think this over. Getting therapy if you feel you need it is a good idea, after you've researched out what is out there, what each therapist specializes in and then chosing one, one for each of you. I think you are non-sexually romantasizing the idea of being in therapy together and it's not going to be the reality.

You need to each write down seperately what it is that you feel you need help with. Have a good idea of what you want to work on, before even selecting a therapist. If you are a cutter, find someone who can prove they have had success if treating self abusers. If you have eating disorders, find a Psychologist associated with a eating disorder clinic that has proven it is highly successful. Just because someone says they can treat your disorders or problems, doesn't mean they can and it doesn't mean they have the specialized training that treating your given problems requires.

I have no idea what you mean by si, but panic and depression, you'd be wise to choose a Psychologist who specializes in Panic Disorders, as they'll also be good at treating depression. Find one that doesn't just use drugs, but has and uses known techniques for actually overcoming panic disorders, anxiety disorders.

Ask yourself, is the depression and panic due to issues in my past. If yes, was it a traumatic one time event? If so, a therapist who understands trauma is going to be helpful. If you were abused, having a therapist who deals with dissociation, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, anxiety, panic and depression are all a must.

BE CAREFUL. You could end up in a hospital, placed on drugs, stuck there for longer then you wanted to be. HOW? Becuase all they have to do is say that you are a danger to yourself and others and you can no longer just check yourself out. That's only in the movies where people walk in, check themselves in and then don't like it and check back out.

You make it sound like going to a resort--IT'S NOT A RESORT and it could end up being something you regret.

You sound like you can pay for this yourself, if you are going to a public hsopital thinking you can get free care, think again. If you say you are suicidal at a public hospital I can tell you what you will most likely get. Drugged, and if you need care beyond a day or to, they won't think twice about committing you, which lasts for six months and is HELL!

A Private hospital if they have a free bed at the time, most likely will take you if you say you are depressed, because it's about money first, therapy second. If you are lucky, they'll be one that provides quality help. If you are unlucky, you'll waist money, time and even risk having things happen to you that you are not prepared for and could make the problems you have worse, as well as add new ones to the problems you already have.

Please consider if you are willing to do therapy, to instead find a therapist where you live, not here in the US, who will provide you QUALITY, on going therapy. If you can afford a private hospital, you could get the same thing you would out of being hospitalized, which is frequenty therapy if they are a good hospital. You could get the same thing though by getting with a therapist who'll see you for a couple hours, twice or three times a week at first in their office, not in a hospital.

Whatever you do, deside what it is you want to get help with in detail. Then find a therapist, preferribly a Psychologist, as they do more therapy and then if needed ask a Psychiatrist for medication if you areally need it. A Psychiatrist is more about drugs, then teaching a person how to change and doing verbal therapy. Always check out the therapist, see if they have been reported to the State Medical Board in the past. In England they also have places where you can check on a doctors credentials, I'm just not sure what they call those places. I'm sure if you ask around, someone in England, near you could tel lyou how to check up on a doctor to find out more about them.

If you chose to go into a private care unit and they do accept you, check them out as well with the State Medical Regulations Board as well as the state's Better Business Beauro and do the same if you stay in England, which I think you should look around there first, see what you can obtain as far as private therapy.

If you think you can come to the US for a few week or even a couple of months and get all the help you need, that too is unrealistic.

Please be careful and think this through more before you end up in a situation that doesn't resemble anything like what you were hoping to get.

GOOD LUCK in whatever your choice ends up being.