I just got recent diagnose from actual psychiatrist and not just a therapist with major depressive disorder - severe, and generalized anxiety disorder. I still see my therapist even though my psychiatrist diagnose me. But, therapist tell me to call 988 if I ever feel suicidal and I feel I need to act on it. If I do that, what happens if they can't calm me down? I'm guessing they don't give me permission to do it, but do they call the police? If they call the police, what do they do?
Granny, thanks for your advice. Thankfully I have close to 100 hours of PTO stored up.
Last night I was on a suicide hotline and they said I should go to the hospital. I argued with her and was mad. Obviously since I'm writing this, I didn't go. Truthfully, I'm scared. I need to know every little thing in the process for me to understand it all. Plus my family would freak. So, can someone tell me the full process one goes through from the moment the police officer arrives until you are discharged from the hospital? Also, what happens when you are involuntary committed? Is it true… read more
In my opinion, and I have 20 years experience, you don’t need to go to the hospital unless you’re not feeling safe or feeling like you want to harm someone else? If that’s not the case then all you… read more
My therapist wants me to think of ways to get out of a depression funk other than the way I've been doing it, which is by self harm.
I try to find one thing I can accomplish each day, however small
If you've been admitted into the behavioral health unit in the hospital, do you feel shame after you've been discharged? I feel so ashamed and embarrassed that I was there. My extended family knows and I told some of my closer friends why I was in the hospital but couldn't have visitors. I'm so embarrassed about it and I can't even stand seeing anyone because of it. Is it normal and what do you do to overcome it?
I been in and out of hospitals for years and stayed in one for 5 months. There is nothing absolutely nothing to be shamed or embarrassed about. It helped me in so many ways. My family and friends knew… read more
I feel like that all the time but I try not to think about it but it's hard not to think about it
Depression doesn’t have to be situational. While a therapist in my corner helps a little, mine is a chemical imbalance I believe, yet my meds stopped working after many years
My attitude is good.… read more
I ask myself that same question
The only answer that i come up with is I'm a junk food junkie lol. I've cut back on my eating @ especially chocolate but love my ice-cream. Especially… read more
So very sad when, it sounds like your Mom had alzheimers?
Melinda I'm so sorry this is happening to you. Please do no lose your self esteem because of this. Stay strong. This too shall pass. R U planning on counseling?
For me it depends on the day & what I'm going through that particular day, where or how my Mind is set, what type of mood I'm in or if I'm having a good or bad day, it fluctuates from time to time, either I eat more or I just don't have a Appetite to eat @ all, depends on the day & time.
When I’m in a deep depression I can’t eat