Posted by niko on October 26, 1999, at 20:28:23
In reply to Re: hospitalization, posted by el on October 25, 1999, at 19:17:24
>i must admit that i have to agree to a voluntary check-in before
you get petitioned by your family. that is what happened to me....they
had it with my mood swings, suicide attempts, etc...even though i am under
psychiatric care, there are those moments when you have just about had
enough....i also had a house fire about this time and was off work
due to major recurrent depression, anxiety, and OCD...when i wouldnt
come out of the hotel room that i was staying in cuz the house was being
fixed, my mother and grandmother had me "committed"....yes the wonderful
family did it to me......although it was for my own good, i believe
that i could have been alot more successful if i had taken the advice of
the psych and considered inpatient.....i had a way of deceiving him into
thinking i was ok...when i was actually at my worst...so if you are even thinking
about going into inpatient care, you might just want to go and see what they
have to offer....if you do it voluntarily, you can always leave when you
want...that wasnt the case for me....take care of yourself....niko
poster:niko
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