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| Topic | so I need to talk about something extremely heavy and personal (TW) |
| pezzicle 01/24/21 9:13:30 AM #31: | The physician saw me very briefly, immediately signed me over to be involuntarily committed to a mental institution without telling me or even presenting me with the option to sign in voluntarily. Just so you know, they don't actually have to give you that option. They should, for sure, and as someone who works at a mental health hospital, I always do. But they don't have to when they (what we call) "forming you" When they assess risk, if it breaches a certain level, they are obligated to put you on an involuntary order. They can ask you if you'd like to go in, but they are still going to put you on an order (and will tell you that) because of you are voluntary you can leave under your own volition. Suicide attempts are automatically formed. That's just the way it works. Sounds like you had am awful experience and I'm sorry for that, but I just wanted to point out that piece because if it was bothering you, that is actually the way that it works --- Tribe Time! ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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