LogFAQs > #949860531

I really appreciate all the comments. Something about trying to talk to people like this feels a lot more manageable than actually in person, especially since some of the people on this board I talk to as much or more than most people irl. Not going to individually respond to every comment but there are definitely some things I want to address.

fuming posted...

Yep. I've even heard of a story where the cops had someone involuntarily committed who was NOT suicidal - they will take someone else's word over yours if you are accused, because immediately you are perceived to be lying. So definitely make sure you are POSITIVE someone needs immediate help if are going to call them.

So apparently that was what happened with the woman who was checked in at the same time as me. A friend brought her to the ER to seek help, and they involuntarily committed her, despite her saying she wasn't suicidal. She had a very young child at home too.

Sunroof posted...

I have a friend who is suicidal. I called a suicide hotline and found out they are people whose literal jobs it is to just listen to you. It didnt do me any good since the suicidal friend never called them, but I reckon a lot of good can come from it.

Yeah, that's the catch-22 with suicide hotlines. They're good and useful but in the moment a lot of the time the last thing you want to do is try to have someone talk you down. In my situation I didn't even bring my phone with me on the drive out because I was convinced I wouldn't be needing it. In hindsight, I think a part of me was still hoping someone would notice and talk to me, as much as I also just wanted to be alone.

azuarc posted...

Sounds like you were treated like shit. I was admitted for a few days...god, almost 15 years ago now. My experience doesn't sound anything like yours. Pennsylvania code keeps a person locked up for three days, and then they have to be reevaluated, or at least that was the rule then. Nobody in the facility treated me like I was beneath them, though. I didn't love being there, but I didn't have the impression the people hated their jobs and their patients, or need to have my shoes taken for fear of hanging myself from my shoelaces. I mean, maybe it's different when you actually move forward with an attempt, but it sounds like things were definitely not handled correctly.

I don't know when things changed, but yeah, it's 5 days minimum now under a 302. Voluntary admissions need to give 72-hour notice when they want to leave, which also seems excessive. As far as the care, when I was being held there I spent most of my time talking to other patients. Some had been bounced around from facility to facility, and specifically they mentioned some facilities are way worse than others, and ours was definitely on the lower end. Luck of the draw I guess. I was sent there because nowhere within a 2-hour radius had open beds apparently. I can't imagine a lot of people willingly choose that place.



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