Edit: Apparently this community is too mentally healthy/sound to even recognize this meme lol
Count yourselves lucky.
While funny, please don't be afraid to tell your therapist.
If they put me in grippy socks for having suicidal idealation I would probably have my own dedicated room.
Therapists are there to help us with this shit, not make us fear getting better. If your therapist doesn't know, they can't help.
I didn't have my own room when they put me in there for suicidal thoughts, and insurance wanted me out before I was well, so they discharged me with no way home
True. They exhaust all other efforts before putting you in. It's super expensive and its a lot healthier to be home if you can
For me, it was the fucking hotline that did it. They asked me if I had a plan, and I said yes, because I absolutely had a plan for exactly how I'd do it, still do. Apparently, that gets interpreted as "I plan to do it."
If I was going to actually do it, do you think I'd be calling the helpline? Hell, no!
I'm never calling that damn number again.
Some therapists will help, others won't. Some psych wards will help, others will give you more trauma. I recommend caution and research before telling a therapist about suicidal thoughts. I had a real bad experience at the behavioral health emergency center in Charlotte NC, and that wasn't even overnight. I've heard good things about some residential places here in Oregon.
This may depend on the country but I as a therapist ask everyone anyway. And I've experienced many, many people over the years being afraid of speaking up. It's always a moment of relief when it's out there and they realize I'm not freaking out over it.
I've pretty much heard it all. Including the various ways people try to approach the subject while still unsure how I will react. And I do think that is something you could try if you're unsure about your therapist - talk to them about your suicidal thoughts and see how they react before you confirm plans or attempts.
Chances are of course they can get quite a bit from your way of talking about it, because you're definitely not the first person with those thoughts in front of them. The thing is - suicidal ideation is, depending on the type of disorder, quite common. If we'd admitted anyone who thought about suicide to a psych ward immediately they would be bursting at the seams and we'd get nothing done at all. So that's not happening. As long as you can convincingly agree with your therapist on a plan forward (which could mean: Okay, I promise not to kill myself until next Tuesday) you don't have to be admitted if you don't want to. Which also would be an option of course. Psychiatric wards are emergency departments. They are supposed to be there for you when you're seeing no light at all and in my experience, at least where I live and work, in fact have saved quite a few lifes.
Grippy socks are standard issue for all in-patients in most US hospitals because they prevent falls and the floor is nasty. Seriously please wear them during your stay.
"Apparently this community is too mentally healthy/sound to even recognize this meme lol
Count yourselves lucky."
In my country, we just don't have those
I don't get it.
Those are the free socks you get when arriving at the funny farm.
They take away your shoes and give you grippy socks like that when you go to a mental hospital.
Count me in and I went to therapy.
Footjob with the grippy socks tho
Yes.
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Hey my therapist was cool as fuck. If you need someone to talk about suicidal ideations with though you can call a number on
warmline.org
The people who answer are peer support. People who have suffered too and spend time answering mental health calls.
Oh wow, in UK grippy socks "totes" were a 1990's fad. Great fit for running about hardwood floors as a kid.
Ok kids, let’s review the requisites for involuntary hospitalization in the US (specifically regarding suicidal ideation)!
Do you:
Have a plan? ✔️
Have the means to carry out that plan? ✔️
Expressed the intention to carry out that plan in the immediate future? ✔️
If all of the above are true and you tell your mental health professional, then you better pack those bags! If not, you get to go home.
(That said, I’ve at least heard stories of some mental health clinicians apparently not understanding these minimum guidelines and committing people involuntarily with only 1 or 2 of these requisites having been met, so it may be worth it to review these guidelines with your clinician before getting too deep into it)
I'm good, how are you?
Before we go any further, let me explain to you the guidelines for involuntary committment for suicidal ideation.
Hmmmmm
The ol' 51 50 special
I’m so innocent I thought this mf scared about trampoline gyms¿¿
Ah, the big oof time off socks
Boot coverings?
Oh neat mine are grey though.
I act rather silly at times :3