Horatio said:
Far out, hospitalisation for suicidal thoughts? Dude where do you live?
I've been shuffled along to shrinks and counsellors since I was 14 with suicidal thoughts and Ive been put on many different types of medication that gave me nothing but side effects but Ive never been threatened with long term hospitalisation.
Closest I've come was when I was 19 and the Police took me to hospital overnight for observation. Although when I was 16 and botched up a suicide attempt I was placed in a foster home by a mental health organisation.
But here in NZ we have the highest or second highest suicide rate in the Western world (just behind or equal to Japan I think) so there probably isnt the facilities to hospitalise suicidal people long term.
Personally I cant see how hospitalisation will help your cause at all, if it were me I would scream and scratch and fart and run or do anything I could to avoid the men in white coats
Yeah NZ really doesn't seem to care, i've told my psychologist of my suicidal thoughts before - they showed genuine concern but certainly nothing like hospital.
Whether thats a good thing or not is debateable I guess. One things for sure Mad Cat, taking your life isn't outsmarting anyone :? , so I hope for your sake you don't go down that rather permanent route.
I dont know about you guys, but anti-depressants really aren't that bad, my dads been on a concoction of them for the last 20 years - he's fine, well certainly better than when he wasn't on them!
If it were me, i'd take the meds over anything as drastic as suicide - lieing is a fine tactic too I guess, just so long as you're sure you can get better alone.