Posted by judy1 on February 27, 2003, at 17:41:40
In reply to Half-Baked Suicide Plans Hospitalization, posted by LibbyH on February 27, 2003, at 2:12:16
I've been in several times Lilly- 3 times for suicide attempts, others for mania. The suicide attempts: a 72 hour involuntary hold which depending on how good you are at convincing your pdoc you're ok (plus how good your insurance is) can easily drag into a week or more. I loathe hospitals (but manic people probably have more negative experiences than depressed patients), but I will strongly encourage you to go because you are no longer in the ideation phase and you recognize that. So think about a normal hospital room that you will probably share with a bathroom, no leaving the ward for 72 hours, 30 minute bed checks and you spend most of your time in the lounge with other patients usually talking or watching TV. You definitely need a safe place and I'm sorry but it sounds like that's your only recourse. Hopefully you'll feel less suicidal after the 72 hours (and actually it IS better to go in voluntarily) and you'll be able to leave and do day hospital. If you have more questions I'll be hapy to write, but please, please go in- judy
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