Posted by el on October 25, 1999, at 19:17:24
In reply to hospitalization, posted by allison on October 25, 1999, at 18:34:55
> Maybe this is a stupid question.
Not a dumb question at all.> I've never been hospitalized. I've sometimes wondered if I should be. I think my pdoc has sometimes thought the same thing, and has at certain times (unless I'm paranoid) suggested it without saying it outright. But he hasn't insisted. Not yet.
>
> I guess I'm wondering when does one know one needs to go there? Or does one ever know? And what happens?I have friends who have been, and who have friends
who have been, and their words of advice area) admit yourself before "they" admit you --
whoever "they" are in your life; because INvoluntary
admission is a hell of a lot harder to squeegie out of
than voluntary. You don't want to go there.b) if you're unable to control suicidal thoughts
(i.e., you're a threat to your own survival), and
you have no options like 24-hour-friend babysitting
service, check in.Somehow I don't think that's going to help you much.
There have been times when I *wanted* to go
(as much as I fear it) because it was just so
exhausting and I didn't want to fight anymore. I wanted
someone else to take care of me, essentially. But I
decided that was childish and lazy... (no self-judgement here)
Oddly enough, that decision usually worked to get me doing something...
anything... and I'd put one foot in front of the other, and
things got better. Slowly.
poster:el
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