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Old Apr 14, 2014, 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Side2Side View Post
Bad few days, my gf of 9 years left me. On friday we were out drinking and had an arguement. Something she said flipped a switch in my head and the voices began to roll. I left her there by herself and walked off with the intention of comitting suicide, in a moment of level headedness I called the emergency services and told them if I stayed out here with the voices I wouldn't make it home. So, cops arrived and took me home and stayed with me until they had spoken with the CPN. I have not seen gf Friday the incident (which is fitting because if something happened to her I wouldn't have seen her again) she has spoken to me through text and wants time to think about things. I told her I understand and she takes the time she needs. We have a lot of problems because of my condition all of which I want to work on but need her help and told her there are many things she would have to fix too.
and now every time I think of her I am overwhelmed with guilt for leaving her behind (she was in a taxi and home safe within 15 min) the stress has made me cut myself something awful. I want to fix all this but feel that she deserves a better life than one with me, I just miss her so bad and the fact that it is 100% my fault makes it so much worse. I'm worried if I explain the cutting to pdoc I will be hospitalized. If that happens I will never get her back. I'm supposed to by starting AP's and get my diagnosis this week. She wants to know how that goes and if I can start living normally again. I'm really concerned that her mind is made up and there is no fixing it due to my screwing up and there's not enough drink/weed/meds/cigarettes/blows to the head/cuts to the chest that can ease this stress. My next appointment with pdoc is Wednesday, should I wait or phone her now?
I dont know about scotland (where your profile says is your location) but here in the USA each state has their own mental health laws and since 9/11 a nation wide law about people being a danger to their self and others through suicide/self injury. based on those things each mental health agency has their own guideline of when they must hospitalize and when they dont. some take it case by case and others have a standardized set of rules.

only those in your own location can tell you what the standards are where you are and whether you will be hospitalized...I can take a guess...since the cops took you home and sat with you rather than transporting you to the hospital I'd say the odds are good that you wont be hospitalized.