He said that for him he has never self harmed and he thinks this may be the reason, but he deals with suicidal thoughts on a very frequent basis. I shared that for me (and I stressed that I was no advocating this at all) I had slipped into self harm and it started getting worse... that my mental stability deteriated and after being assessed by the crisis team it was encouraged that I go in voluntarily.... that however, hospital is not something that makes it all better... in the UK, mental health hospitals do two things: keep you safe and look at your meds whilst making sure you take them. There are no therapy groups... and if you have anxiety as well, it can blow that through the roof... so if he's managing outside, I'd recommend he stuck with it. The lady next to me nodded and agreed.

Just my take on the situation... interesting if any other UK people can share on this.