Thanks for sharing your story and the words of advice.

I'm hoping not to have to go at all. But I was in a bad place when I started this thread. I told my T today that I'm making safety plans to counteract the bad kind of planning, so that's what this is. Make it an easier decision if I suddenly say "Alright, I gotta go to the hospital." Then my brother can just grab the bag and bring it to me.

I journal, so I need to stick a pack of legal pads in it, although I don't know about writing utensils. A little tougher. I'll probably call the hospital that I would likely use and ask what they do about that. I'm sure crayons are safe, but hard to journal with.