My T has a pretty long patience. If he can at least guarantee my safety, he'll let me go. I just got out of a week of inpatient. In this case, he was ready to call an ambulance have me taken because he couldn't guarantee my safety. As it were, he took my means and called my H (it was that or an ambulance) and made sure I got in with my Pdoc the next day. From there it was either I take myself or I go on a psychiatric hold.

I've seen my T for six years and I've expressed suicidal intent before. I haven't processed it with him yet, but I suspect that this is the first time he didn't think he could talk me down.