I don't have any formal emergency plan, but since I was hospitalized I've told my husband that he is to call my doctor if I'm in crisis and refuse to do it myself. My insight is poor to nonexistent in both mania and depression. Even if I beg him not to call or get mad at him for it, he needs to make that call. I hope I never need that kind of help, but of course there's no guarantee where bipolar is concerned.

Which is a good reason to make a safety plan and give both my family and my pdoc copies.