Went to the ER last night on recommendation from my psychologist. It was a terrible experience. Filled with people who weren't trained to adequately respond to a mental health crisis or had an attitude that was thoroughly unhelpful for the situation. I had a friend who works in the mental health field with me to advocate (and she advocated aggressively) and we both left angry, me more distressed than when I arrived, with no solutions that originated from the hospital. We both thought - what about the people who don't have someone to help?