My Mum has had me sectioned 2x. Unfortunately, none of my hospitalisations have been helpful, and those 2 that she was responsible for were the most abusive/traumatising. I was very angry each time. And this current IP stay where, though she wasn't responsible for getting me sectioned, she keeps advocating for my continued detention, which is very frustrating.

BUT, I know that she did/does it out of love. Because she has my best interests at heart, even though we completely disagree about what is in my best interests. So even though I feel angry and we do argue about it at times, she is still there for me. She visits me every day and she lets me rant at her when I need to and she tells me why she did/does it and that she loves me and wants to keep me safe. So even though we completely disagree about this, we still love each other and are working through our disagreements.

I hope that your son goes willingly but, if not, keep telling him that you love him. He will be angry and you probably can understand why having been hospitalised involuntarily yourself, so let him be angry, but keep being there for him and he will forgive you. And help him advocate for himself if the hospital is a bad one and not listening to him.

I hope it all works out for the better

*Willow*