Couchies, could I have some advice? I'm wondering if this is something y'all would agree to.

I have already agreed to call T before I SH or when the SI is quite bad... and now he wants me to agree to call him before going to the ED. (I've only ever done this once in my life for psych reasons, and that ended up in me being admitted for a month.)

He says it's because he wants me to avoid going inpatient, which I also want to avoid... and I suppose I should be glad he is signing on for more phone calls rather than fewer. But I also want to maintain some freaking autonomy. Like, surely if things are so bad that I am actually taking myself to the ED, he's not going to be able to do anything to talk me down? (This is relevant right now b/c I've been considering going to the ED and asking to be admitted b/c things are quite awful at present.)

I dunno, what sayeth the couch? (And/or what sayeth @@'s new cat; not speciesist here.)