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Guys
I think I might need to be hospitalized. I am on a medication but psychiatrist is trying to up it very slowly and it's not yet at a 'therapeutic dose.' in the meantime, i have these crazy swings...terrible, suicidal depressions...been abusing some medications...mania where I make kind of bad choices... I don't know tho. It would kill my parents I think. am i being a drama queen?? Help!! |
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Only you can know if that would be best. I know it's scary due to the unknown, but if you are having suicidal ideation's, you may want to go.
You sound like you are not in a very good place. Talk to your parents and tell them that you think you need to go. I wish you the best ![]() BJ
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Yeah, hospitalization sucks. But if you are thinking seriously about suicide, then it may be necessary. If your parents can't handle it, that's their problem. You have to think of yourself first.
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I'm sure you have already been told that persons with Manic Depression (Bipolar) have a higher risk of suicide as their bouts of depression can be much more intense.
If you feel suicidal you should share these thoughts with someone you trust, prefferably a therapist. It can take some time for the medication to work but the slow increase is better for you. Just keep looking forward to the day you are in balance and try to keep something in your mind that you know will prevent you from comitting suicide.
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I'm going in on Monday-- wanna come? lol. When things get to the point in which you feel as though you need to go to the hospital, you need to stop thinking about what everyone else is going to think and focus on you. That is what I'm doing now. Screw work, screw what people say, screw the things I was supposed to do next week-- it's time for this to be about me and only me-- time to heal. Good luck in whatever choice you make..
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I have Bipolar Disorder and I have been hospitalized twice. I think you should call your Doctor or go to the Emergency department if you feel you need immediate treatment. I was taken off my meds completly last summer because a Psychiatrist I was seeing told me-I had put to much weight on. Thus, I became very manic and psychotic and I had to go to the hospital on my own several times before I was admitted and received help. The funny thing was they also found I had a thyroid problem. If I did not go I would not know I also had a physical-thyroid problem with me. Try to be strong-talk to your Doctor and explain how you our feeling and what new things you find you our doing or go to the hospital and do not feel afraid or ashamed to express what you our going through.
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ah...they found my thyroid was hypo. reaaaaly affects ur moods which doesnt help much when ur bipolar.
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My hospitalization experience was a good one. It made me feel safe sort of cocooned. My doctor and family made the decision for me. I was hysterical about it at first but after I got admitted and medicated I was comfortable. I hope you can reach some sense of peace about what is appropriate for you.
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I feel the same at the moment. I am scared of what I mite do next. Ive cuts. bruises and scars all over my body. Being around life stresses and trying to fit in with what other people want you to be or what is deemed 'normal', is draining.
So tired, cant be myself, cant look after my daughter in the best way. waiting til tonite so i can go to my room, and rapid cycle on my own. Just a week away, from it all, contact everything mit sort me out. but i duno what to do. I cant run away but need to be safe for a while. The thing is though that some people think you cant be crazy if you want to go yourself, but aint it better than being found in despair, attempted suicide or even dead? only we know when our head is going to snap!! hope you get the help you need. it depends where you live aswell. england doesnt favour bipolar diagnoses, the psychs here dont understand it |
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