[InfiniteSadness]

I don't intend to try and end up there but what causes some people to just "end" up there? i hear that phrase way to often. Just wondering. Ehh im guessing self harm is a big reason, don't know why i didnt think of that one before i posted.

[missbelle]

I guess you end there when there is no other option...when you feel that you just can't make it anymore without help.....some people are admitted because they are a danger to themselves or others, others like myself know that they are at the end of the rope and barely hanging on at all and if they do not admit themsleves to the hospital they will truly be lost forever!

I have admitted myself into the hospital quite a few times over the years. I don't care for the phrase "ended up" much, though I'm not sure why. Maybe because in my case I made the decision to go on my own. It was a good decision, not an accident of some kind, and I wasn't involuntarily admitted.

My hospitalizations have been because of severe suicidal depression. I don't self harm, but I do get very suicidal--impulsively so--which makes me feel not safe on my own, and my pdoc and T aren't too fond of that state for me either. I admit myself when my safety is in jeopardy because my thinking has become completely out of whack and irrational. The hospital provides me with the safety I can't seem to give myself, while my pdoc is able to work on adjusting meds to stabilize me. Once I start stabilizing, I am discharged (anywhere from a few days to a couple weeks or so).

[LucyG]

I don't know anything about this from a personal standpoint, but can tell you that here in Washington state, if you threaten suicide, and the police are called, you'll be put in a psych ward on 3 day involuntary commit.

There are also situations where a person is out of control, the police are called who have the emergency medical services, i.e., the fire department transport the person to the hospital for the 3 day involuntary commit.

My hubby is a firefighter and has been on lots of these type of calls which is how I know about it.

Infinite Saddness,

Sometimes you "end up" in the hospital because those in authority do not like to hear people that have the courage to speak their mind, when truth need be told, even in the face of their own demise.

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Originally Posted by missbelle

I guess you end there when there is no other option...when you feel that you just can't make it anymore without help.....some people are admitted because they are a danger to themselves or others, others like myself know that they are at the end of the rope and barely hanging on at all and if they do not admit themsleves to the hospital they will truly be lost forever!

Oh....why couldn't I have known you fifteen years ago! Will the coin ever land my way?

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Unfortunately, mental strength can not lift one's spirits,

-Fleeing Bellocq, Misery's Muse

[-jimi-]

Around here you only end up in hospital if you don't know what you are doing anymore. For other people, you have to convince the staff you need to be in hospital, which makes you the doer. That way you don't end up anywhere, you actively seek care.

Originally Posted by farmergirl

I have admitted myself into the hospital quite a few times over the years. I don't care for the phrase "ended up" much, though I'm not sure why. Maybe because in my case I made the decision to go on my own. It was a good decision, not an accident of some kind, and I wasn't involuntarily admitted.

My hospitalizations have been because of severe suicidal depression. I don't self harm, but I do get very suicidal--impulsively so--which makes me feel not safe on my own, and my pdoc and T aren't too fond of that state for me either. I admit myself when my safety is in jeopardy because my thinking has become completely out of whack and irrational. The hospital provides me with the safety I can't seem to give myself, while my pdoc is able to work on adjusting meds to stabilize me. Once I start stabilizing, I am discharged (anywhere from a few days to a couple weeks or so).

i agree with you on that term.. you know i think sometimes, that phrase gets over used- oh, you've done this or you've done that... so now you're going to end up in hospital (even though their are other options). it's just the person does not want to care for them.

1 obvious one i've not seen listed here is suicide attempts (but then i didon't read all the thread) just saw this comment and wanted to quote it.

[brackenbeard]

when there is no where else to turn, and you're feeling really unstable it's a good look. gives you the time you need to get yourself together. it's a safe place where professionals can monitor you. of course last time i went i didnt open up enough because i was scared, and they discharged me. imprtant to be honest about what you're going through.

Honestly though some of the best healing happens around the people staying there. The interactions with other patients are the best.

[optimize990h]

Originally Posted by InfiniteSadness

I don't intend to try and end up there but what causes some people to just "end" up there? i hear that phrase way to often. Just wondering. Ehh im guessing self harm is a big reason, don't know why i didnt think of that one before i posted.

Sometimes it's fear that makes a person to choose the hospital-voluntary versus the times a persons wakes up has a large gap in their memories, especially the marks on your body(from fighting the restraints)

[Anika.]

I landed in the hospital because I was very manic for about five months and only declining. I did not want to go. I was not a real danger to myself or anyone else. However I was also not functioning at all, so I suppose you could be a danger in that way. My dr's had tried so many meds and combos by that point, and nothing would give. Makes me wonder if the constant med changes and over drugging me was not part of the problem.

It must depend on who you are admitted with. I found zero comfort or safety interacting with the other patients. Most of them were going through withdrawal of heavy drugs, more like a detox centre, maybe it's where I live. There were a few who were nice. I think I was the only one there with mania and psychosis.. which I got questioned about heavily by the other patients. I also got interrogated by the other patients as to why I was being given so many meds. My fainting in the hall a few times did not help me fit in either. Maybe they could see I was being over drugged.

In the end the mania and psychosis did calm down, however being on heavy doses of three Antipsychotics, two mood stabilizers and benzos just might have tranquilized me out of it. Basically I could barely talk or walk. Not trying to scare you, I mean I was in a bad spot for sure when I went in. Maybe it was needed.

[LostMom3]

The first time I ended up in the hospital, I overdoses. Second time I was having some really intense hallucinations that scared the daylights out of me and everyone around me. There are other ways. When you start acting totally out of character, when you start talking about the voices wanting you to harm your self and/or others, being in suchh a deep depression you don't respond to anything or anyone around you. These are some examples there a lot more.

[LostMom3]

Originally Posted by LucyG

I don't know anything about this from a personal standpoint, but can tell you that here in Washington state, if you threaten suicide, and the police are called, you'll be put in a psych ward on 3 day involuntary commit.

There are also situations where a person is out of control, the police are called who have the emergency medical services, i.e., the fire department transport the person to the hospital for the 3 day involuntary commit.

My hubby is a firefighter and has been on lots of these type of calls which is how I know about it.

Here in Georgia, they tell you that you are going for a 3 day observation, but the minute you walk in the door you are told you will be there for a mandatory 7 days. First time they did that to me, I almost got extra days, because I was upset that they had lied to me.

This is something that scares me, Here in the UK hospital is a last resort, I have been suicidal for about a month or so now with the odd good day, I went to my local hospital on Wednesday and was told if I was to get any worse then I will probably get admitted, We have a crisis team where they visit you at home (they are no help to me at all) they are just short term) 2 weeks, I refused them this time as my therapy stops (pathetic I know)

[LostMom3]

Originally Posted by Tinkerbell..

This is something that scares me, Here in the UK hospital is a last resort, I have been suicidal for about a month or so now with the odd good day, I went to my local hospital on Wednesday and was told if I was to get any worse then I will probably get admitted, We have a crisis team where they visit you at home (they are no help to me at all) they are just short term) 2 weeks, I refused them this time as my therapy stops (pathetic I know)

Here in Georgia US, we have a crisis team that will come to your home too. They are generally very helpful. If they feel there is any type of problems they notify your therapist and either set you an appointment with T or they get you to the hospital.

[Hellion]

In my case it would likely be due to self harm/suicide attempt, a psychotic break or other mental breakdown of some sort. Or I will go overboard and hurt someone physically.

Hasn't happened yet but SSI is looking bleak having enough psych meds, alcohol and cannabis(legal in my state now anyways for anyone over 21 so not talking about anything illegal here) in order to function fairly better and a bit more 'normally' I suppose in order to find work seems bleak as well. So I figure eventually somethings gotta give. I mean I haven't said this to many people but I am getting so desperate I have thought of doing things I never would have thought of before just for a little money.

[LadyShadow]

In my case, I ended up there because I was screaming around the streets and the neighborhood in a very manic state. I was obsessed with a guy who wouldnt call himself my boyfriend even though we slept together every night for 5 years. Yeah go figure.

I then went back and forth back and forth for months because I kept throwing out the pills or mixing them with alcohol.

Then when he left me I tried to commit suicide, and I ended up there again.

After years of being in and out of the hospital after that, I finally stabalized with the help of a good doctor and an awesome therapist.

I made it out of darkness.

Yes I did

A few of my admissions were due to suicidal thoughts/attempts, and others to psychosis and adverse reactions to medication. Most were through the Emergency Department. My psychiatrist has admitted me from her office as well.

After being certified twice for 14 days, I avoid psychiatric units.

[MoonWalker247]

I dont know but Ive tried everything. I think Im just going to go turn myself in...

[onionknight]

I was admitted through a emergency room. I wasn't suicidal or anything, so I basically turned myself in. My mom drove me to the hospital, said something to the nurses that made them put me in a room under supervision and in a few hours I was taken to the psychistristic floor.

[shezbut]

For me, I end up in the hospital when I lose all sense of hope. Things can look pretty crummy a lot of times ~ but that's not enough. Hopelessness is the most descriptive word.

Without hope, there is no sense in continuing to live or trying to do your best. No sense in continuing to takes meds, go to work, get out of bed, etc. These are times when I have put a lot of thought and planning into suicidal ideation. Doctors (T's and pDocs) always notice when I reach that point. They've given me the choice to go to ER on my own freewill, on a couple occasions, or they'll call for assistance. I've also been strongly advised by T's to seek out assistance from th ER.

I haven't ever attempted suicide ~ but I have fought against the tantalizing impulse more than a couple of times. While in the hospital, I have met several other residents who were being held against their will, due to laws against attempted suicide.

[sugahorse1]

For me it's also due to sever depression and suicidal ideation.
As we speak, I'm wrestling with the idea if hospital is right for me right now