[Asiablue]

Does your therapist have a crisis plan with you ie a contract or agreement of sorts about what to do when things start going down hill for you?

My new T is setting one out for me which is basically as soon as i feel really low and like i might want to S.H or just feel i'm not coping then to get in touch with her and from there there will be more contact with her and extra sessions if needed. It makes me feel like i have a safety net. I've never had a crisis plan before.

[Victoria'smom]

I do I made it myself and gave it to my T. We recently talked about when I would be hospitalized. Honestly she told me when it had to be involuntarily.

Yes, not formally written down, but thoroughly discussed and in place.

[sweepy62]

Yes we have a crisis plan in place, its in my file.

Originally Posted by Asiablue

Does your therapist have a crisis plan with you ie a contract or agreement of sorts about what to do when things start going down hill for you?

My new T is setting one out for me which is basically as soon as i feel really low and like i might want to S.H or just feel i'm not coping then to get in touch with her and from there there will be more contact with her and extra sessions if needed. It makes me feel like i have a safety net. I've never had a crisis plan before.

Yes my T and I have a plan in place. I had to provide names and numbers of people that I need to call in case of a break down. I also have the VA crisis line, and my local ER in it.

[BlessedRhiannon]

Yes - like Chris, it's not formally written down, but we've discussed it and have a plan.

[stopdog]

I don't think so. If there is, the therapist has not called it that.

Yes. Again, not written down because I would never in a bazillion years sign a "contract" but we've discussed it multiple times.

[Asiablue]

Originally Posted by PumpkinEater

Yes. Again, not written down because I would never in a bazillion years sign a "contract" but we've discussed it multiple times.

Yeah mine isn't a contract either i'd never sign one of those. And it's not written down formally, it's just a verbal plan of when to ask for help really.

Yes I have a crisis plan that my Pdoc and CPN have wrote out and I have a copy.

In reference to TinyRabbit's thread on wanting to quit and the metapor My Kids Are Cool noted on horse training (a FABULOUS reference by the way...still mulling it over!) a crisis contract for me would feel like a very tight rope and I would flip out just like one of the abused horses referenced in the post. I might even go so far as to chew my way out of the rope, throw it at my therapist in a fit of rage, and burn down the the tree that the rope was tied down to.

[jenluv]

Nope, no plan. But he is very generous in allowing contact so if things went apeshit I would call or text him and we'd go from there.

[1stepatatime]

Just last week my T told me that if things get to be too much that I can call her cell...she said that she could meet me on the weekends (in most cases) if need be. She told me that if I call that I need to request that she call me back otherwise she doesn't return the call. It was reassuring that she extended herself to me.

[healed84]

Yes, we do have an agreement. When I feel myself starting to go down the wrong path as far as my thoughts on SI and suicide.. I can contact him via phone call, text, or email. If it is a true emergency and feel like my safety is in question always go to the ER.. but I am allowed to text and say I am not safe and he will call and see if we can talk through it first.

[growlithing]

No. It's a problem.

[mandazzle]

Technically yeah... but I never follow it because I think it's ****ing stupid.

[velcro003]

no, but i've never been in a crisis, so i guess its not really a worry.

[AnnaBegins]

I begged my original t to set up some kind of plan but he said I needed to set one up for myself independent of him. My new t started to talk about something like a plan - he wants me to text him whenever I feel urges to SI so he can call and talk me through whatever the trigger was. He forgot to give me his cell number like he said he was going to though.

[ThisWayOut]

I had a formal one with my previous t, signed and all with copy given to my wife (my choice). I don't have a formal one with new t tho. We agreed that I can call of something comes up, and I am expected to reach out if safety is a concern. Sh is not necessarily a reason to call, tho I can leave her a message if I chose to. I'm also expected to ask for extra sessions if need be. She has also said to hang on to formal crisis plan from other t and use as necessary (it was more of a "steps to take if...").

[Raging Quiet]

My T would never do something like that with me.

[Asiablue]

Originally Posted by MdngtRain

I had a formal one with my previous t, signed and all with copy given to my wife (my choice). I don't have a formal one with new t tho. We agreed that I can call of something comes up, and I am expected to reach out if safety is a concern. Sh is not necessarily a reason to call, tho I can leave her a message if I chose to. I'm also expected to ask for extra sessions if need be. She has also said to hang on to formal crisis plan from other t and use as necessary (it was more of a "steps to take if...").

See, i don't think S.H is a reason to call either ( although it feels good to know she wants me to) i don't consider a crisis the same things she does. For example... feeling really crap and like i might S.H or feel like i'm entering a period of depression, or extreme anxiety. Basically any of those types of things then the crisis plan goes in place and it means i get more outside contact and support frm her but if i'm not on a crisis plan then she doesn't expect any outside contact between us.

[unlockingsanity]

No. I am pretty able to ask for help when I need it or T will encourage an extra session.