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Nov 10, 2015, 03:16 AM
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My best friend is going to set her hand on fire in two days.she wants to go to the hospital but needs an excuse for going there And she thinks this is the best way . I don't think it is the best ideal cause she could possibly catch everything on fire though she says shell be careful im not going to outrightly stop her that is not my place but i will try to talk to her cause i feel uneasy.im not afraid of losing her but i would miss her if i lost her
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Nov 10, 2015, 03:53 AM
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Why does she need an excuse for going to the hospital? I realize that some hospitals are.....lacking.....but I know that around here, if you walk into the ER and tell them you are suicidal and going to hurt yourself, you're going to go on a 72 hour hold.
I don't understand how you can say that you're her best friend and you're not going to stop her? What's the point in having friends if they don't smack some sense into you when you're about to do something incredibly stupid? |
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Nov 10, 2015, 12:08 PM
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Why is it she wants to go to the hospital? If you figure out her motive you can talk her down. For example if its attention then try and get her to realise she doesn't need to do this for attention, if its for affection, remind her she has people that care for her.
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Nov 10, 2015, 04:30 PM
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You have it backward.
As her best friend, that's actually EXACTLY your place; to stop her from acting dangerously stupid. If you're just going to sit by and watch, then you're not doing your job. My bff? She'd be tied up and watched round the clock till her stupidity subsides or professional help arrives. Sometimes talk is cheap, sometimes talking is too gentle an approach, sometimes talking just wont be heard. Sometimes we are called to act.
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Nov 10, 2015, 05:38 PM
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She would never betray my trust by turning me in when I tried to hurt myself im not about to betray hers by talking to her im not forcing her to do anything which i think is wrong it is also her choice she should have the freedom to choose even if it doesn't make sense to me . me and my friend have a strange relationship most people don't understand how wed agree with things like suicide and hurting ourselves thats why it works for us.do i want to see her hurt?no i honestly don't but if i interfere im also breaking trust meaning she won't keep my secrets in the future either
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Nov 10, 2015, 06:45 PM
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I think the thoughts alone is enough to get her a trip to IP. Why does she want to get into the hospital so bad though? She should just go to the ER and tell them she's having thoughts of self harm. And if this was my bff I would do anything to stop her. Tell someone, physically wrestle her if I had to.
Dx: BP2, PTSD, bulimia/anorexia Seroquel 300mgs Trileptal 300mgs Buspar 45mgs Ativan 1mg PRN Vyvance 70mgs PRN |
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Nov 10, 2015, 06:52 PM
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She listens to me the hospital has turned me away several times for suicide and she believes they'll turn her away she struggles with an eating disorder and tired of it but she wants help
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Nov 10, 2015, 07:56 PM
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I too struggle from eating disorders. I can tell you that the hospital can't do anything for that. They may put her in IP but that's not helping the eating itself. She needs to go to a place specifically for ED treatment. Better off looking into that then setting yourself on fire. She'll get treatment alright. Just not the right kind. Dx: BP2, PTSD, bulimia/anorexia Seroquel 300mgs Trileptal 300mgs Buspar 45mgs Ativan 1mg PRN Vyvance 70mgs PRN |
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Nov 10, 2015, 09:52 PM
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This exactly. They probably won't even attempt to give her any kind of real treatment for the ED. They will be too busy saying "holy *****, she set herself on fire" and dealing with the implications of that. She will probably be drugged very, very heavily. I would try to talk her out of it if I were you. If you can't and you know she's about to do it (as in immediately, not just talking about a plan) I would call 911 on her. This could go wrong in so many ways. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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#10
Nov 10, 2015, 10:26 PM
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As her friend, maybe you can search for places that she can go to for ED. Even call around with her and ask questions. Like if they take her insurances, what kind of program they run, if there's a wait to get in ect. These are things she should be thinking of and not setting herself on fire. If she goes the fire route, she'll be stuck at an ip place that doesn't treat eating disorders. Totally two diff places.
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Nov 11, 2015, 03:38 AM
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Talked to my friend today and she said shes not going to burn her hand shes still going to the hospital though
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Nov 11, 2015, 06:24 AM
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Ohhh now I seeee, I thought your username looked familiar. This is that unhealthy friendship you've posted about where you give each other tips on how to starve yourselves and exchange ideas for methods of suicide... Ok, "makes sense" now why you wont intervene. Not to me per sé, but I hear your "logic". I'm glad she changed her mind about setting herself on fire, that's some purely disturbing shyt, and I hope she gets the treatment she needs.
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