Poll How Many Times Have You Been Hospitalized?

[sea]

No it was from being pushed forward really hard. Imagine being in a driver's seat in a car accident and getting snapped forward. It was like that only I wasn't in a car. My head hit the side of a concrete platform that was elevated instead of a steering wheel. It wasn't actually that bad. I went for an X-Ray four days later. I guess I couldn't die because that wouldn't have been very productive. Complained a lot so I got taken to the hospital, had an X-Ray and wore a brace. Was about six or maybe seven at the time. The injury is a common one and not life threatening (usually) but I was told it was surprising I wasn't injured worse since children's bones are developing. Bleach was the only thing I ever did to try and kill myself, but the consequences of that were severe enoug hthat I never did it again. I wasn't very smart so I didn't realize it wouldn't do anything.

 

[Srain]

Most of my "frequent flyer" visits were in my 20's I was never scared. I was so out of control then. This last stint there weren't a lot of people that were threre dealing with similar issues it was all drug and alchohol related. But they did get my medication squared away.............................................
They knew I was very fragile emotionally and had problems with touch. I'm glad they did because he ended up flipping out and threw a chair and had to be restrained. I saw what happened but I was far, far away on the other side safe behind plexi-glass and a locked door!

I busted out laughing at the term "frequent flyer" - HA! Well, I had most of my share of getting rushed to the hospital for suicide attempts in my teens but there wasn't much in place and once the stitches were in place and some fool asked if I was under stress (ummm, yes, would be the answer to that question) and the usual, "do you have a therapist, blah blah blah" and the answer was always, "of course!", because I did! The dr would leave the room and I would hit the door with my friend or friends asking if I thought this was really a good idea. I usually knew that nobody could help me because during that time my father knew all the staff in and out of the facilities and I would only be sent back home or I was living on my own and nothing would change. I would simply need to live long enough to find another way.

As far as hospitalization goes "they" did not catch me until many many years later and then it all came apart and there have been no less than 5 (count them) in 10 years! Four volunteer, one not so much :speechless:. I no longer feel like any of it is out of my control. I have a great pdoc and am doing what needs to be done in therapy. I have a strong upport system and my meds are straight.

Rain

 

[Heather]

The dr would leave the room and I would hit the door

How'd you manage that? 'Cause before I had a chance to bolt hospital security would show up and I'd be stuck. Somehow I don't think they trusted me:eek::p:laugh:.

 

[Srain]

I had to go through the emergency room first back then, stitches needed and they were unsure what had happened. They take much more care and are on top of it now, proper education. I never said I was trying to "kill myself" to the staff or anyone at the time, I never said I thought about it, I never told anyone the magic words that would bring out the squad. My friends didn't really know what to do when they found me drenched in blood and passed out but what I later realized was by drinking all that alcohol and taking all my pain meds was I actually slowed the flow of blood was that it it tended to saved my life. The doctor asked the correct questions but would get stumped when I wasn't crying and said I was coherent and in control of myself. The doctor didn't believe me but had no idea what to do with me especially once I gave him my father's name and where he worked. I knew my family would not come down or make an issue of it.

They needed time to figure what to do, not much in the way of local mental facilities in my area without loading me up and sending me out of town and that would have to be a case of showing me completely out of control and doctors signing off on it, etc. So while they sussed all of that out, I took a powder and saved them the headache. I would not be back, time to leave town.Was it good? At the time a resounding YES!

Rain

 

[Rob_Dog19]

I was committed freshman year after a teacher found a notebook of suicide notes that I had written...my plan was to commit suicide on that friday, and the teacher found the notebook thursday morning. 90% of my body was also covered in cuts, so between an almost suicide attempt and severe self-mutilation, I was committed for 2 weeks, then had 6 months on an LRA (lesser restrictive alternative) The MHP who is supposed to interview you never even talked to me...he walked in the door saying that he had already made up his mind about what he was going to do with me, and he said he had already called Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane to see if they could get a bed that night.

 

[Srain]

I wonder if

The MHP who is supposed to interview you never even talked to me...he walked in the door saying that he had already made up his mind about what he was going to do with me, and he said he had already called Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane to see if they could get a bed that night.

You know this is so wrong I can't help but wonder if there is a paralyzing attitude about cutters. You said you were 90% inflicted and I was a good 65 or so and not one person addressed it up until this year for me. In one hospital they caught me scratching with anything I could find due to severe panic and because I couldn't stop but me isolation. But it was never addressed.

I hope someone is discussing the why's of it with you know.

hugs,
Rain

 

[Gamereign555]

I'm still paying off hospital bills.

 

[Lucycat]

I've never been hospitalised for PTSD related stuff. Just for run of the mill general health - mostly gynae- stuff that it totally unrelated.

I now hope that I will never need inpatient mental health services. I have been close, but have received exceptional out patient support to enable me to safely stay at home.

 

[Orsino]

I've been hospitalized many times due to my health. I've got a lot of health issues including a heart problem and diabetes. I've been sectioned for a month during 2007, however i only stayed 14 days out in the unit and went home afterwards. I've been admitted after several very serious overdoses and I've been admitted once for self harming (Cutting too deeply).

 

[Incendiu]

Twise one sellfharmed one suicidal attempt the last one a year ago. I have also been ceept over night at hospitals when I have had pannicattacs alot as I when I had them stopt breathing and my hart sometimes just stopt. Glad I have not had a pannicattack for two years now. And about the suicide attemp I my self do not get it...I have two weeks memoryloss the week befor and after it and last thing I remember befor is that I feelt great and had feelt that for so long and heard from my bf that I had a hughe smile on my lips when I fall asleep and next morning and the week was acting weard and the last night overdosed. Waking up at the hospital one day and realised I was in the hospital. Two days later I was home...and then got my ptsd diagnose. I do not know what happened and I probably never will.

 

[jo may]

I have been in hospital many times due to trying to take my own life. I have also been admitted for my PTSD but treated for something completely different.

 

[AngelaMarie]

I was hospitalized 6 times.....making the decision to go myself except for the suicide attempt. It's been 4 1/2 year since the last time.:):tup: