Worried About Being Sectioned

[Larry123]

I'm worried because as I've said I get confused at times, things don't seem real and I end up at places and I don't know how I got there.. Because of my amnesia I forget to check traffic etc it's happened a few times now I don't know how I got across the road with out being hit... Twice in the city centre and once across a very busy city main road...
Would someone with those symptoms be sectioned

 

[Ronin]

Do you have anyone to accompany you?

Are there any public servants you could ask for help with crossing streets safely when the confusion seems to worsen, if you can spot that any?

 

[Larry123]

No I haven't got anyone.... Tbh I have no control over it... And it doesn't happen everyday although I don't go out much because of anxiety. Does anyone else suffer with these symptoms???

 

[Ronin]

Would someone with those symptoms be sectioned

I don't think necessarily, please don't let that fear keep you from seeking help.

You need help controling anxiety / fugue states, to know what else is going on, please seek medical attention for it.

 

[Larry123]

Is that a typo fugue States if not what is it

 

[Ronin]

what is it

Oh a - I mean, you mention being confused, extremely much, having difficulty with things like getting through traffic safely? So those. :)

Proper medication can help that, quite a lot.

 

[Larry123]

Oh ok thanks... What medication?? I've had sertraline it wasn't that helpful tbh

 

[Ronin]

I wouldn't know, not an M.D., and not knowing you in person.

Probably additional to what you have already, have you shared with the doctor that prescribed you sertraline that you're having these states of getting confused so much?

 

[Lucycat]

It sounds like dissociation but I don't know if it is fugue. You would need to see a psychiatrist to have that diagnosed. Anyway, there are ways to minimise and manage dissociation but you need to see someone - a therapist would be very helpful in finding strategies.

I would be very surprised if they would section you for this in the UK. There is a massive bed shortage, and it sounds like you are saying you feel at risk of an accident which is far from being at risk of harming yourself deliberately. You do need to talk it through though and be honest about your experiences. Sections are used as a means of last resort.

Are you aware that stress makes dissociation far worse - so the more you worry about it the worse it gets!

 

[Larry123]

Thanks ronin I've just searched fugue and it sounds a lot like what I've got... I'll read it again to take it in properly.. Hi Lucy I'm going... I jneed help trying to sort this out... So I am going to speak to someone.. I just wish it was anonymous.. I've had a lot of people working against me all my life and they still are. That's why I'm worried about being sectioned

 

[Ronin]

That's why I'm worried about being sectioned

Don't be, it's not, typically, the first thing doctors would jump to in their recommendations. :)

 

[Revampjacob]

I'm worried because as I've said I get confused at times, things don't seem real and I end up at place...

I was sectioned the other day after trying to kill myself.
However I was out the next day as I was cogent and they didn't want to use valuable bed space.