I just need to know about being sectioned and if you can volunteer to be sectioned. I need serious help before I do something I'll regret. It's been long overdue and I need to get away to somewhere where I will have 24hr professional help or support. Any advice would be very very very much appreciated.
you dont need to be sectioned to go into hospital, you can go in volentary. sectioning is when it is against your will! so if you didnt want to go into hospital and they thought you needed to be in there they would section you! being sectioned is horrible so i wouldnt suggest trying to get sectioned i would say if you feel you need to be hospital ask to go in volentarily.
I think it's very brave of you to admit you need help, that's one thing I'm rubbish at.
As sunshine said, sectioning is against your will when you are refusing to go to hospital - & she's right, it is really horrible. You can however request to be admitted - this gives you more control over your treatment & when you can leave.
Where do you live? Do you have a CPN/GP/counselor/social worker/other professional type person you can speak to?
If you feel like you cannot wait any longer & you don't feel safe then go to A&E & explain to them what's been going on & what you need.
There is also a Crisis Home Management Team (in the UK anyway) who aim to give you the support you need out of hospital, they can visit you daily & also have phone contact 24/7. So you could always try going down that route before you decide to be in hospital. Just Google the phone line for your area - or call the Samaritans or similar, who may be able to give you some contacts.
Let us know what country you're in so we give you further advice... & take care x x x
As has already been said, sectioning is for when someone is refusing to go into hospital when it is deemed that they need treatment.
If you feel you need more intensive support you can ask for an admission. Do you have a psychiatrist or anyone you can ask? The other option if you feel unsafe is to go to A&E and see the duty psychiatrist and ask for an admission.
But if you arent unsafe, and you just feel like you need more intensive therapy, then it may be an idea to look at therapeutic communities and such places as acute psychiatric wards are really for short admissions to keep someone safe and they dont really offer therapy.
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if you are in the uk you can ask to be referred to the crisis team who are in charge of admissions. they can support you until an admission if they feel one is needed
whats going on for you to make you feel hospital is the way to go
Yeah if you are in the UK the first point of contact should really be with a GP or your mental health team if you already have one. Your GP will refer you for a psychaitric assessment and prescribe any anti-depressants if necassary.
Hospitalisation is a last resort and they are usually unwilling to admit anyone to hospital unless it is absolutely essential (or you go to a private hospital) because it doesn't suit everyone.
If you can't wait long enough to see your GP and are scared you may do something drastic then go to A&E. The Crisis team at A&E will have a short chat with you about how you are feeling and ask questions about your thoughts, plans and how long you have felt that way. Usually if it is the first time they have seen you they will put you in touch with the Home Care Team who will visit you everyday for a while and who you can phone if you need to.
If you do need to go into hospital they will ask you if you want to go in voluntarily. But ultimately the descion rests with the doctor, they don't want people treating it like a hotel.
I don't get why anyone would want to go into hospital at all.
Plus, going into hospital is not as easy as just saying you need to. It's really not something you can decide yourself. You need a doctor to do that.
I don't think that is entirely fair. If the OP believes she really needs intensive care then she is right to want to go into hospital - where she will hopefully get intensive help. I also think it is something you decide for yourself - in some part anyway that's why they have voluntary admission. A doctor may only see glimpses of your troubles, however no one typically knows your as much as you do yourself.
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I don't think that is entirely fair. If the OP believes she really needs intensive care then she is right to want to go into hospital - where she will hopefully get intensive help. I also think it is something you decide for yourself - in some part anyway that's why they have voluntary admission. A doctor may only see glimpses of your troubles, however no one typically knows your as much as you do yourself.
^ I agree
I think that people do get to the stage in their recovery when they know exactly what they are capable of, how much longer they can fight for... and just what they need to help them through
I mean afterall... recovery is all about us speaking up and trying to reach out to what we need at any one time... and so it is very important for us to be able to speak up and say "hey I think I may need a break in hospital right now"
this is nothing to be ashamed about. It actually shows how strong and brave a person we are... and that we actually do want to recover and get well!!!
just my opinion...
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^ I agree
I think that people do get to the stage in their recovery when they know exactly what they are capable of, how much longer they can fight for... and just what they need to help them through
I mean afterall... recovery is all about us speaking up and trying to reach out to what we need at any one time... and so it is very important for us to be able to speak up and say "hey I think I may need a break in hospital right now"
this is nothing to be ashamed about. It actually shows how strong and brave a person we are... and that we actually do want to recover and get well!!!
just my opinion...
But hospital isn't a break... It's a last resort. They keep you safe but it doesn't necessarily make you feel better. Sometimes, the opposite actually. It's not somewhere you can go because you need a break from your life and it's definitely not a break from your feelings and all the other stuff going on. Sometimes you feel them even stronger when you are constantly surrounded by misery.
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Having been discharged from hospital a short while ago I can say it's not really intensive help.
My experiences are as follows - you see the Dr once a week and whilst you have an assigned nurse on every shift they won't provide intensive therapy it's more to keep you safe so questions like do you feel like harming yourself? How is your mood today?
Having said that though if you do need to be kept safe and the hospital you are in is a good one then its not an entirely horrific experience but definately go in voluntarily over being sectioned and don't get disheartened if you aren't admitted because help in the community is often more appropriate
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I don't get why anyone would want to go into hospital at all.
Plus, going into hospital is not as easy as just saying you need to. It's really not something you can decide yourself. You need a doctor to do that.
I completely understand your point of view, but just wanted to add the the OP is obviously not feeling too great at the moment and this could be interpreted as you "having a go" at her. Its a valid opinion but I just don't want to see anyone getting upset :)
