For those people who have been put on a section 2 or a section 3, what did you feel when they said "we're putting you on section"?
Both of the times when I was put on section 2, I remember not really taking it in to begin with (I was pretty ill), but then when it finally sunk in, I just didn't give half a f*ck. I didn't care at all. When I got better towards the end of my section, I was pretty frustrated though.
When I was put on a section 136, I just remember being scared sh*tless because I was convinced the policemen were all spies who wanted to kill me.
How did you feel?
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I think like you, at first I didn't really take it in all that much. In a way it was a bit of a relief (i was on a section 3 for anorexia) as everything was being taken out of my control and i didn't have to make any decisions. But then the more it sank in and the more the treatment went on, I really struggled with that lack of control and in some ways felt like i was being treated harsher than other patients who were'nt on sections. Thankfully my section didnt last the full 6 months and i was taken off it after about 3/4months.
Will reply to this properly later when I am feeling less drowsy from meds. When put on Section 2, I just felt incredibly trapped and powerless. I'll explain more later. Re Section 136 - angry!
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when they first put me on the section 3 i was in a state of not really giving a damn about anything, and i had been a volentry patient for aout 5 months anyway, so it didn't feel much different. i didn't like when they renewed it though, as that was for a whole nother year, and i was significantly better. i had an appeal hearing and tried to persuade them that i'd stay in if they put me back to volentry but my consultant insisted i was still too 'dangerous' (to myself).
I'm sorry that you all had to go through that. I am very lucky in that I have never been on a section 3, only a section 2. Although I have been threatened a section 3, but my parents intervened and it never happened.
My section 136 just fuelled the delusions I was having and I freaked out when they said I had no choice but to go to hospital. Part of the reason why I ended up in restraints in the back of a police van. I know how you feel no reason, section 136's always seem so unfair.
PM me if you want a PDF copy of the ICD-10or the Mental Health Act 1983/2007. I ALSO HAVE THE DSM-V BOOK and am a pharmacology student.
I have a visual impairment / neurological problems so I need people to type in clear text and no funny fonts. Also excuse any typos, my vision blocks things out.
I have autism and have problems communicating, PMs included.
Just becasue I type well doesn't mean I speak well. I am only part time verbal.
I was put under section 2 after my third/fourth overdose, this one was the largest overdose I'd done, so a meeting was held at the hospital, and they told me they were going to put me into hospital and I didn't have a choice, I had a panic attack on the way there, and whilst in there, I tried to kill myself numerous times, and I managed to cut myself too. I was told nothing was wrong, was just a 'phase'. Aha, three years later & I'm getting progressively worse.
I don't remember a lot of being put on Section 2, I was completely out of it from a bad day & a lot of medication but I remember them all agreeing to it and then changing it from a Section 3 to a 2, and thinking 'This is actually happening, I'm losing hope' because I knew it would take a way my chances of what I wanted to do. I'm just pleased they gave me a chance by changing it to a section 2. After that I felt incredibly trapped, especially when I was in hospital and I couldn't even go to the garden for fresh air.
When I was put on a section 136 I was devastated because it meant hospital and I couldn't do what I wanted to do. Also, I felt very ashamed.
I think the worst one I can remember is when I was put on a section 5 (2) which is holding power until you can be assessed properly. I was extremely upset & angry because I had gone in to hospital voluntarily and when I tried to leave they stopped me. It was just horrendous.
When I was put on a section three, I was relieved. I needed to be on a section in order to go to a particular secure hospital where they offered inpatient DBT.
When it fully sank it, I hated it.
Isn’t it funny how day by day nothing changes but when you look back, everything is different…
you once called your brain a hard drive, well say hello to the virus.
when i was on sec 136,2 and 3....i was really pee'd off,and angry,and kept trying to leg it and prove there was nothing wrong with me/i didnt need to be in hospital.......the most recent 3,i was even worse,but after a couple of months after discharge,i was in a way a bit grateful that theyd put me on a 3.
if that makes any sense?
Its horrible when you think nothing's wrong with you, but the doctors say you're ill and then section you.
I have had that many times, especially when I stopped taking my meds because I thought I was better and didn't need them.
PM me if you want a PDF copy of the ICD-10or the Mental Health Act 1983/2007. I ALSO HAVE THE DSM-V BOOK and am a pharmacology student.
I have a visual impairment / neurological problems so I need people to type in clear text and no funny fonts. Also excuse any typos, my vision blocks things out.
I have autism and have problems communicating, PMs included.
Just becasue I type well doesn't mean I speak well. I am only part time verbal.
I was on a section three, and for the entire six months I fought to get out. During that time I was actually in between episodes so I was well. I finally got out, and went into another episode. So, yeah, now I'm out of hospital I'm scared they're going to put me back in :/
Isn’t it funny how day by day nothing changes but when you look back, everything is different…
you once called your brain a hard drive, well say hello to the virus.
I was on a section three, and for the entire six months I fought to get out. During that time I was actually in between episodes so I was well. I finally got out, and went into another episode. So, yeah, now I'm out of hospital I'm scared they're going to put me back in :/
That's highly unprofessional of them. If you don't mind me asking, what's your diagnosis? I may have asked you that before, but I forget because my brain is fried.
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I have a visual impairment / neurological problems so I need people to type in clear text and no funny fonts. Also excuse any typos, my vision blocks things out.
I have autism and have problems communicating, PMs included.
Just becasue I type well doesn't mean I speak well. I am only part time verbal.
May i ask what the difference is between the sections?
Sorry if i sound really..idiotic & naive..
I'm just not entirely sure what the differences are..
You don't have to answer if you don't wish to.
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Its ok. The main ones are:
Section 2: 28 days legal detainment for assessment.
Section 3: 6 months legal detainment for treatment.
Section 5(2): doctor's holding power for 72 hours (used in emergencies as the section 2 and 3 require two doctors and an approved social worker, I think?).
Section 5(4): nurse's hodling power for 72 hours (if there's no doctor and its an emergency).
Section 136: police holding power for 72 hours - for "mentally disordered individuals in public places at immediate risk to self or others".
That is what I can tell you off the top of my head. I've been on sect 2, 5(2) and 136 before.
PM me if you want a PDF copy of the ICD-10or the Mental Health Act 1983/2007. I ALSO HAVE THE DSM-V BOOK and am a pharmacology student.
I have a visual impairment / neurological problems so I need people to type in clear text and no funny fonts. Also excuse any typos, my vision blocks things out.
I have autism and have problems communicating, PMs included.
Just becasue I type well doesn't mean I speak well. I am only part time verbal.
At the point I just didn't care. I was going to take an overdose. I didn't want to go to hospital. I just didn't care...but once in hospital I was bed bound...
I had a meeting with the doctors and social worker etc...And I just didn't talk or told them to **** off cause I didn't need to be there...I was so angry...they decided to take me off the section (didn't think hospital would help as I had been in there a couple of times before volintarily - persuaded and each time left the next day!) Though the second time I was sent there from hospital without agreeing to go....strange...but wasn't under a section!
The next time after it the doctor said eventually either you agree to stay or I section you...so felt that time I was sectioned for that night...but managed to get out the next day (took all day of constantly asking to see a doctor before I saw one and was let out!)
I just felt out of control...and so anxious I would let my work down and my mum would find out that I NEEDED to get out! A lot of the patients were shocked when I was allowed out...especially those that had seen me during my first admission and my section...but I think cause I had a lot of support out with like 2/3 support workers at uni, a cpn, and a youth project where there is several workers I can see that they only keep me when they think I am going to overdose...though they don't know I'm lying to get out...and have pretty much got out then a day or two later ended up back in lol!
But yeah...sectioning makes me so scared and anxious...but at the time I just don't care until it hits me that **** my mum could find out etc....hmmm
You made up your mind to torture mine!
If you read a scar like a book, you will relise the story in which you over look
My section 136 was by far the worst section I've ever had.
Devil Girl, yes it is annoying when parents find out.
PM me if you want a PDF copy of the ICD-10or the Mental Health Act 1983/2007. I ALSO HAVE THE DSM-V BOOK and am a pharmacology student.
I have a visual impairment / neurological problems so I need people to type in clear text and no funny fonts. Also excuse any typos, my vision blocks things out.
I have autism and have problems communicating, PMs included.
Just becasue I type well doesn't mean I speak well. I am only part time verbal.
To be honest i wasnt at all surprised with the section 3, that came after i hadnt eaten for a very long time and they sectioned me to force feed (and to send me to a secure unit a little while after) The secure bit i did not take well. I was only told 3 days in advance, and had to leave the open unit where i had been for 6 months very quickly.
The section 2 was after a 136 which was very distressing but again not surprising, I was so down/numb it didnt really affect me.
~~I'm FINE...on the outside~~
~~Beneath the surface lies a shattered heart and an exhausted soul, simply longing... just longing to be whole~~
ive been on a section 3 once and 5 twice... firstly because i was going to leave and the second time because i was gettin restrained on average three times a day and refusing any medication... i was really ill at the time so i think it was best... when they first told me the first time i cried and cried for days because i didnt get it fully explained what it meant... all i knew was that my rights were being taken away... the second time when i was very ill at first i was too drugged up on medication but when that wore off i hit the roof and then was bed bound for about a week after that becuase i wasnt safe... its pretty disturbing stuff!
Each tear drop falls with sorrow, hoping and praying for another tomorrow!
I've been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, but I see myself as having depression (which is why I refer to "episodes").
What is your doctor's justification for that diagnosis (BPD)?
PM me if you want a PDF copy of the ICD-10or the Mental Health Act 1983/2007. I ALSO HAVE THE DSM-V BOOK and am a pharmacology student.
I have a visual impairment / neurological problems so I need people to type in clear text and no funny fonts. Also excuse any typos, my vision blocks things out.
I have autism and have problems communicating, PMs included.
Just becasue I type well doesn't mean I speak well. I am only part time verbal.
