Do hospitals have to admit you if you are suicidal ?!


Question: Do hospitals have to admit you if you are suicidal !?
I am past the point of being suicidal!. And I want help and may go to the emergency room, but I don't want to be admitted!. Can't I just see someone and just talk and leave and than I decide what I do with my life!. I don't want to have to stay!. I am hurting so much physically and emotionally, i can't take itWww@Answer-Health@Com


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I don't know if they HAVE to or not, but I'm sure that most of them probably WOULD admit you!.
It would be the best thing for you to go!.!.!. I remember the first time I went to the stress unit!. I hadn't slept in 2 weeks!. 2 weeks straight!. They gave me this medication at 9:00 pm to help me sleep and about 9:30, I decided I better go brush my teeth and get ready for bed!. Well, I should have done that at the time they gave me the medication, because I didn't make it back to my bed! I almost fell asleep walking back! That was some pretty strong stuff! It was GOOD stuff!. I felt GREAT the next day, that's for sure! I'm telling you, a little medication won't hurt you a bit!. You need some sleep!. 'No sleep' will drive anyone to go crazy! Why don't you throw me an email and we'll talk!? :)Www@Answer-Health@Com

Lots of people attend the hospitals mental health outpatient program!. You just go once a week!. May start with personal counselling and then group counselling with people your age!. You could go to the emergency room or an easier way is have your doctor refer you to the outpatient program!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

yes some do!. (I Highly Suggest you DONT go there unless u want to spent a year there with people being mental toward you!.)

If your in School, talk to a teacher or School Counsuler!.

if your not in school, talk to a friendWww@Answer-Health@Com

It depends on the hospital that you enter!. I am not being funny but you can dial 800- 784-2433!.!.!. Its a suicide hotline and that way you don't even have to leave out of your home!.!.!. Good luckWww@Answer-Health@Com

call 1-800-SUICIDE
They'll help you tons!.
Just be careful and please don't kill yourself!. It may seem like such a huge problem now, but it will be okay!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

they do have to admit you if you are suicidal!. its mandatory!. just go in and try to talk to them without mentioning the feelings of wanting to urt yourself!. see if it helps!. if not then they might have to admit you, then you could be put on a list for counseling, and then you could talk to someone ona regular basis as to how you feel!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Hospital emergency rooms are not set up to do outpatient counseling!. Rather, you can call your county's general information number and ask where you can receive free mental health services!.

Having said that, I would encourage you to also look to God for answers!. The best answers for understanding and relieving emotional pain are found only in the bible!.

The bible contains this promise: "For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind (2 Timothy 1:7)!." This promise will come to pass, in time, if you first accept Jesus as your savior!.

I'd encourage you to check out the website below!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Call a crisis line!. They can be really helpful on the phone!. In some areas, there are mobile crisis teams where one or two people will come to your home & sit with you for a couple hours & provide trained emotional support!. Most people do feel better afterwards & avoid a hospitalization!. The person at the crisis line will know about if mobile crisis teams are available in your area!. I had them come once and did avoid a hospitalization myself!. If you go to the ER, you will sit around for hours before a psychiatrist comes to talk to you, so only do that if there is no other way!. Otherwise, do call up a friend of family member to come stay with you a few days!. That helps a lot!. My father flew out to stay with me for 2 weeks when I was in a crisis, once!.

PS a hospitalization can really help sometimes, too!. I will add that in a FEW states, such as Illinois, you could lose your gun rights for awhile if you go inpatient, even volutarily, and in CA if they put a 72 hour hold on you, you lose your gun rights!. So be careful if you live in a state with these restrictions, if this is important to you!. (And if you do own guns, a relative should be keeping them for you when your depression is severe)!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

In Ca!. they will ,if they feel you will still act on it!.If so then you will put on on a 72 hour hold to see if your better!. If not, then you will be sent to a Hospital who will help you get better in a Psychiatric area!.!.
There you will get med!.'s to help you feel better!.There is nothing wrong with asking for help!.Instead of going through all that I would talk to an adult , Parent, Teacher or anyone other then a teenager or un-responsible adult!.Everyone needs help in their life sometime or another!.You have to reach out for it!.You can do it!.!.!.!.

Good LuckWww@Answer-Health@Com

If you go to the ER, it's not an option!. Unfortunatly, you will probably be put on suicide watch, but they will give you help ASAP!. It sounds like something you really need to do!.
Best of luck to you!. Email me if you need someone else to talk to!. I've been there too!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Go to thehopeline!.com!. You can call/chat with someone and it really helps!. Saved my life!. Or find someone you trust and talk to them!. I don't recommend the hospital, because they're usually not as understanding, but if you feel unsafe, do whatever it takes!. Your life matters, even if you can't see it now!. But I really recommend the hopeline!. You can get through this!.!.!.I did!. :) God bless!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Yes, you will be admitted to the psych unit for observation if you walk into the ER and tell them you are suicidal!.

If you really believe that you could actually kill yourself, you may want to go!. Actually, now I that I think of it!.!.!.in my city, you will be evaluated in the ER first by a mental health specialist!. They will ask you TONS of questions to determine how suicidal you are!. From there they will determine if you need to stay or refer you to someone who could help you!.

Be prepared to wait for hours and hours and hours on end!. Psych units are usually always full!. It's not fun waiting for 6 hours in the ER!.

If you don't think you could kill yourself, and want to talk to someone, you need to reach out!. Ask to meet with someone that you trust and whose advice you really take to heart!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

If you go to the ER and they get any idea that you are not in a good frame of mind!.!.!.they will admit you to a psych ward!. Standard procedure!. But this may be a good thing!.!.!.I think it always is!. You get the help you need and learn a new way to deal with your issues!.
Actually a psych ward is a good thing!.!.!.it's a great time out to get a handle on your life and where you need to make some changes for the better!. I call it a tune up of the mind:)Www@Answer-Health@Com





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