Threatened to be put in a mental hospital

[Defeated Girl]

I can't deal with this.Can a psychiatrist really put me in a mental hospital for just cutting?Has anyone been there for that?I'm tired of people threatening me to lock me up if I cut again.My parents,boyfriend,and psychiatrist tell me they'll call 911 if I keep it up.Aren't they just supposse to just listen and understand.Id rather kill myself than get sent there.

[Lost in the Echo]

I feel the exact same way ( well I used to ). The one time i've been in a mental hospital, it fucking sucked. I was almost sent there a second time, but I was able to get out of that.

I think the best thing to do is give your therapist a chance. Let him/her help you, and see things from their point of view. If you continue self-harming, then they wouldn't be doing their job, if they didn't send you to a mental hospital.

Trust me though, I know this from experience, in times like these, you have to stay strong. Your therapist is just trying to do what he/she thinks is best for you. I know there is a strong urge to self-harm when you're going through a difficult time. But try to stay positive, talk to your therapist about your thoughts, your feelings and what's bothering you. In order for your therapist to help you, you have to want that help. Anytime you feel depressed, go talk to your therapist, rather than harming yourself.

I was in the situation you're in now, a few years ago. And I promise things will get better, if you work with your therapist, and accept any help they're willing to give you.

[Fiction]

It's probably different in the US, but in the UK they can only put you inside a psychiatric hospital if they believe you're a danger to yourself or other people. After my last overdose I was told that if it happened again in a short space of time, there's a possibility i'd be put in one, but not for only self-harm. But like I said, I don't know the US rules, it's probably different since you have to pay for healthcare.

I completely understand rather dying than being put into a hospital. After my first overdose I always said i'd rather die than go through the trauma of hospital again. I always said if I did it again, i'd have to make sure I succeded. It did happen again though, and I was sent to hospital again. While I was being treated I thought they'd try and put me in a psychiatric ward after that. I know that thought is scary. However, i'm still here and i'm still alive. Whether you end up there or not, you can move on from it. After my second overdose was when my life started to turn around and get better, and that was almost a year ago now.

I know it's difficult but try and stay strong, because no matter what happens there's always a future.

[unusedaccount]

I can't deal with this.Can a psychiatrist really put me in a mental hospital for just cutting?Has anyone been there for that?I'm tired of people threatening me to lock me up if I cut again.My parents,boyfriend,and psychiatrist tell me they'll call 911 if I keep it up.Aren't they just supposse to just listen and understand.Id rather kill myself than get sent there.

Psychiatrist's have the power to petition to a doctor and recommend that you be taken into Medical Custody. They will only do this if they really feel your a risk to yourself or others, primarily because its bloo*y expensive to take care of someone in a mental institution, and secondly because its a last resort and an extreme measure.