Posted by JadeKelly on February 1, 2009, at 21:34:14
In reply to Re: Suicidal, please help!!, posted by G-man885858 on February 1, 2009, at 1:17:58
Garnet and G-man,
My son is Bipolar-1, his manic states are not "happy". Garnet, your post reminded me of "one flew over the coocoo's nest, with Jack Nicholson. G-man, if you've seen it I'm sure you can relate. At any rate, no, I won't be taking my son to a psych ward ever again. He's gone 3 times, the 2nd hospital wasn't that bad, but it wasnt good either.
Now if he gets violent, I call family, and if we have to we hold him down, I promise we won't hurt him. I tell him I love him and don't pay attention to the "mean" things he says. Its not him. They last 24-48 hours.
Back to subject, I hear you G-man about Doctors. My son feels the exact same way. He'll always hate psychyatrists but he goes because he knows he needs his medications. After 3 therapists we found one he really hits it off with and while we're taking a break for now, he's happy he has someone to talk to if he needs to. I hope you find someone like that G-man.
Hope you are feeling better, you have many options left to get you feeling well again. Its sucks to be patient I know. Keep posting, I was deeply depressed and it really helped to talk it out with others. I didn't feel so alone.
~Jade
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