Nothing wrong with feeling suicidal really with PTSD and Major Depression its a daily thing for me.

I tell the Doctors how I feel, they ask about if I have any plains.

If you have a plain then they may want you to be hospitalized.

I have been on the pysch ward once and never again for me. I do tend to hold back a little, cause I value my freedom.

As long as I can make it One day at a Time! When your feeling like ending it all, think about the people you will hurt not yourself.

I'm very selfish and sometimes need to be reminded of it. Think of others and move your mind to helping others.

I cannot do certain things these days, but there are other ways to help people in need.

charity, homeless or coming to forums and giving advice to others.

The world is a scary, evil place, I wish we could all live in harmony and love our fellow man and woman.

Peace be with you all!

Simple answer is, yes!

I am in therapy to heal and so my thoughts irrespective of what they are have to be aired out in the open..I was actually asked by my T to make a verbal contract with her that I would not attempt suicide whilst in therapy. Instead, I agreed to use the contact numbers that she has given me on my care plan if I ever felt like I wanted to again! I agreed to do this! Therapy is about being ready to heal and so you just gotta be honest with yourself first and then your T, who is there to faciltitate your road to recovery.

I guess I feel that if someone really wants out then perhaps they are not totally ready to heal - you have to have some stability within yourself to go to the places that we have to visit in therapy. So being honest about your thoughts versus your true intentions enables you to get the right support and identify exactly where you are in the healing process.

Spirit x

Yes, but in my case it's suicidal ideation that just never really seems to go away. As long as you don't have a plan and the means to carry it out, they won't lock you up.

I've always been honest about my suicidal feelings with my psychiatrist and it has helped me to forge a good relationship with him. He is the only person I do speak to about my feelings but at least I feel I have someone I can turn to. He always tells me that I can call anytime night or day and that's enough for me, just knowing there is someone I can call when things do get dark !

My doc called me today b/c my husband died last week and I was getting some scripts. He asked me today aif I was having suicidal thoughts I responded by saying "doesn't everyone?" He said yeah....but.....He simply asked if I had any plans of it......I just told him no.

At least I trust my doc......very difficult to do at times because none of us want to go under lockdown.

Kel

I just started seeing a psychiatrist who diagnosed me with PTSD among other things. He asked me about suicidal thoughts. I could not , in any way, tell the truth, simply because I am afraid of being misunderstood, or that he would make me go to hospital. I simple said I think of death a lot --I don't think he believed me. But I would tell him if I trusted him.

cec

So sorry about your loss captrn. It was really nice of him to reach out to you and check on you. I think my T would also. They have to be someone special to contact you verses the other way around don't you think?

Cindy

I have thought a lot about suicide lately. Not about committing it myself, but actually about what stops a person from doing it, or what makes them opt for telling someone how bad things are and taking the hospital route. People are afraid of being locked up but for those who are serious (all the ones I see in the hospital are those who either failed an attempt or really came close to attempting it) its probably the best thing that can happen to them. When someone new comes in who is seriously suicidal its almost like they sort of break down, let it all out, and finally just ride their feelings out. And its like they know they are safe because they are being constantly checked in on until they feel better. Then I see them improve. Sometimes I almost envy it... not having to be responsible for my dangerous feelings for a time, relying on someone else to hold me back when I'm ready to fall...

I like to think that at least on my unit, the doctors are good at determining the difference between those who are thinking about it (probably the majority of people when they get really depressed) and who will actually do it if not committed. I'm not able to tell yet.

But during these last two weeks I've come to see the hospital not as a place to be "locked up" but rather a place where one can safely ride out the storm without fear of being judged by the staff. Not a place to keep you in, but to keep the rest of the world from hurting or judging you.

Furthermore, I don't know how it is in other states, but from what I understand in Indiana an emergency detention by a physician can only last three days and after those three days if you are not a danger to anyone you can leave. A person has to be in pretty bad shape before actually getting committed for longer.