I think everyone's judgement of that is different. Do the other's say why they think you should go? I only go if I am suicidal or have attempted it. I dont experience mania though since I am BP2 and I am sure there are times with Mania that it is necessary to go.

Usually, when I start wondering if I need to go to the hospital.....

but, I never have actually gone because of severe trust issues. Although, I should have plenty of times.

Trouble is, if you keep waiting like I do, then you can get stuck in a viscious cycle of not wanting to go because you're too scared to. You don't want to wait that long. You'd probably wind up staying even longer.

What are others saying to you?

I can see why people were suggesting it towards the beginning of the week, I really did sound sick. Now I feel fine, but I am supposedly paranoid, my husband says I keep talking to people. I don't remember any of this and am very confused

Regina, if you trust your husband then you need to listen to him. If my husband told me I needed to go, I would. He knows me better than I do myself sometimes. Maybe you could call your pdoc and tell him what has been going on and get his advice?

I think it is important for all of us to have someone we trust to see what we dont. xo

Has your husband said this recently, or earlier when you weren't feeling so good?

He said it earlier today. I feel fine now though. I'm just very confused about some things but I'm coherent in speech now so don't feel I need to bother anyone.

Boy, that's a tough one. You can't go just by how you feel, though, because you can be in very serious trouble, and not realize it. Do you trust him enough to know he would not be trying to manipulate, or trick you for soem reason?

I'm convinced he's trying to trick me. I won't eat anything he cooks incase he poisons me. I don't trust my judgment nor his right now

Regina, please call your pdoc. You seem very paranoid and have not expressed these concerns in the past. This doesnt sound like you. Star is right, we dont always know like others do, especially with psychosis.

Regina, I just read some of your past journals and I think you are not cognitive of what is really going on. Please call your pdoc.....

Thanks for your input, I'm going to call the hospital when the day team come on at 9am and see what they think. I really do think I'm okay now, but the fact other people are telling me I need to see someone is confusing me too much - at least this way if they say I'm okay I have proof

Regina, did you call the day team this morning? How did it go? Let us know how you are doing today sweetie....xo

when i know i'm not thinking clearly and i can't change it is when i admit i need help!

I don't make that call.

When others around me ask me to go to the hospital, then I go, whether I agree with them or not. "They" (our loved ones) tend to be conservative, because they don't want to see us there, either, so if they are asking me to, I figure I should go. I usually have lost self-awareness by the time I go.