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Suicidal thoughts

eg1900
eg1900

I have been in the hospital for four months. I just got discharged recently  I'm still feeling suicidal and I can't go to the hospital again. If I do it will be the state hospital and that's a terrible place I heard from professionals. Someone please help me. 

Nightcourt17
Nightcourt17
Have you tryed the suicide hotline doing something to get those thoughts out of your mind. these have helped me in the past.
eg1900
eg1900
If I say I have suicidal thoughts then they will send the police because that has happened to me before. I'm not going to take the risk.
dharmahatch
dharmahatch
Anything in particular making you feel this way? Did the recent 4 month hospital help at all? Did they give you any coping mechanisms? I can imagine that state hospitals can be scary, but you have to stay safe, okay? Paint your nails, color in a coloring book, play a game (I can play The Sims for hours on end), do you have animals? Love on them, experiment in the kitchen, write in a journal. You got this. You can stay strong. You can make it through this day, to make it to tomorrow, and then the day after that, okay?
OlderCPer
OlderCPer
I'm going out on a couple of limbs here and assuming that you have Depression with the Suicidal thoughts, I'm assuming that you have a Pdoc that you see outside of the hospital, I'm assuming that your not having much luck with Anti-Depressants.

If any of this is on the mark, have you talked to your Pdoc or any of the Pdocs in the hospital about ECT? Its not something that should just be used casually, but if you've tried everything else and nothing works, then ECT can be the saving grace. I know it saved my life when nothing else worked.
Heidiclark
Heidiclark
I am surprised you found a hospital that kept you that long. I have talked to people who were in state hospitals and although they didn't like being there it did help them. And I agree that ECT is another possibility. You do what you have to do.
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