Posted by cmcdougall on December 27, 2001, at 11:39:13
In reply to Re: ARGGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!, posted by Sourceror on December 26, 2001, at 22:14:52
Dear Sourceror,
Ok Dear - listen to Mother Carly. Now is the time for you to be proactive and take charge of your treatment. You said the intake person never asked you about suicidal thoughts. Wherever you went sure dropped the ball on this one. That is the first question they should have asked! The fact that they didn't ask makes me wonder....OK, since they didn't ask and since I'm assuming you were not forthcoming about your feelings, you must contact that facility immediately by telephone. TELL them of your despair. TELL them you battle everyday with the impulse to OD.
Now is not the time to play down whats going on in your head. The only way anyone can help you is if you open up. I KNOW how hard it is. Its humiliating to let on how desparate we feel. Its embarrassing to admit to our failure to cope. I believe you want help. Be honest, tell everything, DEMAND help and MAKE that intake person understand that failure to admit you to some kind of program will bring serious consequences. Please don't think that the only way to make them understand the seriousness of this is to OD. The better way to make them understand is just to tell them.
Call them right now and then let us know what happens. If you can't bring yourself to talk to them one on one, print out some of your posts and fax them over, but do it NOW. I want you to feel better, and you CAN feel better. Really really.
Praying for you,
Carly
poster:cmcdougall
thread:15882
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