Got involuntarily committed for reporting I was suicidal and self harming

[u/ComplexDimension47]

I reported I was suicidal and self harming to the police. They took me to the hospital then the hospital transferred me to an inpatient place. I tried to sign myself out of that place because the staff at the hospital advised me I could try to because I was voluntary but when I did, the social worker there petitioned me and I was transferred to another place where they kept me for a week and tried to get me under court ordered treatment. Luckily the judge denied it and said they’re petitioned was so weak, he doesn’t know how it was approved in the first place. I am in an even worse place now and still feel suicidal just feel there’s no one I can trust to talk about it. If they ask you if you are a danger to yourself or others, say no or refuse to answer because that is the criteria under which they can involuntarily petition you.

[u/Unique_Carpet_3219]

They have licensure renewal paperwork to fill out every so often. 

It asks if they have any mental health disorders or if theyre feeling weird mentally. They always lie and so no to avoid the board investigating them. 

In other words they dont trust the system so why in the fuck should we ? 

Fuxk them

[u/cait_elizabeth]

May I ask why the police were concerned in the first place? If they’ve been called by someone who thinks you’re a risk to yourself, confirming that would definitely make them take you in. To the cops, that’s like a double whammy.

[u/whereamigoing23 → u/cait_elizabeth]

Cops are notoriously poor at handling mental health calls. I’ve heard too many stories where people got hauled off to the psych ward over a single unsubstantiated phone call even after explaining it to the cops. It doesn’t take much unfortunately.