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Discussion Topic: help! im going to be pink slipped!
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 Derium |
07-10-2003 @ 7:05 PM |
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ill do my best to sum this up.
I have had agorophobia for the past few months, about 2 weeks ago I decided to get over this, andive been taking steps to get out (im much better now), and I called all the people that care for me and asked for support to help me get over this...well my mother thought It would be good to come over and try to drag me to the hospital (about 15min away) to have me evaluated. when I refused (I have only made my "safty zone" about 2-3min away in the OPPOSITE difrection of the hospital) she called the cops and had 2 cops, her and a pychologist (thats ive only seen 3 times) come and try to force me, they got me about 3 min away, but then I refused, both the cops and the psychologist said that I do not need ot be pink slipped and taken, that I should do it on my own....well a few days later (2 days ago) she went to the court house and filed to have them take me, so some guy showed up and told me he will not pink slip me, but I have a dead line of a few weeks to go be evalutaed or they will come get me with 3 deputies handcuff me and take me in...well now the place I have to go is about 5-10 min down the road from the hospital (given zero traffic), and plus its over a bridge that is almost a mile long....
what am I to do??? I can no longe take baby steps, im being forced to go WAY beyond my limits to be evaluated and possibly commited...how am I supposed ot ahndle this? it took me 2 months just to feel safe 2 min from my apparmtnet....how am I supposed to sit in a place the opposite direction of my comfort zone for hours while I be evaluated by THREE! doctors? with the fact that if I get nervous anddont act "normal" ( wich NO ONE acts normal when you panic) they will commit me!
help!
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| Jaime |
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07-10-2003 @ 8:06 PM |
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Not trying to sound stupid but if you are 22 and sane how can they do that?
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| Derium |
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07-10-2003 @ 8:10 PM |
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they told me anyone who is concered for someone can have someone from the courts or the cops come out and see if they need ot be taken, and since I do have an accual problem...they think I need that kind of help...remember we are dealing with people who have no clue about our conditions...we all would get gotten shock theropy if they still practiced that...being commited is now the "new age" way of it...well thats how the cops explained it to me.
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| Lucy |
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07-11-2003 @ 2:23 AM |
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Derium, this sounds crazy! Also I note that where I live, we have the opposite problem - it's really difficult to get mental health treatment in the public system unless you're actively suicidal or a danger to the community. If you've broken the news to your mother that you're agoraphobic, would you feel comfortable showing her some of the literature on the subject? For example, I showed my support people the section in 'The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook' where it tells support people what they should and shouldn't do to help you - it's a great page and people stop pressuring you after you show them. Maybe there's something similar in the program on this site - I don't know but Anne-Marie might know.
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07-11-2003 @ 2:27 AM |
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Mind you, this might mean you get free treatment, which might not be so bad - unless it's shock therapy, which surely shouldn't be suggested until you've tried everything else. Why don't you contact the hospital yourself, and tell them your situation? If they have the resources, they might be able to get someone to come and see you, or pre-empt this three doctor trial thing.
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| ladie79 |
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07-20-2003 @ 7:58 PM |
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you know, it's atough call. you might get something out of going. i know my uncle had agoraphobia for 10yrs and has recently started going out. he's doing baby steps. but he's missed so much. his daughters plays, wedding of nieces and nephews. don't you want the help?
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