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What to do

What to do

I am struggling and really don’t know what to do and no one around me knows how to help either. Basically I was managing ok I was still having a hard time but things were ok this last year and I was at least able to be semi functional but this whole pandemic has completely ruined everything I had worked so hard for. It screwed up my whole uni degree and has meant that I am now living back home with my family which is making things complicated I am not sure what to do but I can’t seem to get back to a place where I am coping and all of my professionals supports are not sure what to do either. I was wondering if I can bounce some ideas around with people here. And sorry in advance for the length.

Trigger warning ahead just in case

So I just got out of the hospital today after a super distressing 48 hours where I contacted the crisis team 5 times and was ignored and they even came to my house after the 4th time and left after telling me that I was pretty much wasting their time. About 30 minutes later and I had done something I probably cannot say on here and was then caught trying another thing I cannot say on here and someone who saw me called the police who then called an ambulance and I was taken to hospital. The dr I saw that night said he wanted to admit me to the mental health unit and I was out in an order because “you are too unpredictable” as they said. And was told that they wanted me to have a discussion about a certain medication which I cannot mention as per guidelines. So I was left basically in an interview room for 20 hours because there were no beds on the ward now at this point I saw a second dr who basically said there were no beds and wouldn’t be for possibly a few days and it would mean me staying in the interview room for possibly days now this room was very uncomfortable I didn’t have access to anything to shower with or clean clothes and my iPod was running out of battery as I had had it on the whole time and if it ran out then it would be a disaster as the interview room was very quiet which is super bad for me when I am hearing things a lot. So I had said to the dr that being in that particular space would make things worse. Especially because I had been trying very hard to keep calm and not get super agitated which has been a big problem in the past for me and I didn’t think I could stay calm if I had to stay there much longer. Basically I had to choose between 2 bad options and I chose home but nothing has been resolved or even helped and I am still feeling really on edge and the dr said that they were working again tomorrow and to come back if I wasn’t ok.

I dont know what to do I am still feeling really all over the place and I am still really scared and paranoid about everyone and everything and I am trying to hold myself together but after yesterday or the day before and what I did I don’t know if I can I still don’t even know why I did what I did exactly I just couldn’t stop. But I also am now still very scared of the hospital staff and this whole thing is just making me feel more like people are out to get me and like everything is not really people or what it looks like. And I am supposed to call my psychiatrists office tomorrow and I don’t know what to say the crisis team who ignored me and told me to stop calling is supposed to check in with me but I doubt they will and I don’t really want to speak with them anyway, I just feel like I am out of options. I wondered about private hospitals but there is only one in my area and it isn’t very good and I would consider interstate but it may not be possible considering the situation. But also I am not even sure if it would help I don’t know that anything will all I know is that I am not able to keep myself together right now even though I am trying very hard too.

Um the question so if I well if you were in my situation and hospital where I live was traumatic and made things worse would you consider private even if it was also not good? And how are you supposed to tell someone you are not ok when you are struggling to communicate and when people are not understanding you? I am sorry I don’t really know what I am asking or how to ask what I am wanting very well right now, if anyone even reads all of this thank you and sorry it was so long. Sorry it is so messy .

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@Former-Member Thank you for replying again, I am trying I am just struggling but I don’t know how I will feel when it gets later and everyone is asleep, I just feel like there is no one I can contact if things are bad and I am too scared to contact someone because I just feel like it will make me feel even worse or they won’t understand or idk I just don’t know what to do but I am still really on edge and I am having trouble knowing when something is like bad enough to be unsafe and when it is bad but safe, like I am not sure what is what anymore especially because people keep sending mixed messages and I really can’t tell anymore.

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It is unsafe when you feel it is unsafe, no one else's opinion comes into play here sweetie. I know you struggle to communicate what is happening for you but honey you need to reach out if you are feeling unsafe. @Eden1919

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@Former-Member But that is the problem I don’t know how I feel like right now I don’t know and things keep changing quickly and I can’t tell when something is happening until it is happening at the time so I don’t know. Like the other day when I ended up doing something I wasn’t even feeling like very sad I just felt well I don’t know. I am just really confused.

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I am sorry honey, it must so scary for you right now. Where are you ? @Eden1919

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@Former-Member I am at home watching tv with my sister.... why?

Well I’ll I am actually just sitting listening to music because I can’t focus on the tv.

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@Eden1919 , I was going to ask you about the room you are in. Trying if possible to to keep you talking with me and trying to keep you as safe as I can while I am around. But if you rather me let you be to watch tv with your sister I am fine with that too sweetie

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@Former-Member I am sorry I don’t mean to make you feel like that is your responsibility or anything I am just really confused about when and how I am supposed to tell someone like I genuinely don’t know anymore and I thought I was doing the right thing by trying with the crisis team but they keep getting mad at me and seem to not think there is an issue so I am not sure if I am just wrong and this isn’t “bad enough” or if they are wrong and or don’t actually understand what I am trying to say so are responding to like false information, and then I also am confused because I don’t even know how I feel right now and I am not really good at making decisions right now especially when I am not even sure what is going on. Like I just want to know clearly when I need to tell someone and who and how am I meant to tell them. Idk I am just trying to figure out what is going on because I don’t know anymore.

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Honey, I know is not my responsibility but I am not just going to sit here and do nothing, say nothing. I can't really help you other than to keep you company right now. I really just want to make sure you are safe because whatever the reason you aren't getting the support you need right now. I wish I could give something that would make this easier for you. @Eden1919

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@Former-Member I just feel guilty I don’t want to add to your own stress or worry you. I am really trying to be ok I am just feeling really confused today but I am trying really hard to be ok. I don’t know why everyone is not listening maybe I am not saying the right things but I am just struggling to speak I don’t know I thought I was being clear maybe I am not i just feel so weird. I am not saying you were saying I should know why. I actually don’t know where I am going with any of this paragraph sorry I am just going to stop there for this one.

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Babe, just take a breath it's ok. You are not adding to my stress, but I won't pretend not to be worried about you. But that what friends do they worry about weather their friend is ok and will make it safely through the night. @Eden1919

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