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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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Well I tried calling kids helpline waited in the phone for half an hour no one answered then the phone hung itself up. I called back waited another 10 minutes still nothing and this time I hung up. I really don’t understand why this is so hard why is no one listening to me except the people who can’t actually help. Why is it that every time I try I am ignored or locked back I don’t understand everyone tells you to reach out if you aren’t coping but I keep trying and it keeps going wrong.

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@Eden1919 I think it's great you tried. Is there anyone else you feel comfortable in calling.

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I'm here if there is something you need to talk about @Eden1919

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@The-red-centaur No there is no one else left to call. I have tried the crisis team they have ignored me telling them I am not ok 6 times now and I only got out of the hospital a day ago after doing something (I tried calling them and speaking to them in person 5 times before that and they ignored me) they came to my house yesterday now and they ignored me when I again told them I wasn’t ok. I was only discharged because there were no beds anywhere and I couldn’t handle being locked in an interview room for another 2 days but I was supposed to be admitted. I tried kids helpline as well the other day, tried them again tonight nothing, I am so exhausted from trying and trying and trying to tell people I am not ok when I am struggling to even speak to begin with I don’t think I trust anyone anymore nd what is the point apparently there is no help out there for me anyway. I can’t even get myself to go to bed because that would mean a shower first and I can’t get myself to shower because I just can’t but I don’t know why and everything is falling apart.

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@Eden1919 I wish I could you give a hug and tell you you will be alright. I believe you can get through this.
I can relate to what you're saying. Ive ended in emergency for the fourth time in a week only to be told they can't help me and to go home.

Is there any option of going back to hospital and showing them what you have said here. The interview room may suck but you will be safe and things won't be able to hurt you there.

Showering is a chore I get that, can you try to sleep without the shower.


We can also just talk about anything if you need the distraction. I'll be here all night. Let me know what I can do.

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@The-red-centaur Thanks, I am sorry you are in a similar situation it really sucks and is very exhausting. I can’t sleep unless I shower because of my ocd like I cannot lay in bed unless I am showered and can’t sleep unless that is done also. Idk the interview room makes me agitated because it is quiet and that makes the voices a lot worse and I can’t charge my phone and stuff so I can only listen to so much music, plus it is stuffy and gross and super uncomfortable in general. I just feel really lost and confused like I don’t even know what is happening or real anymore and I keep thinking I have something to hold onto but then next thing I know I am falling through the air again and I didn’t see it coming.

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@Eden1919 I don't really know what to say.

I wish I could help... I cant even help myself atm.

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@The-red-centaur It is ok I understand.

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@Eden1919 whats one thing you can do rn. Even if it only keeps you busy for 5 min.

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@The-red-centaur Sorry I finally had a shower and slept for about 3 hours after 7am I still don’t feel ok.

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