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OCD + psychiatric system = :(
| The only thing I believe from that cock and bull story is that you've driven yourself insane.
https://imgur.com/gallery/86oj7E4
| I have a sibling who had a number of emergency psychiatric commitments after smashing shit up and threatening people. I can certainly say that it is quite a traumatic process for those involved, and their families. That said, the hospitalizations were kind of necessary in their case and did, at the very least, physically prevent further damage. Wouldn't wish it on anyone though.
| Also expensive too. the hospital billed us, no shit, almost a million dollars. thankfully we were able to get it reduced, otherwise we would've just had to declare bankruptcy.
To be clear, I'm not trying to indict emergency commitments as a concept - they're horrible, but do sometimes need to happen.
AFAIK as far as harm risk goes, the standard is whether a patient has a plan, means, and an imminent timeline. Anything less than that and they aren't supposed to commit you.
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That doesn't sound OCD related. Intrusive thoughts are, like, essentially just a collection of your worst fears. Kinda like how depression tries to convince you everything is hopeless, OCD tries to convince you that you're secretly a violent abuser or a pedo or some shit deep down
But, again, they're like a collection of your worst fears. They manifest as whatever is, like, the worst things a human could do in your opinion, so, basically, if you act on it then it's
| not an intrusive thought. That's just a violent thought. The word "intrusive" is there for a reason
I appreciate you sharing this story regardless though! In a situation like that hospitalisation was probably the right call. I was put in a ward once cause I was gonna kill myself, and while I wasn't treated well, I mean, I'm alive, yk? It has it's place and can be useful, but the system is rotten to the core
Also RIP. I'm guessing that was in America. They don't charge you for
| emergency shit where I'm at. The conditions there are probably way worse too. Like, the psychiatric system here is hell, but from what I've heard about the US one it's somehow even worse
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| While going to therapy is generally good (and a lot of you g/u/rls definitely should) I don't recommend getting help for OCD in therapy, you should do that yourself on the side
I don't know a single person it's gone well for, and personally almost lost my life and have 2-3 years of blocked out memories cause of it
Can't be fucked to go into detail, but 99% of the time it'll just end up reinforcing your worst intrusive thoughts and drive you insane
So please be careful g/u/rls