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Bacchikoi
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- Jan 12, 2021
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So, I live in the USA so any legal discussion will revolve around that.
After a lifetime of depression and suicidal thoughts, my upcoming divorce has finally pushed me over the edge. I've decided to CTB soon, like April at the latest. I don't really want to go through all of this alone, I would like to open up to some of the VERY FEW people I can, but I'm concerned about wellness checks.
Whenever I opened up to my parents in the past about how I felt they IMMEDIATELY called the cops on me (multiple times). I ended up locked in mental health facilities 2 times for a combined 7'ish weeks. Absolute. Hell. How much authority does a wellness check hold? Legally, what can I decline and say no to? I've had a wellness check called on me where the sheriff contacted my landlord to let them into my apartment while I was sleeping, start "securing" the apartment swat style with guns out yelling "If you are in here make your presence known". They even grabbed my phone and started going through texts. I feel like this is WAYYYY overstepping their boundaries and I don't understand how that can even be legal. How much power do I have in these situations to say "no, please leave me alone" and refuse to cooperate?
After a lifetime of depression and suicidal thoughts, my upcoming divorce has finally pushed me over the edge. I've decided to CTB soon, like April at the latest. I don't really want to go through all of this alone, I would like to open up to some of the VERY FEW people I can, but I'm concerned about wellness checks.
Whenever I opened up to my parents in the past about how I felt they IMMEDIATELY called the cops on me (multiple times). I ended up locked in mental health facilities 2 times for a combined 7'ish weeks. Absolute. Hell. How much authority does a wellness check hold? Legally, what can I decline and say no to? I've had a wellness check called on me where the sheriff contacted my landlord to let them into my apartment while I was sleeping, start "securing" the apartment swat style with guns out yelling "If you are in here make your presence known". They even grabbed my phone and started going through texts. I feel like this is WAYYYY overstepping their boundaries and I don't understand how that can even be legal. How much power do I have in these situations to say "no, please leave me alone" and refuse to cooperate?