Help What is the least painful way to be admitted into a hospital?

[Nakatani]

There's too much happening in my life right now, but I can't do anything to just rest at least for a week.
I wanted to be kept some time in the hospital just to rest a little, but I'm too scared to hurt myself. I'm not sure if I want to die quite yet.
What would be the less painfull way to end up hospitalized at least for a week or so? And a way in which I'm not killing myself.
Thank you very much in advance.

 

[TiredOfAllThis]

Maybe it's possible to get to a bridge or some height and pretend that you are going to CTB?

 

[DyingToDie123]

Not sure what your situation is but if you don't have parents stopping you or anything you can just walk in and tell them you're seriously thinking about killing yourself and need help. They should take you.

If you DO have parents/other barriers, honestly texting 988 (if you're in the US) or whatever your local equivalent is and tell them you're planning to kill yourself will (edit: *might*) do the trick. The more specific you can be in your plan, the better.

Also - if you have a choice, I would look up psych hospital recommendations on reddit to make sure you get sent to a place that isn't going to traumatize you. Voluntary only places are usually the best, steer clear from involuntary only places.

 

[Forveleth]

If you want a voluntary admission you can just say you're a danger to yourself. They can admit you for that a lot of times. Although then you sometimes aren't allowed to leave until they say. But you're in with no pain.

 

[theboy]

there are many ways but they might suggest or refer you to a psychiatric hospital. I don't want to scare you but when someone self-harms some doctors inform psychiatrists.

 

[ijustwishtodie]

Couldn't you just voluntarily ask to be admitted. I honestly don't understand the appeal that some people have to intentionally want to botch a suicide attempt just so they can get admitted to a hospital. I think that anybody should only kill themselves if they actually intend on successfully being dead, not if they want to fail a suicide attempt. You could get painful, permanent damage from a failed suicide attempt which is something you should avoid no matter what

 

[willitpass]

You don't have to actually do anything to harm yourself to be admitted. If you don't want to hurt yourself but think you have to for them to take you, you are wrong and I strongly advise you don't do anything. Walk into an emergency room, some hospitals even have specific psychiatric emergency rooms, tell them you plan on hurting yourself and don't believe you will be able to stop yourself. They will evaluate you, and 9 times out of 10 if you tell them "if I go home right now I will hurt myself and I have a plan", you will be admitted.

That being said, if you have never been to a psych ward before, I will warn you there is a strong potential you will be traumatised while there. The odds of it being traumatising do go down a bit if you admit yourself voluntarily, but the things you see, hear, and have done to you can be some of the worst things you will ever experience depending on where you go. I don't want to discourage you from getting the help you need, but just be aware that these places are not some 5 star vacation spot.

 

[penguinl0v3s]

You can be a voluntary admit.

 

[DefinitelyReady]

There's too much happening in my life right now, but I can't do anything to just rest at least for a week.
I wanted to be kept some time in the hospital just to rest a little, but I'm too scared to hurt myself. I'm not sure if I want to die quite yet.
What would be the less painfull way to end up hospitalized at least for a week or so? And a way in which I'm not killing myself.
Thank you very much in advance.

Enter voluntarily

 

[Nakatani]

Sorry for the confusion (and for the very late answer).
I didn't meant a psych hospital. I meant a hospital where you go if you gen run over by a car, por exemple.
Sorry, english isn't my first language.
But thank you for all your answers up until now. I've been thinking about it.

 

[willitpass]

Sorry for the confusion (and for the very late answer).
I didn't meant a psych hospital. I meant a hospital where you go if you gen run over by a car, por exemple.
Sorry, english isn't my first language.
But thank you for all your answers up until now. I've been thinking about it.

Why do you want to be admitted to a regular hospital? It's not a fun time. You're woken up all the time for tests or vitals. The food isn't very good. The beds aren't very comfortable. They smell weird. Depending on the hospital you may have roommates. They're loud. I understand wanting to be taken care of, but taking up a bed for someone who may need it isn't the right move. If you are looking to be taken care of in a hospital, go to a psych ward.

 

[Abyssal]

From what you said a psych ward sounds like what you want. They get a lot of hate but they will let you rest a little. There's probably ways to voluntarily enter and make a deal that you can leave when you need.

But uh yeah no, I am sorry I can't get behind telling someone the best way to physically harm themselves for the sake of it when it could be avoided and have the outcome you want