Uninfluential_Karma
Rat Cult Leader
- Aug 5, 2024
- 86
I was listening to a song about this and I started wondering what the people on here would do in a situation like this.
I really hope your friend ends up ok-ish whatever happens! Her crisis team sounds terrible. I think you did the right thing and your thoughts also make sense to me.Had this same situation happen to me this morning. My best friend drank ethylene glycol for the 3rd time. I had to try keep her on a video call with me whilst trying to alert the emergency service and her crisis team. Trying to get some information as to how much she drank, what times etc, is really difficult when they are half out of it. I'm 25 miles away from her too, so I couldn't even get to her. It ended in a blue light and siren ambulance and them kicking her door down to get to her.
I don't know if she will survive yet because like I said, she's done it before and has extensive damage, so much so, that even if she just drank a little this time, it could just be enough to kill her.
This sounds really awful. There was a point where I was talking to her and wondered if I should stay quiet and let her do what she obviously wants. She has extensive damage from years of suicide attempts. Because the services are so terrible, I get how she feels because I feel it to. My thinking was, she really wants out and if I save her, she'll have to go back through the system that just treats you like shit. On the other hand, I couldn't do nothing and just watch her get more and more ill.
I am very angry with her crisis team though as my friend told them Yesterday she had the means and that she was planning to do it. They did nothing but tell her they are discharging her from the services next week. They called me back a bit later to check I was ok after my friend 'putting' on me.Shes not putting anything on me and tbh, if you did your job in the first instance, I wouldn't have to pick up the god damn pieces.
Anyway, sorry for the rant!
I'm just waiting to call the hospital now to get an update on how she is. I really fear I could lose her.I really hope your friend ends up ok-ish whatever happens! Her crisis team sounds terrible. I think you did the right thing and your thoughts also make sense to me.
She 100% wants to go. Not only has she tried this method, but she's also set herself on fire with petrol and very nearly leapt from a cliff into the see (the emergency services only just got to her in time. That only a few of the things she's done. In the last year alone, I've had to intervene on at least 3 occasions when it could have all be prevented if the mental health services actually did their jobs.I don't think I could do nothing.
@PinballWizard39 My heart breaks for you. I believe your friend wants to go, but also is afraid. Thank you for taking care of her. She is lucky to have you. (And yes, that was a terrible thing for her crisis team to say to you! )
I think in most countries you can get into legal trouble if you do nothing.Still, it would also feel weird if it was obvious this is what they wanted to just stand back and let them do it. I wonder if you could get in legal trouble for that. That would feel like the right thing to do though if they seemed sure.
Ya, I'm glad (so far at least) no one has chosen that option.cheer them on is the craziest thing I saw
Personally I would help them and such for reasons already said in this thread.
Still absolutely flabbergasted with the cheer option