Has Anyone Here Ever Got Themselves Committed?

[Henrietta]

What did you say and was help available to you? Is it any different to being committed when it isn't your choice and can you leave at any time you want?

[TWR]

Henrietta, I hope you are ok? we all get Izzed off with life at times, do you Drink? If so beware, I have no need to say more on that, people on here do listen but people on here will only give you Screen Advice, can I suggest you book an app with your GP, Councillor, If you have personal Issues in your life they may see a way around it, are you in Debt? Partner Problems? we have all been in the dumps in one way or another, before your brain takes control of your mind do something about it & as soon as Possible, take care x

[ladyalex]

People seem to be under the impression that you can 'ask' to be admitted to a psychiatric hospital.
This is emphatically not the case.....well you can ask....but the decision as to whether to admit you or not is in the hands of the Dr examining you at the time.
Involuntary admission or sectioning is, as has been said, the last step in a long sequence of events and, in a nutshell only used when you are a significant danger to yourself or to others.
Please take the advice of others here and make a start by contacing your GP.
They will be best placed to assess your condition and if necessary make a referral to the local counselling , psychology or psychiatric services.
Help is out there and it does work.
Good luck.

[Henrietta]

Thanks for your answers everyone. I can see why people spend a lot of time here now seeing all the love here :)

[Peter Pedant]

getting committed ?

really it is easier to grow wings and fly !

Care in the commmunity is nick named lack of care in the community for very obvious reasons - good luck

One flew over the cuckoos nest now rates as a historical drama, you know like Oliver Twist represents the modern child care system