Get me out of hospital

[thepiecessatup]

Can anyone give me any suggestions on how to fake being well so I can get out of hospital? I need to ctb. Thank you.

 

[LaVieEnRose]

Be cooperative and amenable, take the medications, participate in the programming, deny any thoughts of self-harm and suicide.

 

[LittleCupcake]

Just tell them what they want to hear but you have to look like you mean it, maybe tell them about your ambitions (make some up). You just have to make them think your not going to CTB and they will let you go

 

[Ash]

Be aware that if they figure out your faking, you may well end up staying in for longer than you should otherwise.

 

[thepiecessatup]

Be cooperative and amenable, take the medications, participate in the programming, deny any thoughts of self-harm and suicide.

I am telling them that the suicidal thoughts are lessening and just trying to keep my mouth shut really now. Thank you for the reply.

Be aware that if they figure out your faking, you may well end up staying in for longer than you should otherwise.

Yes, I'm scared about that. I've started eating again but had a bit of a meltdown overnight. I'm on 24 hour watch so it'll be a good sign when that gets reduced so that's my aim over the next couple of days. Thanks for your reply - really good advice.

Just tell them what they want to hear but you have to look like you mean it, maybe tell them about your ambitions (make some up). You just have to make them think your not going to CTB and they will let you go

That's excellent advice. I'd been telling them that I didn't want anything more from life (which is of course true!) but actually there are some things I can pretend I want to do in the future. Thank you.

 

[thepiecessatup]

Thank you to everyone here. The plan is already working. I have been talking about going out on walks with my mum and out for lunches and seeing friends. I have chatted with one of the nurses about ordinary things. Now I just need to keep going with it. Thank you

 

[momento.mori]

Oh I've been there before. Some of these may apply to you and some probably wont but these are not intended to be offensive in any way. So you have to fix yourself up and "look" better. Shower daily which means ask for clean towel and washcloths so they can hear you. Come out your room for all meals, take all prescribed medication, and do some of the groups, I'm not saying do them all but enough so the social worker can see you participating! Deny ANY SI, say you have no plans no means to anything and those thoughts are gone and thank them for their help! Be seen engaging with other patients. The important part to remember is what you say and mostly what they see and you appear as. They never discharge over the weekends and they won't tell you that because patients will go crazy. They only discharge mon-fri. Don't ask when you're getting discharged just do the above and you should be out by next week. But wait why did you go was this voluntarily or mandated? Either way, you won't get discharged until the doctor and social worker says you're safe. Hope that helps.

 

[thepiecessatup]

Oh I've been there before. Some of these may apply to you and some probably wont but these are not intended to be offensive in any way. So you have to fix yourself up and "look" better. Shower daily which means ask for clean towel and washcloths so they can hear you. Come out your room for all meals, take all prescribed medication, and do some of the groups, I'm not saying do them all but enough so the social worker can see you participating! Deny ANY SI, say you have no plans no means to anything and those thoughts are gone and thank them for their help! Be seen engaging with other patients. The important part to remember is what you say and mostly what they see and you appear as. They never discharge over the weekends and they won't tell you that because patients will go crazy. They only discharge mon-fri. Don't ask when you're getting discharged just do the above and you should be out by next week. But wait why did you go was this voluntarily or mandated? Either way, you won't get discharged until the doctor and social worker says you're safe. Hope that helps.

Really helpful. I have been refusing to shower etc but really need to. This is the UK and they basically want you out asap as there are no beds available. I'm currently on a general ward and seeing the psych tomorrow (unless that changes, which is could). I have been engaging with my nurse, just chatting about how nice her glasses are and what she recommended on Netflix, laughing with her. She says she is so pleased to see such improvement. I am eating all my meals (this is not something I want to do as I do not want to put on weight) and apologised for getting upset. I'm going to keep on this site for support as all this advice people have given me in this thread has been so valuable. I really don't want to get locked up. My mother wants me locked up in the ward. I mean at the moment I'm locked up just in the general ward. I'm a voluntary admission - ha ha - which seems an odd word to use when they have a nurse and two security guards outside the door. There is no mental health support at all just the Valium every six hours (which they keep dosing wrong but about which I am going to stop complaining and just deal with it so I have more chance of getting out). What I would like is to get some meds to help me stabilise but from experience none of them work. So ctb it is and sooner rather than later. I think I'm now looking at a two-week timeframe just to make sure doctors here and family are reasonably comfortable I am 'ok' and then it's up to Beachy Head I go. I need to get over the SI but that's for another thread. Thanks for all your support. I love this site.

 

[momento.mori]

Really helpful. I have been refusing to shower etc but really need to. This is the UK and they basically want you out asap as there are no beds available. I'm currently on a general ward and seeing the psych tomorrow (unless that changes, which is could). I have been engaging with my nurse, just chatting about how nice her glasses are and what she recommended on Netflix, laughing with her. She says she is so pleased to see such improvement. I am eating all my meals (this is not something I want to do as I do not want to put on weight) and apologised for getting upset. I'm going to keep on this site for support as all this advice people have given me in this thread has been so valuable. I really don't want to get locked up. My mother wants me locked up in the ward. I mean at the moment I'm locked up just in the general ward. I'm a voluntary admission - ha ha - which seems an odd word to use when they have a nurse and two security guards outside the door. There is no mental health support at all just the Valium every six hours (which they keep dosing wrong but about which I am going to stop complaining and just deal with it so I have more chance of getting out). What I would like is to get some meds to help me stabilise but from experience none of them work. So ctb it is and sooner rather than later. I think I'm now looking at a two-week timeframe just to make sure doctors here and family are reasonably comfortable I am 'ok' and then it's up to Beachy Head I go. I need to get over the SI but that's for another thread. Thanks for all your support. I love this site.

It sounds like you're trying and doing everything they ask of you. I think once a person has made a decision they want to stop existing, I think you will always have those thoughts and fantasies. Everyday is a struggle and a decision will we ctb today. Maybe they have the wrong diagnosis for you as to possibly why the medication isn't working? Or sometimes you have to try different medications unfortunately until you get the right combination. I wish people understand that we don't like feeling like this and if we could get better we would. Sounds like you have a great nurse you can talk to, you're lucky. They didn't allow cell phones where I was at and this is probably why lol. I really wish you the best and any good Netflix recommendations, please let me know.