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Mental Health Support

OldBaldy1701E

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3. Take it slow and breathe.

Reply to XanaDUer2 (Original post)

Thu Jan 23, 2025, 05:47 PM

Jan 23

Unless you have expressed a desire to self-harm, they cannot hold you without a damned good reason.

If you have decent insurance, I'd say let the two entities duke it out and enjoy the mini-'vacation'. (You did mention that your animals will be taken care of, yes?)

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Talked to therapist [View all] XanaDUer2 Jan 23 OP

Is this what you want? If it is, good luck and I hope this gets you the care you need biophile Jan 23 #1

I told him I'm not going XanaDUer2 Jan 23 #2

Take it slow and breathe. OldBaldy1701E Jan 23 #3

Yes but my partners left leg is XanaDUer2 Jan 23 #4

Ahh. I misunderstood which 'hospital' you were referring. OldBaldy1701E Jan 24 #5

No local mental health inpatient XanaDUer2 Jan 24 #6

So, that guy took the fact that you said you wished you were dead to mean you were going to do something? OldBaldy1701E Jan 24 #7