I’m not sure what you’re implying, but this has not been my experience in the US. Which country are you referring to?
After I was released, there were no follow ups or anything like that. It wasn’t exactly easy to get back on my feet, but I’ve been living a normal and independent life for years.
stinerman@midwest.social 1 day ago
The police released me into the custody of my wife. They did pat me down and put me in the back of a cruiser so I wouldn’t hurt myself.
aMockTie@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I hope you’re doing better now. What were the circumstances that led to police involvement and what happened afterwards (if you don’t mind me asking)?
stinerman@midwest.social 1 day ago
Not great but better. There will always be bad days.
We thought I lost my cat and I was only a few months from being inpatient the first time. So I took a knife, turned off my phone, got in my car and started driving to where I was going to kill myself. After about 30 minutes I thought better of it and pulled over and called my wife. She already had local PD there. I talked to them while they had the county sheriff come get me. They held me until my wife cane and got me. Then back into inpatient I went.
aMockTie@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I’m glad your cat was fine and just being a goober, and not anything more serious. I’m also glad to hear that you’re doing any amount of better. Progress is very rarely a straight line, and almost always includes ups and downs.
How was your experience during inpatient care? Did it align or differ from the experiences discussed in this thread so far?