I had an acquaintance who used to call me at 2 AM telling me she was suicidal and had to go to the hospital. When I'd rush over to her, she had packed 2 large suitcases. One with all her art supplies and stuffed animals. The hospital she liked to frequent was very lax about what patients could bring. I would refuse to admit any patient that came with enough stuff for a month's long vacation. I had never seen anything quite like it. When I'm in crisis, packing my art supplies is not exactly a priority. Most of my admissions are with only the clothes on my back because I'm too psychotic to organize packing anything. Some people game the system for attention.