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I live in the USA, and my state has laws about involuntary commitment. The incident must have occurred within 30 days, and the individual in question must still be reasonably a risk to themselves or others in order to legally have a judge sign an order for involuntary commitment, but the individual still has the right to voluntarily commit themselves, if they are able to respond. I've sought legal advice for this, so I know I'm fine.
That aside, I'm still worried about bringing up my past SH habits, as well as the urges that I still have to this day. Will my T jump the gun? I have a lot of scars that I never talked about. I had to get stitches once, but I wasn't committed. I've had therapists who responded with "go to the hospital then." But I wasn't in crisis. I feel self-conscious about them. Particularly with potential relationships. How can I bring this subject up in a way that my therapist doesn't think I'm in crisis? |
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You could keep it hypothetical. You could say, what would you say to a client who has self harmed in the past and is sometimes still dealing with urges of self harm but who hasn't acted on it in ____ amount of time? Etc. In my experience, most therapists won't jump the gun but I know that there's always that chance. You could also say you are asking for a friend. Or something like that, if you don't want to come out and just talk about it. HUGS Kit
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I can't speak for every therapist, but the ones I've had are pretty chill when it comes to SH. With my new t I said something along the lines of "I have urges to SH but I very rarely act on them" and then she asked about coping skills and suggested a few things. Every now and again she asks about it, especially if my mood is unstable, but she trusts me if I say I don't need to go to the hospital, and I trust her when she says I do, but this is when I have all sorts of symptoms going on in addition to SH.
As for bringin it up, you could be hypothetical like already mentioned, or you could just be straight forward and say something like "I have (occasional/frequent/constant/whatever) urges to self harm" |
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