To think there are people who play the system to get detained under the mental health act

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Seen a lot of it on tik tom people
lyinf in hospital beds after purposefully getting themselves detained by the police smiling and laughing

Why are you inpatient and watching videos of people that are also inpatient?
Ask yourself that. I wish you well but it sounds like you are really not helping yourself.
Tik Tok is toxic shit. Leave it alone.

What complete utter nonsense.

@H0m3Stay737 I'm so sorry. I know so many autistic folks who have been given this (mis)diagnosis. Being neurodivergent in a neurotypical world is massively destabilising! And trauma should be called trauma, not personality!

I hope your son gets the help he needs.

Interesting.

I used to work in an assessment ward, somewhat of a “holding pen” some might say for patients awaiting beds in different hospitals, secure units etc. I’ve seen my fair share of mental health patients and obviously General Hospital staff aren’t specialists in mental health but there are “regular attenders” that quite clearly have behavioural issues and have extreme reactions to being told no to certain medications or even just going out for a cigarette as they are not allowed out the ward without a chaperone and if someone isn’t available immediately then all hell breaks loose.

and then I have seen the genuinely mentally unwell in psychosis or the aftermath of a serious suicide attempt.

I hate to say it but some really do it for attention, for the drugs ( diazepam especially) or as I’ve discovered when they call back after a few days for benefits purposes. They request letters from the drs to send off for PIP etc.
one RA of ours plastered all over her TikTok and Facebook account she was going to A&E to get “ some of the good stuff “ as her GP would no longer issue it.

They may well need to be for their safety.

They are patients with one of the highest risks of suicide.

Having a dance on TikTok and being mentally unwell are not mutually exclusive though

I’ve been in mental health nursing for mor years than I care to remember. Detaining someone under the MHA is not easy. The least restrictive option HAS to be considered.

aside from anything else, years of austerity measures means there aren’t many beds available.

you’re very, very wrong.

@XenoBitch Ouch!! I hope she did find out, she needed a bit of CPD!

You should see me in a manic episode 🫢

And if that person refuses everything else in the hope of getting detained which is what she does? Hangs around waiting on car parks for police to turn up.

Different illness

They sound ill, and they need help.

Are you hoping to be detained OP?

No why would I be? I’m not the one sitting on car parks

So are other people I’ll that take responsibility but are sent home because they take responsibility regardless of risk

Realistically who do you think is more likely to be detained the person who tries to Maintian their safety and says they will be safe if sent home or the person who says they will do something if discharged

You have no idea about other people.
Concentrate on yourself.

I’m just wondering why it bothers you so much that they have been? It hasn’t taken anything away from you.

That’s disgraceful. Diagnostic overshadowing at its finest. Makes me so angry as it means people’s medical needs are not being met.

This...

How come so many people on MN think Tiktok and Social Medias show the 'real world'?

OP, get a bloody grip and focus on yourself, not what others are doing / not doing. You’re sounding utterly obsessed.

I think if you’re in a place in life where you actively seek out being sectioned for your mental health, then you’re deeply mentally unwell and probably do need the help anyway.

Yep, it has caused me to really have no faith in the NHS at all.

Can you really not see why one of these people can be sent home and one can't?

And yes it's shit. Yes there should be more help available for more people. But until there is they have to prioritise.

Because when I’m in crsis and ask for extra support I’m often dented it or I even read on my items because I dared to ask for extra support that I was escalating to get extra support. Yet they don’t see it in these other people. Only thing I can think of is because I’m more upfront and say what I think rather than be sneaky and act like I don’t want or need help