Crisis plan

[Bumblebee39]

How do I make a crisis plan?
I have suffered with my MH for years but never made one or even known how to make one
The most I've had is a couple of phone numbers to ring

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Phone the crisis team and work from there

What do you need it for?

Not a facetious question... is it for your medical team so your plan is formalised, for example? I’d have thought, if so, they’d have helped you with it/given you a blank template?

I can help with a ‘care plan’ which includes what to do in a crisis if that’s helpful, although don’t have it with me so won’t be immediately.

I'm not with the crisis team but have heard of them over the years and never made one.
When I see services they always mention making a crisis plan but don't really know where to start or what goes into one

I think I need a plan for what I need to do in MH crisis, and then another plan for services etc. When I am in need. The former would hopefully stop the letter ever needing to be used.

My crisis plan essentially used to be have a diazepam or have a cigarette but I am pregnant so can't do either of them.

I don't have a medical team at the moment
I was told I was being referred to the mental health team but not sure it's actually happened

Could you do something like a traffic light system. So green would be this is what I'm like when I'm ok, how I feel and the sort of things I do, this is what helps keep me ok. Then amber is this is what I'm like when things are starting to slip, this is how I feel and how I know I'm slipping and think about what I need to do or what needs to happen to stop things getting worse or help me improve. Red would be this is how I am when things are bad or at crisis. This is how I feel and how I know things are bad. Then think about what help you need at that point, or what you can do to help yourself if that's possible. It can sometimes be helpful to do this with someone you trust as they sometimes spot signs etc that you don't. Maybe dont try and do this all in one go and it might be something that's easier to do when you're not struggling too much. Also writing stuff so you're not trying to remember and plan stuff when you are in crisis helps as well. Hope this helps.

mentalhealthrecovery.com/wrap-is/

There's downloads for crisis plans on this website. It's the first one that comes up so maybe worth having a google and finding one that works for you. In our area we have a mental health educational college who do courses on how to do Crisis Plans, so might be worth looking into if there's something local to you similar?

Depending what form your crises take I find this helpful.