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To feel too anxious to call the crisis team

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User45790730640237 · 15/12/2019 00:16

Not really an AIBU but posting here for traffic.

I'm feeling really low. I was hospitalised for a suicide attempt 6 weeks ago. Referred to the community mental health team and I now have the number for the crisis team to call if I feel like doing it again. Well I do, and I know I don't want to. I'm still reeling from the trauma of the hospital last time. It's like an intrusive thought that won't go away.

Can anyone tell me what happens when you call the crisis team? I know I need support but I can't handle the idea of a group of people turning up to my house when I'm in this state (and the house is in this state). All I want is for the thoughts to stop so I can get some sleep. I just can't bring myself to pick up the phone, there's too much uncertainty and what can they even do or say to make the situation better?

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GloriaMumsnet · 15/12/2019 09:45

Hello OP, we are really sorry to hear you are feeling this way.
We hope you don't mind, but when these threads are flagged up to us we usually add a link to our Mental Health resources. You can also go to the Samaritans website or email them on [email protected]. Support from other Mumsnetters is great and we really hope you will be able to take some comfort from your fellow posters, but as other MNers will tell you, it's really a good idea to seek RL help and support as well.
We also like to remind everyone that, although we're awed daily by the astonishing support our members give each other through life's trickier twists and turns, we'd always caution anyone never to give more of themselves to another poster, emotionally or financially, than they can afford to spare.
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