Have sectioned my DS. Hand hold please.

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Hardest thing ever to do but I could no longer keep him safe.

He is now on a locked ward, and we are unable to visit due to Corona restrictions in the hospital.

I feel dreadful.

Please tell me any positive experiences of people you know being sectioned?

My uncle was sectioned. He was a danger to himself but didn’t realise it. My grandad (his Dad) had him sectioned.
Obviously all circumstances are different, but it saved his life and he is nowextremely grateful.

You've done the right thing OP, you're looking after him.
A friend was sectioned a few years back for quite some time. He's now happily married with a new baby and doing wonderfully.

How hard for you, I suppose you could write down or make some record of what you'd like to say now if you could see him, and let him see it when he's better. Not giving advice, just an idea. Also someone told me once whether kids have to be sectioned, sanctioned, all invidious choices are made with love.

Thank you everyone for taking the time to reassure me.

He hates me for it, but I know I had run out of options.

Try and think of it as getting him a medical consultation who decided he needed to be hospitalised to keep him safe. You did not get him sectioned. You got him to an expert who made that decision. You absolutely did the right thing.

for you.

Please don't feel dreadful. You did it out of love. That's nothing to feel dreadful about.
My brother has serious mental health problems and it's horrible for my mum.
Your son is in the right place x

All I've heard from DS is a stream of abusive text messages. He's refused to allow me to talk to any of the staff on the ward.

DH has phoned the ward and it sounds like they will release him tomorrow (Monday) as he is presenting ok to them. He messaged his sister to say that he is making a huge effort to appear normal so that he will be released.

He's saying that he won't come home when he is released because I betrayed him.

I'm so sorry you are going through this. I don't have any experience, but would it be possible to show the ward/his doctors the texts you and your dd have received? Even though he doesn't want you to communicate with them, it is in his best interest (and yours) that they get a heads up. 💐

If your daughter agrees, show the text to the staff.
Otherwise, DO NOT feel bad. My parents made the same decision for me, several times, when I was you get. I hated them at the time? But their selfless decision saved my life. I am now well, married, have a family and live a ‘normal’ life, and am eternally grateful to them. I hope your son reaches the same point in time.

Thanks, I've taken screen shots of his messages and emailed them to his doctor.

My brother had a terrible mental
Illness which caused great grief for him (I expect) and the family, especially our parents. I am sending my understanding and my empathy to you.