Scared of being sectioned

[Mollymay12345]

Hi this is my first post on here. I have suffered many years of mental health issues mostly due to traumatic events in my life. I have a beautiful 10 year old and a caring husband. I have had a run of bad luck the past few months and my metal health is at a all time low. I really am not coping . I have been under the metal health teams and crisis teams for many years but was discarged when covid started. I know I need to go back to g.p to get help but I am so scared if I am truthful about how I really feel I will be sectioned. Has anyone with children been sectioned ? Will I be allowed to see my daughter and husband. Very scared of what may or may not happen. Any advice please would be lovely xx thank you

I’m sorry you’ve had such a very hard time.

There is a high bar to being sectioned. Talk to your GP and get re-referred for help. Hopefully someone else will be along with more details about the criteria for sectioning. Have you ever been sectioned before?

Thank you so much for your reply. I will contact gp on Monday. No I have always managed to avoid being sectioned but I currently feel rock bottom. X

Thank you so much for your reply. I will contact the gp on Monday. No I have always managed to avoid being sectioned but I feel I have hit rock bottom x

I hope you can get some good support asap. Let us know how it goes.

Thank you x

Inpatient treatment is more expensive than outpatient. Unless you're a very high risk to yourself or others (higher than could be managed if you stayed at home) there's no way you'll be sectioned against your will, so please don't worry about that.

Very best of luck talking to your GP tomorrow. If you think it would help, you could use today to write some notes to take with you.

Thank you so much for taking the time to reply. Yes I will write some notes. A friend has told me that were I live 111 has a 24 hours mental health line. I may try this today. X

Just wanted to send some support Do try that local number today if you need.

The most important thing is you get the help you need, so you can get back to your family and normal life.

I think it’s very very unlikely you’d be sectioned. But even if we imagine you were, any separation from your family would be brief before there were visits. But honestly it’s unlikely - if you need and can get impatient help, you’d be able to see your family.

Please don’t let this worry stop you accessing help OP.

You won’t get sectioned OP. I hope that’s reassuring, but the reality is that MH services have been so decimated under the excuse of covid that you’ll be lucky to get anything

It is exceedingly unlikely you will be sectioned.

I have literally sat sobbing in a toilet cubical on the floor with my therapist holding my hand under the door (and getting a few strange looks for being in the ladies before the receptionist put up a closed sign) telling him I just wanted to die and I was not sectioned.

I obviously wasn't allowed to leave until I was calm and able to promise I would be safe until next session but they didn't admit me.

The bar for being sectioned is (in my friend from a therapy support group's words) so high you could hang yourself from it. They won't admit you unless you pose an immediate danger to yourself or others.

It's highly unlikely you'll be sectioned, even if you did need it, there are not the beds available for everyone that needs inpatient care. If you can remain safe at home, they're not even going to consider an admission.

If they do recommend admission, you can go in as a voluntary patient.

Sectioning is the absolute last resort. It is very very rare.

The bar for being sectioned is (in my friend from a therapy support group's words) so high you could hang yourself from it.

Sadly, this is very accurate.

All the best

You will only be sectioned if you are an immediate danger to yourself or to others, or you refuse reasonable treatment and both doctors and your husband agree to it. As you want to get better and you are looking to improve I think it highly unlikely that sectioning would even cross the doctor's mind.

A family member was sectioned. But that was because she was delusional and paranoid and completely refused to engage with services.
I’ve been severely depressed and suffered with anxiety. I’ve never even come close to being sectioned. I’ve done CBT and taken medication.
Wishing you well OP.

Thank you x

Thank you so much for your reply x

Thank you for your reply xxx

Thabk you ao much for your reply x

Mental health nurse here. If you approach the GP and ask for help, that will be viewed really positively as wanting help and having insight into your mental health issues. You would only ever be at risk of being sectioned if there were significant imminent risks to either yours or someone else's safety.

Thank you so much for your reply xx

Thabk you so much xx

You aren’t likely to be sectioned unless you are refusing help and are a risk to yourself or others. Even if you are a risk so long as you comply they wont section you.

I spent several days in a mental health unit when I had PND and my now ex husband and my son were able to come and see me every day.

If you are struggling you can text shout on 85258 and someone will message with you. It’s a free service and sometimes texting a stranger something is easier than actually saying how you feel.

I hope you get the support you need and feel better soon