Urgent Advice Please

[Flo54]

I have been suffering from anxiety for a few months now.
It was triggered by a family member nearly dying.

I stopped my heavy drinking habit and since then it's like a dark cloud has descended and I can see myself clearly and I don't like what I see.
I have tried three different types of antidepressants which all made me stop sleeping. I take propanolol for the anxiety and stupidly took a handful the other day. Phoned my husband straight away went to A&E and was monitored and let home.

This has now created a major reaction with my family. The crisis team are coming tomorrow. My family want me to be admitted to hospital. This is because I said I don't want to sue but don't want to die but don't want to live. I'm so worried that they will try and section me. I do not feel that I am a risk anymore but if I go to hospital it will finish me off.
I want to get better, but I know it will take time. Can they section me?

Meant to say I don't want to die but don't want to live

Obviously no one here can say for sure because it's more complex than asking a stranger but I think if you are open about needing more help and are not suicidal then no, you probably won't be sectioned. In all honesty, mental health services are so over stretched, inpatient beds are few and far between.

Be honest with the crisis team, they are there to help. I really do hope you feel better soon.

Crisis team is there to help out for a short-ish period of time, usually when there isn't a need (or vacancy) for admission.

If it does get to the point where you feel like you need a hospital's care, go voluntarily instead of waiting to be sectioned.

I think crisis team work slightly differently to what Scruff has said; they tend to gate keep admissions and there will often be crisis team involvement before an admission.

That said, from your post, I think it's unlikely an admission will be considered. If the risk was deemed very high, you may well have not been discharged from A and E. Professionals understand that admissions are not always helpful, the environment itself can be quite stressful. If you are willing to engage, have a supportive family network and a safe place to stay, then I don't think an admission will be discussed.

If it is discussed, as Scruff has said, it is better to go in as a voluntary patient than under a section. I hope it goes well for you today.

In my experience the crisis team are there to help keep you out of hospital. Work with them and lean on them, they really are there to support you.
And sending healing vibes to you, I hope you can get the help you need to live life to the full

We are going back a long time since they were involved with me (maybe 15 years) but it was presented to me as an alternative to admission. More recently, one of my kids had support from them for a couple of weeks to avoid an admission.