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Original poster

PLEASE SOMEONE HELP, THIS IS URGENT

31 replies

Radley · 30/12/2006 12:21

I think my best mate is having, or has had a nervous breakdown.

She threw herself in front of a car on christmas eve and I've just had to pin her down from tearing her hair owt.

She has now taken her son to her mothers and I'm worried what she is going to next as she has a volatile relationship with her parents.

I wanted to go with her, but can't as i am home on my own with dd1 and dd2 for a while.

Been trying to get through to nhs direct and no joy just trying to get through to local hospital mental health team.

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lulumama · 30/12/2006 12:23

if she is trying to take her own life, she needs urgent help...can someone watch your kids while you go to her..can yo call the police or ambulance, tell them you fear she is going to take her own life?

Freckle · 30/12/2006 12:23

If you seriously think she is going to do something stupid, call the police.

cadeauxbury · 30/12/2006 12:23

Is this the same friend whose violent OH tried to break into your place to get to her?

cadeauxbury · 30/12/2006 12:23

agree. Police or ambulance.

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Radley · 30/12/2006 12:24

YES cadbury, he slept with someone else last night after they had a row etc.

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charliecat · 30/12/2006 12:24

You could always ring the police if you think shes in danger of harming herself, they would have to be there with the mental health team if she was being sectioned anyway. (I think, my brothers schizophrenic and the police have always been there when hes been sectioned)
How awful.
Is she meant to be coming back to you when shes dropped her son off? Do you know who her doctors are?

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Radley · 30/12/2006 12:26

Yes i know who her doctors are but they are closed.

Her mothers phone is engaged

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Macdog · 30/12/2006 12:30

Definitely phone police. They may be able to access emergency care system for further help.

lulumama · 30/12/2006 12:30

call the police now

LIZS · 30/12/2006 12:30

Samaritans ? Perhaps they could give you an emergency number for mental health workers.

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Radley · 30/12/2006 12:30

0845 no or 999

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asleep · 30/12/2006 12:31

definitely ring the police

lulumama · 30/12/2006 12:32

999

if you are genuinley fearful she is going to take her own life.
esp as she has already tried to and she has droppped her son off somewhere else

mazzarella · 30/12/2006 12:33

has she dropped her son off with her mother? or is her son still with her? I would be very concerned for both of them.

ring the police!

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Radley · 30/12/2006 12:35

Right, mother's phone still engaged and mate not answerin her phone.

Hubby on his way home then I'm off to her mothers.

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Judy1234 · 30/12/2006 12:35

Of call her GP. My brother and father are psychiatrists. Christmas is peak time. Sometimes they have to section people against their will under the mental health act if that person would otherwise harm themselves.

lulumama · 30/12/2006 12:35

radley..if you thjink it is taht serious , call thje police now!

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Radley · 30/12/2006 12:36

Just got through

She is on her way to a&e with her mum and dad

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lulumama · 30/12/2006 12:37

good......

poor girl, she will need lots of support x

Carmenere · 30/12/2006 12:37

That's a relief.

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Radley · 30/12/2006 12:38

I'm sat here shaking, don't know what to do for the best now, feel like i should be doing something

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MerlinsBeard · 30/12/2006 12:46

the police have powers to detain ppl under the mental health act i think, if u r that worried, ring 999

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Radley · 30/12/2006 12:49

I know who has caused all this too. Can't talk to dh about it as he says it's her fault cos she keeps taking him back

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Judy1234 · 30/12/2006 13:13

Glad it's sorted out. May not be fair to blame anyone as psychiatric conditions although sometimes sparked by things happening in our lives are more to do with other chemical factors in the brain rather than he said or did this to her or that. She will need to decide whether to be a voluntary admission or to be sectioned. As she's gone of her own free will that will be much better and she can get the helps she needs without a mental health order forcing her to stay in.

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