Need advice on a mother who is suicidal.?!


Question: Need advice on a mother who is suicidal..?
This person tried to commit suicide by cutting her wrists. We intercepted her and she was unable to completely do it. She has three kids and we are currently keeping her and her 3 kids. We are not allowing her to be unsupervised with the 3 kids as last night she was driving around town while acting as if she was crazy. These spells have happened about once or twice a year and they have gradually gotten worser as this is the first time she has tried to hurt herself. If someone has had any experience with something like this or what to do next I would greatly appreciate your advice. One more thing is I did not call the police or 911 as she said she would find a way to kill herself. We are very scared and do not want this to end in a tragedy.Health Question & Answer


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Try getting her seen and evaluated by a mental health professional. See if she is in need of a psychiatric hospitalization. Do not tell her that last part. She may friek out as she already threatened to kill herself if you called 911. She is afraid. But she already attempted scuicide she is in a serious condition likely far beyond what your good graces and compassion are capable of helping her with.

Is she diagnosed bipolar ...etc. Is she off medications.

You shouldn't have to wait till she tries... and maybe succeeds killing herself to call someone. She requires help before she gets to that severe a state again. Call your local community mental health and ask how you would go about getting someone evaluated. Call inpatient hospitals and ask about referring someone.

If she doesnt want to do an assesment because shes "fine" "not crazy" or "Ill kill myself". Tell her its not because you think shes crazy or want her put away somewhere its because you truely care about her and your scared. Make it about you. And that you need to calm your fear that you might loose her and you need the peace of mind that she is really fine and that if she does this gesture for you as a friend it would help you ease your mind because your scared and cant handle the idea that you could have lost her or that you may later.

and if something does occur suicide attempt or just bizarre and dangerous behavior call the police and explain that you think she may be ind danger of harming herself and she needs help.

You gave her the benefit of the doubt once. That was her pass.
for her own safety she doesn't get a second pass.Health Question & Answer

She could be overwhelmed by having 3 kids etc.. I have had depression and suicidal thoughts and had to be hospitalized. I am bipolar and have been this way many times over the past 4 years. My advice would be to see a psychiatrist for sure. Maybe see about being hospitalized.Health Question & Answer

if you havent already contacted a gp then do so , ive had expieriences little similar to this with a family member shell probs need councelling , brain scans and activitys to stimulate the mind , 3 kids can sometimes send someone to a nervous breakdown , dont let it go to far and contact
a mental health hospital , there not evil and nout like what u see on telly , just someone there for them and even there family
it cud reeli help . x good lukHealth Question & Answer

OMG. Perhaps you can call a mental health institute, a psychiatrist, a 1-800 numberHealth Question & Answer

call 911 if she tries to do it again you need to talk to someone and get her some helpHealth Question & Answer

Call the police or 911 if she does this again. It is not your responsibility and trying to deal with it ,is a job for professionals. You may be doing more harm then good. I know you mean well, but this isn't a good decision on your part. She needs help, possibly medication and your actions may be preventing her from getting it. If you don't want this to end in tragedy, you can't listen to what a person who is in trouble tells you to do. They are not making sense and if she harms someone else while driving a car or in whatever way, you could be making yourself partially responsible. She needs professional help, you are not equipped to give it. Tell her to call someone and go to the hospital.Health Question & Answer



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