>>34665689
>if I told them this they’d definitely put me in a psych ward
No, they wouldn't. Someone can only be hospitalised against their will if they pose an imminent threat to themselves or to others. If you say "I have suicidal thoughts" then nothing can happen. If you say "I am planning to kill myself on Wednesday evening. I'm going to overdose on Fentanyl. I've bought the Fentanyl, a syringe, a needle, and the thing to tie round your arm to find a vein. I'm just trying to decide what to put in my suicide note." then at that point they would act.

>>34665708
Are you sure have you been in this situation before?

>>34665778
Nta but they'll only force you into the psych ward if you say some variation of "I am going to kill myself this friday and I have a plan"
"I want to kill myself" isn't enough. So long as you choose your words carefully they won't, and if you fuck up and they do stick you in the psych ward you can get out in 5 days by saying the right things.

>>34665793
I'm not OP but I wouldn't want to be around anyone who has the ability to "put me in a psych ward under the right circumstances." That doesn't sound right at all

>>34665809
It is right when the person is an imminent danger to themselves or others. If you tell a medical professional you're going to walk in front of a bus in two hours they have a moral duty to try and prevent that. So just don't tell them.

>>34665822
>So just don't tell them.
that’s the problem I need to tell somebody

>>34665860
Maybe there are discord servers for this kind of thing. That would be a good way to stay anonymous, while telling people the truth about what you were feeling. As long as you didn't give away any kind of personal info, I think you'd be safe

>>34665689
Ok, but what's the story behind the thoughts? Abuse/rape?

>>34666120
Molested, abandoned, lost multiple jobs, dad was physically abusive, chronic illness, medical bills, no friends, never independent, loser the list goes on

Its if your planning or actively going to do it at x time and this is your final day type shit. So you can tell them you get suicidal thoughts and that you want to die. Thats called suicidal ideation, its not what gets you sent. Its something they work on. (In therapy currently for it and also am a pysch major)

>>34665689
suicidal thoughts alone are common and don't get you hospitalised. had them for many years, still functioned, went to a psychologist, never got hospitalised. your situation could be different, but I'd still recommend getting help because nothing is going to change if you don't. thinking god's going to magically pull some salvation out of his ass when you don't help yourself is the worst sort of self-delusion. and no, talking with discord randos or 4chan users forever won't cut it.

nobody comes to earth knowing how to live optimally. we all need to learn it from somebody. and if you weren't modelled that by adult figures then you need to learn it from someone else. never too late.

I'm getting the feeling being self-harming and suicidal is doing something good for you even though you don't know what. so if you really love your current state, and don't want to give it up, then by all means stay at home. just don't pretend to yourself that you want help at the moment if you really don't. when you do, the supports are there, you only have to know where to look for them

>>34665778
>Are you sure
Yes.
>have you been in this situation before?
Yes, as it happens, but that's irrelevant. I don't have to have personally experienced something to know what the law is.

>>34665689
Take some time to really analyze your situation, and write your thoughts down if it helps. It's usually hard to put everything into words, but as you reflect on your own mind, it gradually becomes easier. At least that's what worked for me.

>>34665689
there is a cure for ending suicidal thoughts