I didn't have my own room when they put me in there for suicidal thoughts, and insurance wanted me out before I was well, so they discharged me with no way home

Some therapists will help, others won't. Some psych wards will help, others will give you more trauma. I recommend caution and research before telling a therapist about suicidal thoughts. I had a real bad experience at the behavioral health emergency center in Charlotte NC, and that wasn't even overnight. I've heard good things about some residential places here in Oregon.

Those are grippy socks. They're often given to patients when they're admitted to hospital. Over the past few years they've become synonymous with being admitted to a mental health ward.

The meme is saying that they're afraid of being honest to their therapist because their therapist might admit them to a psych ward against their will.

Psych Ward Socks | Know Your Meme. A version of the meme I posted is even used in there as an example, funnily enough.

Those are the free socks you get when arriving at the funny farm.

They take away your shoes and give you grippy socks like that when you go to a mental hospital.

Count me in and I went to therapy.

Yes.

MY PEOPLE

"How have you been this week?"

"Counsel has advised me to not answer that question or questions that may imply an answer"

I'm good, how are you?

Before we go any further, let me explain to you the guidelines for involuntary committment for suicidal ideation.

Hmmmmm

It's shut the fuck up Friday

There are cases where psychiatric admission is the right call though. Sometimes it's literally life saving. Depression isn't static - it goes up and down, goes loud, goes silent. When you're deep in a life crisis, when you're feeling like you're losing your fucking mind and are actually about to kill yourself those are the places to go to get you over those critical days or weeks to recalibrate and reconsider. I've personally spoken to many patients who were completely releived afterwards and glad that there was such a place for them. If the alternative is a lost life, psychiatry is a valid attempt to get better, even if it doesn't work for everyone.

Of course it's an even better route to get there by admitting oneself - I just believe the likelihood of that happening depends a lot on how afraid people are of psychiatric clinics. And they do vary of course. I personally still would go though. Before I end my life I guess there wouldn't be anything to lose anyway.