As in, wanting to cease living your current life and not have any more responsibilities or problems, and essentially end your session as a living human being, but without actually dying?
As in, wanting to cease living your current life and not have any more responsibilities or problems, and essentially end your session as a living human being, but without actually dying?
I saw a comic that covered this. This is just one person’s experience, but maybe it could help you understand your own situation better, and maybe help the people around you help you?
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I’m going to print this out and carry it like a pain scale for working the ER when I’m done with medical school or make something like it. Thank you for sharing this.
Thank you for being understanding of these kinds of struggles.
I hope you are able to keep your compassion. Bless you.
It might be a little overwhelming to present this as new information to someone, especially if they’re suicidally depressed. I think triaging based on the passive/active scale is a decent way to assess danger while remaining simple. I don’t have a strong sense of privacy for myself but I would imagine many people aren’t super comfortable talking deeply about it to many people they just met. I would imagine as a HCP you could think of it like a pelvic exam. The fewer people who do their own on the patient, the better, because it’s not fun for the recipient. I say that as a former paramedic and a… well-traveled… mental health patient.
Absolutely. The idea behind the pain scale is to help someone quantify a very subjective thing. As a physician, I would keep it on hand to offer to someone if they were having trouble putting thoughts into words or if they weren’t able to quantify their suicidality.
This is really helpful. I’m currently sitting between 5 and 6 right now and seeing this has helped me realise it. Lucky to have a therapy appointment tomorrow.
I would ask your therapist about considering a PHP (don’t know if this is US-specific). I won’t define it myself because I’m sure your therapist can do better. It’s a big decision but it is worth the time. To be honest, they really should teach the same stuff in school.
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Thank you for sharing this. It’ll be so helpful for describing to my partner where I’m at.