I feel like im being forced by my psychiatrist to talk about why im suicidal.

[jawdropped123]

I feel like im being forced by my psychiatrist to talk about why im suicidal. They dont give me time to talk about it when im ready. Ive barely worked with him for a month. I know that they dont have bad intentions but if i dont talk and suddenly stopped going to therapy will i get in trouble even tho im over 18?

 

[Al_stargate]

Man difficult thing to talk about. I'm afraid of being 'hospitalized', being put in a psych ward. I did discuss it with my therapist but didn't actually said I want to do it. Just said I have thoughts and then avoided the subject. If you feel like you can be helped then sure talk about it. People interpret saying you're suicidal as a cry for help. For me there is not much anyone can do so I don't bring it up. You definitely don't have to talk about it, if you don't want.

 

[Cathy Ames]

I feel like im being forced by my psychiatrist to talk about why im suicidal. They dont give me time to talk about it when im ready. Ive barely worked with him for a month. I know that they dont have bad intentions but if i dont talk and suddenly stopped going to therapy will i get in trouble even tho im over 18?

Okay, so it sounds like they are "somehow" aware of the fact that you ARE suicidal. How did that happen?

I'm pretty sure that you can NOT get in legal trouble, but I don't know the whole picture. How are you able to see the psychiatrist and therapist? Are you on your own insurance? Or are you on your parents' insurance and they are somehow making you go? I mean, there can be troubling consequences dealt out to you by other people in your life (for example kicked out of where you live?), and that is different from getting into legal trouble or hospitalized.

Given your entire very challenging and sad situation, it seems as though the person would be able to figure it out but needs for you to say it out loud for some reason. The saying it out loud seems from the outside like a small thing but sometimes feels HUGE and impossible when it is your own personal thing and a thing that brings shame and hurt. [Speaking for myself, here.]

 

[sharky]

A psychiatrist should never force someone. You talk when you are ready. I once had a therapist that was like that and then went to another one and she is nice and understanding and never forces me to talk about something if I'm not ready. I guess you got the wrong one but that happens.