What happens if you cut/self harm while admitted to a mental hospital?
I tried to kill myself in the mental hospital. I obviously failed, and when I was discovered I was put on a 1:1, and punished with one day isolation. The isolation is what it sounds like; no talking to anybody and being banned from activities. They called this a “reflection period”. As for the 1:1, basically, a nurse had to be within five feet of me at all times. ALL TIMES. The nurse had to watch me shower, use the bathroom, and sleep. This lasted for at least a week, until I was cleared to just remain in the hospital without constant supervision. I also had to have daily body checks, where I would strip down and the nurses would examine me for signs of self harm. After this, I did not attempt to hurt myself again in the hospital, because having someone watch you while you pee is an effective deterrent.Additionally, I must add that it is pretty hard to harm yourself in the hospital. It is engineered to prevent self harm, and every time somebody finds a way to self harm with something, that thing disappears. Depressed kids can get pretty creative.
If your doctor finds out you self harm.......?
Will they tell your parents? I've been throwing up frequently for the past month or so and my mom made an appointment with a doctor. Unfortunately, I've also been burning and cutting my stomach for about five years now. (I KNOW it's stupid, I've been trying to stop for years.) Since I'm having problems with my stomach, she's obviously going to want to take a look at it. Does anyone know if a doctor would be obligated to tell their patient's parents? Does doctor-patient confidentiality apply to minors for these sorts of things? I'm only sixteen and I live in North Carolina if that makes a difference. Also, anyone got any suggestions for covering up cuts and burns? I used makeup last time I went to the doctor, but a lot of the scars are too dark to cover up and most of them are pretty raised.
How deep can a person cut (Self Harm)?
I'm not proud of it, but i was a self harmer for years. I am only seventeen and i cut for at least five years. I can personally say it only helps for the time being, it wont help forever. There are always urges, but remind your friend that there is so much more to life that hurting yourself. I learned that the hard way. This is something i tell other self harmers- Pretend your arm is a road. If you cross right to left, going straight across the road, there is a chance of getting hit but not a huge chance. If you cross diagonally, you have more of a chance of getting hit, and if you walk up the road facing the on coming cars, you'll get hit. No way around it. The same goes with your arm/wrist. If you cut straight across, it will do a little damage, if you diagonally cut, it can do more harm, and straight up and down, you'll cut up the vein and you'll bleed out. And any deepness is enough to hurt yourself badly. You could kill yourself by the smallest cut. You take a chance every cut you make. It's scary to think that any of those times someone cuts, they could cut the slightest bit off, and everything could go wrong. If you ever want to talk, or if she wants someone to talk to, e-mail me. I can try my hardest to help. Life is something a lot of people take for granted. Don't let her be one of those people. I wish you both the best with everything.(: