Happy New year everyone! Okay I’m 6 days late *sssh* We all say, New year, New start..New me ect ect. We all want the new year to be better than the ‘rubbish previous year’
I can already tell this year isn’t going to be great, New years Eve I had a breakdown I started to feel rubbish so I stayed at the reception where I live to try and become more calmer, I called the Crisis Team and told them I was feeling suicidal so they spoke to a member of staff who decided to put me on welfare checks, as the day progressed I felt more and more suicidal, Living on the 3rd floor overlooking the river I didn’t feel safe going to my room, so i text the police and told them I was a danger to myself.
The police came round and asked me what I wanted them to do, I had no idea but kept telling them I was going to jump out of my window. However because I wasn’t in a public place, they basically said they couldn’t do anything, So when they went downstairs, I went downstairs too and left the building. I proceeded to run in any direction, Before getting really distressed. The hostel called the police as they we’re worried that I hadn’t returned within an hour.
So the police found me, and detained me under section 136 of the Mental Health act and took me to the police station where I spent the night in a cell being watched by police officers, I don’t remember much, just it was freezing cold and i kept falling asleep and waking up with a police officer saying ‘take the blanket from over your head’
Eventually the morning came and the evening came, and I was given an assessment where it was decided i could go home, so 1st of January at 6pm I was allowed to go home!. Then at 2am on the 2nd of January I was admitted to Hospital with suicidal tendencies where I decided to go for a walk about and leave…
lifes little big things 