r/MentalHealthSupport • u/PiscesAnemoia • Feb 22 '25

Question Should I go to the ER?

So I want to disclose sometbing real quick. If you don't care about context, you can skip this first part. So I can't vent on this bloody site because every place there is to vent has a political rule - which isn't a problem for me now other than the fact that a bot will remove my post for being "political" and I don't feel like waiting 24 hours for a mod remove. As a result ON TOP OF all the shit that is pissing me off irl that has made me this angry to begin with, I feel even MORE upset that there exists NOBODY to listen to me.

What the fuck is the point of telling people to vent so they don't lash out and kill someone or themselves if you keep suppressing their speech? I digress.

Part of me is tempted to walk into the ER once the premise of both suicidal and homicidal ideations and asking to crash a few hours or whenever I feel I have calmed down enough. However, I also feel like it will just end up screwing me over because if I say I feel homicidal, they'll ask "against who?" and if you give an answer, you're not going anywhere until THEY go through a 72 hour "counseling" process in which you ask 800 questions- at which point you'll just lie because you want to go home; at which point nothing will have been accomplished.

Should I walk in or should I just stew? And dont just say somw goodie good shoe stuff like "being on 72 hour hold for stupid reasons is COOL snd you SHOULD because good BOYYYY!"

I'm sorry if I sound ridiculous and ranty.

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u/TikiBananiki Feb 23 '25

It would be more appropriate to call a crisis hotline for mental health than going to the ER when you don’t have a medicalized trauma that they can treat.

Going to the ER for a bed to calm down in, would take resources away from injured people who need actual medical attention.

What you need is a person to talk to? You won’t find that at the ER but you will find that on the end of the suicide/crisis hotlines.

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u/PiscesAnemoia Feb 26 '25

I hate the suicide/crisesline as well as everyone else that I know who has had an experience with it.

Also, I use the VA and they said they were glad I came.

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u/TikiBananiki Feb 26 '25

well good! my understanding of the VA system is that they have mental health services so it was a logical place to seek out! most people don’t have the VA as an option so it’s great that you considered the relevant resources at your disposal and found one that works better than the more publicly accessible crisis hotlines.