- Category: Involuntary Commitment Barriers
- Tag(s): Anosognosia / Lack of Insight, Suicide or Attempt
Did an involuntary commitment thinking loved one would be safe for 72 hours, nope they were released after 18 and we were told that everyone has some psychosis and to come back when things were worse, so what is worse than watching your loved one having hallucinations , cutting self harm?
The system has failed and because of their actions our loved one no longer believes the illness is real.
*Each story is shared by someone impacted by untreated SMI, lightly edited for clarity, never for meaning.
THE ASK
The author’s message for legislators:
Change the law that will not let me speak for the one in psychosis
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