Today, I called 911 and got taken to hospital via ambulance after a suicide attempt. When I called my mom, the first thing she asked was, "How much is the ambulance going to cost?" FML
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A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, my parents screamed at me for cutting my wrists. They asked me if I wanted a therapist. I said that I didn't know. Then my mom said, "But wait, it's going to cost a lot of money!" FML
Today, a police officer stopped me and told me he got an anonymous tip that I was going to kill myself. I wasnt. Protocol says he had to bring me straight to a hospital where I explained that someone was messing with me. nobody listened. Now I have a hospital bill for $2,250. FML
Today, my mother took a bunch of sleeping pills, then went driving. I followed her and dialed 911. Now she thinks that I was "trying to get her arrested," and she refuses to talk to me ever again. FML
Today, I got home from hospital after being sent there for suicidal intentions because I'm poor, chronically ill and want out of my life. Five hours later, I was sent home after being given one Valium and a taxi ordered, that I had to pay for. FML
Today, I was feeling suicidal and needed to talk to someone about it, so I called up the only person in the world who cares about me: my mom. Or so I thought. Her immediate response was, “You should go ahead and end it.” FML
Today, I went into labor, and my husband wasn't answering his phone. I called my sister to ask her to drive me to the hospital but she said she'd only do it if I paid her $1000. I had to dial 911, and almost gave birth in my bathroom in process. FML
Today, I told my mom I loved her and she asked if I was going to kill myself. FML
Today, I was released from hospital after being in a car accident. I used the phone book to call people I know to get a ride home, as my wallet and cellphone were still in the wrecked car. I had called my mom to come get me, but her response was "I don't feel like it." I live with her. FML
Today, in a state of severe depression and fearing I might do the worst, I called my local suicide helpline. I was put on hold. FML
Today, I had a seizure, and as they were loading me into the ambulance, drooling on myself, I clearly heard my mother ask the ambulance crew if they’d mind swinging by the church on the way to the hospital, you know, in case it turns out I’m not sick, just possessed by the devil. FML
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Kurliez408 32
hope things get better for you op
demix_fml 32
I hope you’re getting the help you need.
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weazle 13
As a person who’s been in the back of ambulances for the same reason, though I’ve never called for myself. Ambulances are expensive and after a certain point funerals become cheaper
onceuponatime456 16
YOU called 911? Sounds more like a whine for attention than a suicide attempt.
adelaine782002 17
For all you assholes saying that he is selfish, whining, seeking attention, try harder..etc..What the hell is WRONG with you!? I pray to God that you never have to go through this yourself! When we are wanting to die, we are wanting our pain at that very moment to ******* end! Mental health illness doesn't give us the logic to think completely at that moment on who or what we are doing or hurting...We just want the pain to end! The emotional pain!
Laurea Lindroos 8
For all you people saying it’s just a cry for help - when someone is crying for help shouldn’t you be helping them??? If someone about is to drown, calling out for someone to help them, no one would dismiss them as attention seekers. People have to start viewing mental illness as REAL illness. No one want to feel like there’s nothing worth living for, no one chooses to be sick. It takes so much for someone to get to the point where they’re ready to end their own life. It’s not selfish nor is it mean in any way. When you’re at that stage, you can’t think about other people, all you want is for the pain to stop.
xica_sp4ever 18
No, we need to start viewing MH as a real field with illnesses that need addressed seriously. This isn’t the way.
interesting33 37
I wish you so much happiness OP. This is. but a moment in time, on a journey, this moment is temporary and will pass. so take care of yourself. you matter, you are important and valuable. 'But even the hairs of your head are all numbered' Matthew 10.30
adelaine782002 17
hi op, I know where you are coming from. But instead of my mother, who passed away, it is the pastor at my church. I used to be deeply religious, I left my church 3 weeks ago. I had a severe head injury as a corrections officer for Missouri department of corrections. Now I have ptsd from that and past traumatic events that occurred in my life. I have struggled for ever with this. Been to numerous hospitals, and had a dr who thought pills and bury the underlying issues were the answer. At the time of his passing, I was on 14 different meds. My federal dr was livid and ordered the state to take me off the meds, because the old dr was trying to send me to any early grave. With that being said, now my ptsd episodes have started back up with intensity. So, now I am in group therapy and individual therapy..till I can deal with the trauma. My main point is that you are never alone. I to, struggle with dealing with the emotional pain on a daily basis. Please, please, do not bury it.. as painfully it may be, talk to someone. Other wise, you are a ticking time bomb and anything could set you off..as with me...Much love..Anna
zuckerburg 21
That would have been my question too. If you want to kill yourself, just do it and stop running up her bills, be considerate!
xica_sp4ever 18
Unpopular Opinion: You called 911, it wasn’t a serious attempt and more for attention maybe to get the help you need. Though you think she’d be upset I think you also don’t see how selfish you’re being for something you didn’t follow through with. No one has $$ these days and an average ambulance ride costs between $800-$3K. That’s something your mother now is responsible for on top of trying to help you. I hope you get the help you need or at least keep others in mind next time.
PyroRepublic 4
Based on the fact that they themselves called 911 clearly signifies that it was a cry for help. Suicide "attempts" usually mean there is some help to he done and usually doesn't come from a person who is clinically depressed. It is in no way an acceptable plea for help. That being said speak with a trusted family memeber or therapist if you dont have one. To get the help you need or deserve.
Mimi Moore 8
stay strong Chica