Would I Get Locked Up?

[miserable_me]

Ok so I am diagnosed with anorexia (though I am more mia now), Depression, and GAD (generalized anxiety disorder). I have been thinking about something a lot but its been getting worse. I see a therapist and am on anti-depressants and anxiety meds, but do you think if i actually told my therapist that i actually do think a lot about killing myself she would send me away? I mean I never ever would I dont think, but i really do wish a lot that i was dead. I hate feeling like that but i am afraid that if i told her she would send me to a psych hosptal. I am already being threatened to go to a psych hosp bc i have been hospitalized soo many times from my ed and i feel like if i told them that then they would immediately send me away! :( but i really really dont want to feel like this anymore! Like i said i really really wont kill myself but im scared what if one day i do try?? ahh sorry im a mess today :( but i guess should i tell her or no?

[shadows]

You would not get locked up, I guarantee it. She will almost certainly ask you if you have a specific plan and the means and intent to carry it out, or timeframe or something. Unless you do have a specific plan and intent, you don't qualify as being an immediate threat to yourself. I told my therapist the same thing and she was very understanding of it and has helped a lot. Just make sure to mention that you don't think you really would, don't plan to anytime soon, and really don't want to. That's all very relevant information. This is exactly one of those things you should mention to her, and can trust a therapist with.

If you have a psychiatrist or whoever prescribes the medication for you if that's not your therapist, make sure you talk to them about this, too. It may be a sign that your current meds or dosage could use some adjustment. If it's obvious that you're actively trying to seek help, no one will do anything to make it worse. :-)

[miserable_me]

thanks soo much! thats exactly the kind of advice and reassurance i need!! i will try and muster up the courage to tell her next time i see her. Like i said i dont plan on doing anything, but because i think about it so much i want to make sure and keep it that way.