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<blockquote data-quote="Copabanana" data-source="post: 696336" data-attributes="member: 18958"><p>My son called. He is in yet another psychiatric hospital on a 5150 hold. He went to the Los Angeles area to enter the facility. There was confusion and he could not find the proper place, although he was in phone contact with the staff. They (and he say) he entered the wrong facility by accident. Instead of helping him get to the proper facility, this other facility 5150'd him (involuntary hold for danger to self) and would not let the correct facility have him. My son asserts it is for insurance money, and I am inclined to agree with him.</p><p></p><p>When my son called me, he was despondent and desperate, saying if he was not released tomorrow, (the end of the hold) he would leave the state, and I would never hear from him again. He said he was not thinking about suicide, or perhaps said that so as to not get himself in an even deeper pit. It was terrible.</p><p></p><p>I called the original residential treatment center (whom I hold partially responsible but did not say so) and was told no matter how much they advocated for my son to be permitted to leave, they would not agree. They said they would send people to transport my son to them, and even with this ironclad commitment, the other place would not agree.</p><p></p><p>In two two desperate phone calls I kept trying to tell him, <em>calm down, it will only work against you. Part of this calamity derives from your actions or lack of them. Calm yourself. Do not play into their stereotypes by losing control and losing more control over your circumstances. Get a grip.</em></p><p></p><p>I called the place where my son is and spoke to an RN who said she would speak to the psychiatrist and social worker, to explain my son had treatment in place, a secure place, etc. and try to get him out soon. I requested the admissions director of the correct place to call this woman. And left it in their hands. Then called my son.</p><p></p><p>On the 3rd call to him, the first two desperate and despondent--he was happy. He had found a nice, interesting man (staff or patient, I am unsure) and was content!</p><p></p><p>I cannot believe this is happening. Honestly, I cannot live like this. I felt responsible. I kicked him out to make a boundary--that he required treatment. And he ends up going to the treatment facility, going to the wrong door, and getting put into a locked ward, on a 3 day hold. I understand I was not responsible for what followed, but I did start the dominoes falling. OK. He did when he busted the wall. M went over to the house, and more than one wall is busted. There are several holes. How many, I do not know.</p><p></p><p>My son is content and tranquil and I am a hysterical mess.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Copabanana, post: 696336, member: 18958"] My son called. He is in yet another psychiatric hospital on a 5150 hold. He went to the Los Angeles area to enter the facility. There was confusion and he could not find the proper place, although he was in phone contact with the staff. They (and he say) he entered the wrong facility by accident. Instead of helping him get to the proper facility, this other facility 5150'd him (involuntary hold for danger to self) and would not let the correct facility have him. My son asserts it is for insurance money, and I am inclined to agree with him. When my son called me, he was despondent and desperate, saying if he was not released tomorrow, (the end of the hold) he would leave the state, and I would never hear from him again. He said he was not thinking about suicide, or perhaps said that so as to not get himself in an even deeper pit. It was terrible. I called the original residential treatment center (whom I hold partially responsible but did not say so) and was told no matter how much they advocated for my son to be permitted to leave, they would not agree. They said they would send people to transport my son to them, and even with this ironclad commitment, the other place would not agree. In two two desperate phone calls I kept trying to tell him, [I]calm down, it will only work against you. Part of this calamity derives from your actions or lack of them. Calm yourself. Do not play into their stereotypes by losing control and losing more control over your circumstances. Get a grip.[/I] I called the place where my son is and spoke to an RN who said she would speak to the psychiatrist and social worker, to explain my son had treatment in place, a secure place, etc. and try to get him out soon. I requested the admissions director of the correct place to call this woman. And left it in their hands. Then called my son. On the 3rd call to him, the first two desperate and despondent--he was happy. He had found a nice, interesting man (staff or patient, I am unsure) and was content! I cannot believe this is happening. Honestly, I cannot live like this. I felt responsible. I kicked him out to make a boundary--that he required treatment. And he ends up going to the treatment facility, going to the wrong door, and getting put into a locked ward, on a 3 day hold. I understand I was not responsible for what followed, but I did start the dominoes falling. OK. He did when he busted the wall. M went over to the house, and more than one wall is busted. There are several holes. How many, I do not know. My son is content and tranquil and I am a hysterical mess. [/QUOTE]
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