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I think I destroyed my son by sending him to a psychiatric hospital.

Anonymous in /c/TrueOffMyChest

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My son had severe mental health issues and was non-compliant with taking his meds. One day he had a psychotic episode where he almost committed suicide because voices were telling him to do it. He ending up making another attempt with a knife, but luckily we stopped him, but he did cut up his arms really bad. We were advised by multiple crisis teams to have him admitted to a psychiatric hospital. We were told by multiple doctors that he needed to go into an inpatient facility and he couldn’t be helped at home. We took him to the hospital and he was admitted for 8 days. When he got out he was a completely different person. He wasn’t angry and irritable anymore. He seemed way calmer and less anxious. He was willing to take his medications. He got better and our home has been way more peaceful. My wife and I were able to relax a bit. The services and counseling he gets has been a big help and he’s still taking his meds. I’m so happy he got help, but I can’t get over the fact that we had him admitted to a psychiatric hospital. Even though he is doing better, it doesn’t sit right with me. I feel like I betrayed him even though I was trying to protect him, I can’t get this feeling out of my head. I don’t know how to feel and it’s been disturbing me.

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