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If you’re chronically suicidal, pre-election could be a good time to come up with a safety plan to send to your friends and family. A friend of mine recently asked me to send her a plan and this is what I plan on including:
If you’re chronically suicidal, pre-election could be a good time to come up with a safety plan to send to your friends and family. A friend of mine recently asked me to send her a plan and this is what I plan on including:
- My family’s contact info (as well as explicit instructions about which family NOT to allow to help)
-DOB
- my medications
-my diagnoses and symptoms that any emergency responders need to be aware of
- the number to non-law enforcement emergency mental health response teams
-DOB
- my medications
-my diagnoses and symptoms that any emergency responders need to be aware of
- the number to non-law enforcement emergency mental health response teams
- My apt admin’s number
- the number of the nearby hospital
-numbers of friends that live in my city
- the number of the nearby hospital
-numbers of friends that live in my city
TW: death by suicide
I’m also going to send a timeline of when they should take certain actions, it’ll look different for everyone
>24 hours without contact: checking up and calling just me
48 hours without contact: call local friends, apt, or non law enforcement responders.
I’m also going to send a timeline of when they should take certain actions, it’ll look different for everyone
>24 hours without contact: checking up and calling just me
48 hours without contact: call local friends, apt, or non law enforcement responders.
72 hours with no contact, and I’m not in my apartment: it’s ok to call law enforcement
I had never thought about this and tbh it sent me chills when my friend mentioned it but I’m very glad she did. It’s a recognition of how serious my condition is and also a attempt to give me autonomy in case of an emergency and make decisions while I’m lucid and stable
I actually don’t anticipate being in crisis after the election bc I’ve made a strange kind of peace with a lot of this. But that could also be repression and feelings could come bubbling up, and not everyone feels like I do right now
However, because suicidality is something I’ve struggled with since middle school and I have an unstable family situation, I’ve also decided to do a power of attorney and a will. It’s kind of scary to think about but autonomy is most important for me.
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