I took her to emergency for a mental health assessment last Friday, and they admitted her Friday night. I've been coping very well with the crisis phase, but today I just feel super flat. The psychiatrist suggested that she just needs some intensive psychological support, so I'm hoping she gets it in hospital, and that they can link her up as an out patient when she's well enough to leave. I just wish we weren't dealing with anxiety and depression. I look at pictures of her peers, travelling, working, having fun...I can't help feeling that we failed somewhere along the line. I think I only feel like that because the psychiatrist yesterday wanted so much family background - understandable, but it also made me feel like I was on the stand. Anyway, I just needed a safe place to share on a sad day.
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