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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Seriously, what is wrong with you people.  There’s ONE correct answer here.  ONE.

OP, you need to talk with the professional who is treating you for your bipolar disorder and not listen to anyone responding to you here.  They’re the crazy ones, not you.

JFC people!  You’re not professionals!!![/quote]

I am, actually, and I think OP should definitely talk to her psychiatrist about treatment options. I also think she has an unrealistic expectation of what the hospital will be like. These things are not mutually exclusive. [/quote]

Also, if you really are a practicing psychiatrist, could you please identify yourself, so the whole world knows not to go to you? What right thinking psychiatrist would go on this website and give advice to someone who is not their patient?  What right thinking psychiatrist would not immediately get on this thread and say “see your doctor ASAP”?[/quote]

I’m not a psychiatrist. I’m also not giving advice. I said that she would not be allowed to telework and that she should talk to her psychiatrist. You seem pretty upset for someone who isn’t invested in this situation at all.

How is this different than a lawyer referring to a general policy and then suggesting the poster speak to a lawyer personally? Or a teacher explaining how, for example, the IEP process works and then saying “ask your school how they handle it”?[/quote]

Are you serious?  The difference is that we are dealing with someone who, if taken at face value, is mentally unstable.  [/quote]

I’m serious, yes. How is telling someone that they won’t be allowed to work remotely from the hospital for this unsafe?

I’m very familiar with mental illness, including this one. Taken at face value, the OP expressed that she has bipolar disorder, that her current meds are not helping, and wishes to go to the hospital to recover. I truly don’t think that’s a bad idea, and answered her questions about what to expect factually based on my experience with psychiatric hospitals. The assumption that OP is too unstable to be told anything other than “go see your doctor” is pretty insulting to the OP. [/quote]

The OP is under the care of a psychiatrist.  You, ma’am, have already confirmed that you are not (a) a psychiatrist or (b) her psychiatrist.

You claim to be some kind of “professional” in the mental health field?  Well, act like it.  Stop giving armchair advice that potentially contradicts the advice that OP’s actual caregiver would give.  [/quote]

You are really overreacting. I’m not giving medical advice to say that she should talk to her own doctor or noting that certain things aren’t allowed in the hospital. I do not understand why that is so upsetting to you nor how it would contradict any personally specific advice she’d get from her doctor. [/quote]

But here’s the thing:  you don’t know and have no way of knowing what her doctor is telling her, so you don’t and can’t know whether you are contradicting or undermining her doctor in any way.  Right?   Clearly the prudent course of action when advising someone who says they have a mental health issue and are under the care of a professional is to direct them to that professional.  Full stop.

Yes, in this particular instance I am singling you out over everyone else.  That’s because while everyone else may also  be - well, IS - wrong in not doing a full stop, you more than any of them should know better. [/quote]

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