This happened today. My youngest daughter's friend noticed cuts on my daughter's wrist. The friend got upset and told my older daughter, who called me at work to tell me about it. I had my partner pick her up at the bus stop and wait with her until I got home, and when I got there I took her to the hospital. We were there for 8 hours, with about a total of 30 minutes worth of vitals and answering questions. She told them that she has low self-worth, that she has had suicidal thoughts and that she would do it by taking pills or drinking bleach, that she would not feel like she would be able to come to me if she were tempted to try either of those things. The hospital brought in a crisis counselor, who thought that it would be safest to check her in to a mental health facility for a few days. So she was transferred there and towards the end of filling out all the paperwork - she decided she just wanted to go home. At this point, we had signed all the forms, and she ended up staying. Everyone was nice except the one lady that brought her up to her room, who got snarky and rushed us so she could bring her up to her "unit". Some online reviews of this place are scary. Some are great. My daughter as always been my snuggly mommy's girl, my extra appendage, until the last six months or so. She has always struggled with handling stress, and gets frustrated easily. She stresses about her messy sister that she shares a room with, she stresses when she fights with her siblings, she stresses when she can't focus on her homework (school is very important to her). I am not available as I should be, I go to school full time and I'm set to graduate in December. My courseload/workload is pretty insane. I go to work, then to class, then home and I do homework. I feel super guilty that I don't spend that much time with her. I don't know if I did the right thing by bringing her to the hospital and I don't know what to do next. I have been beside myself since I got home. via /r/Parenting http://ift.tt/2jGQ15X
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