I became furious, and told my appointed watch-person that I was leaving. I was told I had a Section 12 on me, and legally couldn't leave. Within 5 minutes the psychiatrist was with me. I simply lied and said "I'm fine now!" and was promptly discharged. EIGHT. HOURS. I don't trust the hospital now and I don't want to go back. No one is helping me. Nothing will help me.

Just one more reason I don't trust anyone.

They'd save so many lives if they got rid of taht stupid "We can hold you here now, you have no say, we can drug you if you resist and are not a good little boy or girl and display perfect obedience."

Although it's aweomse/stupid that you were discharged that fast after just saying you were fine.

If I go to the hospital, I will most likely lose my job. I will not be able to pay down my insurmountable credit card debt. And, most importantly, nothing they do is going to help me anyway. I need advice on whether or not I need to be admitted to a psych ward

Is there a difference between a hospital and a psychiatric ward? They are the same thing where I live, essetianlly.

If you will lose your job and any remaining reasons to keep going if you lock yourself up, then I would say not to. Where I live hospital and psychiatric ward do basically teh same thing....they lock you up, you can't leave once you're in, they can drug you however they want without consent, and they'll still bill the **** out of you.

I need a recommendation of a hospital in Massachusetts that will be able to actually help me. Please. No one and nothing has helped me so far.

Message the subreddit mods? They say they can help with things like that, I think. It's just message to /r/suicidewatch .