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Re:Ask HN: Has anyone here turned around their life in their... by dark-star on Monday December 19, 2022 @12:23PM (#34054722)
It's as terrifying as it is wrong. Nobody ever forces you to take meds or being put into an "asylum". ESPECIALLY in Germany. I have no idea where this idea comes from but it is not true at all

Disclaimer: I have two very close friends and one relative who struggled with suicidal thoughts. None of them were put on meds against their will, or put into an "asylum". There was staionary therapy though, sometimes multiple ones, but not against their will

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Re:Ask HN: Has anyone here turned around their life in their... by A4ET8a8uTh0 on Monday December 19, 2022 @12:29PM (#34054806)
In a practical sense, is it not a similar case in US? The moment you are flagged in a hospital system as a suicide risk it follows you.
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Re:Ask HN: Has anyone here turned around their life in their... by sveme on Monday December 19, 2022 @01:38PM (#34055807)
It's shocking that people write that kind of misinformation and it is upvoted so highly at the same time. The threshold to be forcibly put into a closed psychiatry ward is enormously high.
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