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#RI-6ac5c80b·7 months ago·
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Lookback: 16 years of stability, then 1 month of crisis

“Moved to a new city without getting on a psychiatrist waitlist”

Overdosed on medication to get a psychiatric bed, causing family pain

What I wish I knew
"Emergency outpatient psychiatry exists in other countries"
If I could tell you one thing
"Don't wait for a psychiatrist, seek emergency care"
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High, persistent regret.
Has not decreased significantly with time.
SettledMixedSevere

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