 Is it strange? Don't let me drown It's a sake just so it's the second sake I'm just gonna grab a few details of you Okay What's with you guys? I just got in from the hospital as you just saw I got some mail so I thought I'd throw that in Must have been to a video that's quite sad and honestly I feel really knocked about by it As you know like my blood pressure was already low I've had the pressure issues for a while My blood sugar dropped and I also took an overdose last night So getting mail it makes me feel a bit better But yeah I got us some badges Some more badges, your story isn't over yet I have six of these so they'll go in six of the empty boxes And to finish the day I'm heading to the pharmacy The amount of stress that it has caused is unbelievable Also I made a thought last night, don't judge me Let's talk about what actually happened last night I didn't clear that up in the video Basically I got really anxious and I got really paranoid I ended up taking a pretty big overdose I then did both for help pretty much straight away after Because I was like why the fuck did I do that? And it's such a bpd thing to do Like to act almost as anyway But not even considering the consequences That's what landed me an A&E And then as an A&E I don't really have much memory of what happened Because I was pretty much on puncture of the medication I did I'm not going to go about what I took Because I don't know what you guys are saying But that's what landed me an A&E And I want the highlight of this to be At least I phoned for help That's a big big step So when I was an A&E I was put onto an IV As I was saying before my phone died I'm going to get my prescriptions going Because yesterday I ate the toast That may be very clear It was very clear in the cysts Overdose if I want to call it It was not And I was first it was not as easy as that I have to put that up there Welcome to my den And if you think I'm kidding I've literally built a fort in my bedroom Sorry about the angling on this video And I'm sorry I don't know how I haven't already done this video Because it's got to be one of like My most requested videos ever No idea why I haven't already done that But I haven't So here we are Hey, well, see you guys Welcome back to my channel If you're new here Hi, hello, my name's Lydia And as I said earlier Today's video We're talking about A&E and mental health So what happens when you go through the A&E doors? A lot of what happens depends on the area Personally, I know in London hospitals They have a separate mental health area Just Manchester A&E department Then again, they're Preston A&E didn't Help with A&E doesn't A&E departments work differently A lot of them have got like Specialist mental health places Others don't Once you do They tend to have you on one to one observation If you're in there for a suicide attempt Or any mental health area Every hospital I've been to I've always been like one on one with staff Every hospital setting I've always been one on one This is just the generalised A&E department Remember, I'm on one to one supervision with staff What that means is to stop it with me 24-7 to make sure I don't go in Trying to kill myself or anyone else While I'm there Or if it's because I'm there With an eating disorder and not eating Then they make sure I eat That is so important I think people are kind of afraid of A&E Because they're not known for being the most helpful Like A&E departments just aren't helpful For people with mental health issues And that is because they're so chaotic There's so much going on I've personally sat in A&E for over 48 hours Waiting for a mental health bed With staff members in A&E And A&E is not set up for mental health But they don't know how to handle it So when I was getting annoyed Because they wouldn't take me to a courtyard To get some fresh air Because I don't respond well I don't respond well to being locked in a room So I just wandered around Like the back part Just like up and down the corridor So I'm out of the way But keeping myself busy And they got pissed off with me with that Because they like you in a room Where they have the control And I like wondering and being busy Because you know, that's not something to run with that Everyone likes having something to do The main issues I've run into with A&E Is they have such limited resources And this was a big thing in Preston When I lived up there They, their funding was so short When it came to mental health And people who work there Didn't want to be there Like they treated patients horribly I remember I was sat in resource After my most lethal overdose The health guy came and sat on the bed with me He was like Well, you're just going to do it again So I don't know what to say But back then it was like I wouldn't keep trying to kill myself If you know I knew how to cope Now I've grown as a person And like suicide just is so far from my mind right now In mental health You never know what to expect Hospital's very hospital to hospital I've logged my experience In some many departments As you've probably seen on this channel You haven't I've got an entire series called Hospital Vlogs And that literally shows Like my whole of the last admissions That I had this year And it just showed what it was like Being in hospital for mental health And he has not set up for mental health So go in there for it My honest advice though If you are in crisis If you feel someone is in crisis If you believe someone is psychotic If you believe someone is at risk to that Take them to A&E And enjoy the eight hour wait Because it's worth it It saves a life And I'm never going to tell you not to see Boys Seek out Especially if you're suicidal And it's If you're right at the end Leave me as someone who has survived a suicide attempt And knows people who have successfully committed suicide And that's all I've got for this video If you are new here Make sure you hit the subscribe button Or if you have anything you'd like to add Let me know in the comments down below Interested in reading or Why guys One thing I do want to add Is if someone recommends to get at A&E Don't take it as a shit way Then getting out of it It is a very legit way of getting support And that is how I've got support this year All my admissions happened through crisis Through the home treatment team And you have to learn to be honest with them Like just bluntly honest And just say everything you think Like yes They might but isn't recovery worth it Getting it all out there And starting the recovery process properly Because it's going to be such a big help I know for me going in hospital this year Has literally been a lifesaver for me Like I wouldn't be here without it I hated it at the time It needed to happen Bad none