The problem with recovering from suicidal thoughts is not the fact you wanted to commit suicide. It is how the emergency and health services treat you. For a l

The problem with recovering from suicidal thoughts is not the fact you wanted to commit suicide. It is how the emergency and health services treat you. For a long time now, they have been putting people in seclusion, traumatizing a lot of people. They take away any autonomy, and the ED staff literally don't care about you - they are too busy dealing with critical cases and they see you as a waste of resources and an annoyance to be dealing with. Ironically, if you want to leave you won't be allowed to. It's perverse and disgusting. I strongly recommend speaking to family and friends and do NOT call the police, ambulance or any other official service. And whatever you do, you do not call suicide hotlines - they must call the police if they think you are about to commit suicide so they aren't confidential, despite what they claim.