Estreen
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Well, I personally think it was the right thing to do, to call the authorities to alert them of his threats and his mental instability. At that point he was a threat to himself and others. I've had similar personal experiences, and let me say that it actually helped me in the long run.
When I was in the 4th grade I threatened to kill myself to the school nurse. I don't believe I meant it, but I did have some issues then (and was being used as a guinea pig for medication at the time). After that I was sent to a children's mental facility and taken off of most of the meds I was on, and was sent to a much better doctor upon getting out. I hated it there at the time, I didn't like all the things done, and some of the methods weren't the greatest, but trust me, it really did help to straighten me out at the time.
Another time was when I was having a mental breakdown over the phone with my sister and she secretly called the police to be sent over to my house without me knowing. I was a little hurt at the time, and confused and not in a very good place, but again, I got better after that, maybe not right away, but I've never had a break down like that ever again since then and I'm grateful that she cared and was worried about me so much that she made sure that I was okay (she lives in another state, 8 hours away, so it was physically impossible for her to check on me herself).
My point is that if Chris was detained or what have you, I think it's most likely for the best, even if he doesn't think so right now. When you're in that frail state of mind its hard to recognize help as a good thing. I hope he gets better, and I hope this situation helps him in some way and that he gains something out of it.
When I was in the 4th grade I threatened to kill myself to the school nurse. I don't believe I meant it, but I did have some issues then (and was being used as a guinea pig for medication at the time). After that I was sent to a children's mental facility and taken off of most of the meds I was on, and was sent to a much better doctor upon getting out. I hated it there at the time, I didn't like all the things done, and some of the methods weren't the greatest, but trust me, it really did help to straighten me out at the time.
Another time was when I was having a mental breakdown over the phone with my sister and she secretly called the police to be sent over to my house without me knowing. I was a little hurt at the time, and confused and not in a very good place, but again, I got better after that, maybe not right away, but I've never had a break down like that ever again since then and I'm grateful that she cared and was worried about me so much that she made sure that I was okay (she lives in another state, 8 hours away, so it was physically impossible for her to check on me herself).
My point is that if Chris was detained or what have you, I think it's most likely for the best, even if he doesn't think so right now. When you're in that frail state of mind its hard to recognize help as a good thing. I hope he gets better, and I hope this situation helps him in some way and that he gains something out of it.