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Some layers don't understand how my mental health crisis works. Police should be able to help me, even if I incriminate myself a little bit.

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To be honest, lawyer's advice is not helpful to my situation because I have serious mental health crisis, to a milder degree. I would rather confess anything to the police and explain that I have Bipolar Disorder and serious anger fantasies about killing my former bullies. I would rather get false accused of a crime at first and later on be found innocent and ask for help.

I know lawyers say that anything you do or say can be held against you in court, who the *** cares? At least it's the first step for me to get help.

I am sorry for venting, dear lawyers, please stop! I am not feeling well at all to not say anything to police. I am suffering in silence.

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  • I strongly encourage you to listen to your lawyer. Their job is to protect you in court. It's true that far to few lawyers know how to deal with a mentally ill client. Something really should be done about it. But your lawyer is one of the few people you'll meet in the legal system who should be unequivocally on your side.

    Also good lawyers also know that failing to mention something you rely on in court can hurt your case. What your lawyer will usually do is help you prepare a statement containing everything he thinks you should tell the police, come with you to the police interview and have you read that statement out and then refuse to answer any other questions. If your lawyer has prepared you a statement (and of course assuming everything in it is true) I suggest you just read the statement.

  • in reply to Peter

    It's just even harder to follow their advice when I go from hypomanic state to depressive state. I have history of delusions of guilt.

    I am sorry for venting my frustration like that.

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