Published on 12, July, 2020
Hello all.
I was given 24 hours notice that my job was redundant (after 2 weeks consultation) 2 days later I had a meltdown/PTSD episode after not sleeping for 5 days and ended up with police detaining me (in handcuffs) under 136, dumbing me at A&E then when I tried to leave the hospital the A&E staff got the police to handcuffs me again so the police could take me to a “place safety” where I was then detained under section 2 and forced to take antipsychotic meds.
Does anyone have any experience with dealing with medical staff and the police before official diagnosis? From what I’ve read the police and medical professionals are supposed to treat as Autistic even if Autism is suspected.
Also does anyone know of local support groups in Gloucester/Cheltenham.
Thanks in advance.
how did the police get involved ? what where u doing to get taken by them to A&E
what makes you think you are autistic ?
where u diagnosed with PTSD ?
while held under 136 where u assessed / diagnosed with anything ?
1. I asked a jogger/ passerby outside my house to call the police because I needed help, I’d already called crisis team and 111 no response from the crisis team and 111 said someone would call back within 2 hours.
2. Irrelevant in terms of policy to treat service user as autistic when autism is suspected. I was referred for evaluation in February 2020 NHS waiting list is 2 year +
3. I haven’t been diagnosed with PTSD. 10/10 ACEs including ACE-DV unable to not see flashbacks as think in pictures and memories are like colour videos.
4. No. Bloods were taken and told I had a high white blood cell count and were waiting on results. It wasn’t until I tried to leave the hospital and became agitated then being restrained by A&E nurse who I kicked and struggled to escape from because the pain in my wrist was unbearable (having been in handcuffs for 3 hours previously) and just told I was unwell and needed “treatment”. The next day my right wrist was bruised in a perfect circle the whole of the back of my hand up to elbow was bruised and I had nerve damage in thumb and was numb for 3 weeks.