How would a doctor react to telling them about intrusive thoughts of death?

If you told a doctor that you sometimes have thoughts of say, walking in front of a bus, or killing other people, what do you think they would do? If you were absolutely certain and clear with the doctor that these were only thoughts, and that you would never act on them? Would the doctor acknowledge them just as intrusive thoughts, or would they be worried that you were crazy and put you in hospital?


The doctor thinks you have dysthymia, and knows that you self harm.


Thanks in advance for your thoughts.|||The doctor would probably ask the following questions:





1. Have you thought about how you would do it (PLAN)


2. Have you got what you need (MEANS)


3. Have you thought about when you would do it (TIME SET)





They would also probably ask you if you feel safe. If you say no, I don't feel safe, the doctor would persuade you to check into a hospital for observation and to put you somewhere that you can feel safe, that nothing could harm you or would keep you from harming others.|||He would ask you if you see a shrink. And recommend you see one. Unless he thinks you are in immediate danger of killing yourself. Then you go to the hospital.


If he thinks you have dysthymia and knows you self-harm, he already thinks you are crazy.


Him knowing you self-harm makes it more likely you will get sent to the hospital. People mistakenly think self-harm=suicidal.|||How long have these thoughts been happening cuz if its been nonstop for a long time you have a change of acting on them|||Their jusy toughts, how would he react?





depends,





Try not thinking about apples





Dont bother trying to supress toughts