Woggle Posted October 17, 2006 Posted October 17, 2006 I wasn't sure to post so the mods can move this to the right forum if they need to. Last night I heard that my ex is threatening to kill herself in prison and I am actually worried about her. Even with everything that has happened I still do not want her to kill herself and if she did manage to do herself in I would feel very guilty. Sometimes I think if I had handled things better when it came to our split maybe she would not have gone over the edge. I am starting to think she should be commited instead of in prison.
a4a Posted October 17, 2006 Posted October 17, 2006 I wasn't sure to post so the mods can move this to the right forum if they need to. Last night I heard that my ex is threatening to kill herself in prison and I am actually worried about her. Even with everything that has happened I still do not want her to kill herself and if she did manage to do herself in I would feel very guilty. Sometimes I think if I had handled things better when it came to our split maybe she would not have gone over the edge. I am starting to think she should be commited instead of in prison. yes she probably should have been..... prison does not find the cause or remedy the cause of the action..... it just keeps the action for happening again for a little while. She is not your responsibility. No guilt if she did do herself in, or gets killed by another inmate. Out of your hands.
JackJack Posted October 17, 2006 Posted October 17, 2006 Sorry that is happening, and yes, she probably needed to be committed. However, I was thinking that even people who are in prison, get a certain amount of pyschothearpy? I'm not sure on that but I was thinking they do bring in counselors to help inmates with whatever is going on. Might not be like it would be if she was in a place where she had doctors/counselors around the clock which is what she might need. Hopefully they will have some type of counselor though that might be able to help her or at least talk with her. I know you feel bad, but she is not your responsibilty. SHE chose the path she was/is on, not you. Everyone has choices and desicions in life, if she made a bad choice in her actions, don't let it make you feel like you had something to do with it. I'm sure that might be easier said than done though.
Craig Posted October 17, 2006 Posted October 17, 2006 Woggle, you had no choice in the matter. Either call the cops or live in fear and maybe die at her hands. Of course you have some regret for the way things turned out but it wasn't all your doing. At any point in time, your ex could have avoided the outcome, moved on with her life and been free today. Prisons are full of people with emotional and psychiatric problems--would a sane person commit a crime? Most prisons in the U.S. do nothing but warehouse inmates and provide a fertile breeding ground for future crime. If one only looks at the rate of return to prison after release one can come to no other conclusion than prisons as we have them today just do not work.
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