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by masonic 2784 days ago

  a good therapist will not hospitalize you
In the USA, anyway, a therapist is legally required to intervene if s/he sees the patient as a threat to harm himself or others.
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It's more of an imminent threat thing than "I want to die sometimes"; the latter is very common for therapists to encounter and help their patients work through. (Ideally — not all suicidal feelings can be worked through.)