[exmadscientist]

Unfortunately when it gets really bad, like this, there is just not much you can do. Calling the crisis team sounds like it was appropriate.

I wish there was some state-sanctioned response in between "please go see a doctor/please take your meds" and "you are now going to be involuntarily committed for possibly forever, hope you like your life getting ruined if it wasn't already". But around here, at least, there is not. Those are your choices, and it is very, very painful.

[nikisweeting]

Apparently some regions have crisis intervention teams (e.g. Los Angeles through 988) that can be "hands on" / use limited physical coersion without involving police or going full 5150. Even if they do help in the moment though, what happens after they leave? I agree there's not nearly enough options for support on the 3~12 day timecale.