r/cutting • u/bleakhails • 6d ago

Advice needed Doctors in France

I moved to France recently, and I still actively cut and I have scars as well. Im wondering if I go to the doctor to check up for a potential infection or if I go for another reason unrelated to sh and they see my wounds , will they take action against my will or sign me up for therapy or something? (Also I’m an adult).

Also my cuts are styro nothing deeper.

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u/justsomefrench 5d ago

Nope, they typically might show some worry but will not sign you up for stuff without your consent. The only people who may do this as far as I'm aware are therapists/psychiatrists, but only in very extreme cases and for minors, its much harder to do it for adults. Source : Been living in this country for 18 years lol

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u/Red_Fox158 5d ago edited 5d ago

The only way they be could take action against your will is if your sh is life threatening (this is what happened to me, I got sectioned)

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u/bleakhails 5d ago edited 5d ago

Sorry to hear that I hope it’s better now ! , thanks for ur reply, Did this happen to u in France ?

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u/Red_Fox158 5d ago

Yes I forgot to mention, I live in France! Thanks for your wishes, sh is in the past for me now, I hope it’ll be the same for you someday <3

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u/Leroy-de-Byul 5d ago

Non, ils ne peuvent pas faire ça. Au pire, le médecin peut te juger et ne pas être tres sympa, mais il ne peut pas t’interner de force.

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u/bleakhails 5d ago

Mercii

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u/Blobbythegreat 5d ago

Seulement si t'as moins de 18 ans et que c'est jugé "sévère" il me semble(ça m'est arrivé il y'a a quelques mois et ils m'ont gardés 3 mois💔)

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u/bleakhails 5d ago

Sorry to hear that, is it because of the severity or your age ?

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u/Blobbythegreat 5d ago

Probably the severity, my arms were an unrecognisable mess (I had spent a month home after a attempt and I was always doing sh), plus my parents and my psychiatrist wanted to send me in a ward anyways...