I keep getting in trouble with the police.

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My neighbours keep complaining about my melt-downs. I scream and pound my head against the wall until I crack my scalp, and it disturbs them.

Long story short: I relocated to the North East of England just over a year ago and I have my own house, end of terrace. I adopted a greyhound as soon as I moved in because I've always wanted a dog. He died in a tragic road accident three weeks after I adopted him (he was still very skittish, didn't know me very well, and he got off his leash and ran away.) I went crazy with grief and tried to kill myself. I was taken to hospital and I went even crazier, and I injured hospital staff as I tried to escape (they grabbed me, tried to restrain me, and I fought back. I didn't intend to hurt anyone - I was out of my mind and I'm sorry I hurt those people.)

I had to go to magistrate's court and I was charged, and I am trying to make amends, but now the mental health services, my next-door neighbours and police think that I'm psycho because I gave them a bad first-impression. I'm not violent, I don't want to hurt anybody ever again, but my entire neighbourhood fears me because of what I did and if I do anything that disturbs the peace (even just screeching, which I can't stop myself from doing, although I try so hard. I'm like a volcano. When I meltdown it's like a volcanic eruption and I have not learned to control it yet.) they come down on me like a tonne of bricks.

I had a bad episode a few weeks ago (screaming) and my neighbours got scared. Now the police want to question me AGAIN and I can't cope with the anxiety and pressure they're putting on me.

Do you see a therapist or a psychiatrist?

It seems like you would benefit from talking to a person not emotionally involved with your situation (a therapist).

Perhaps, you might need some sort of medication (from a psychiatrist)

Has there been a final resolution of your case?

Some people who post on WP take meds that reduce outbursts and meltdowns. I think you should talk to a psychiatrist about this, because the way things are going, you could lose what you already have such as housing.

Good luck.

I can't say I've had a lot of run ins with the police. However, I did have an incident where I was cooperating with a police officer, and he just sort of starting escalating and getting himself wound up. I mean like a freakin' wind up doll or something. I looked at him with what must have been an angry look and stopped talking all together. When he threatened to take me in for not cooperating, I turned around and put my hands behind my back. Obviously he had no choice but to leave me alone since he didn't have a basis to arrest me and since you don't NEED to talk to the police.

Of course, that's in the United States, not sure the law in England. I think that if you have reasonable police officers, answering honestly about minor incidents is the best way to go. If you get a police officer who begins to act irrational, clam up fast and remain clammed up. You basically give them nowhere to go. That being said, if they tell you to *do* things like empty your pockets, etc. you need to do that. Just do it quietly.

Talking to a therapist and psychiatrist for medication sounds like a good idea. The medication might prevent meltdowns or at least make them less explosive.