[suicide mentioned]

TLDR: I cannot talk about how much I want to kill myself to my family, but I want to ask my therapist for help. Does my therapist has to ask for permission in order to commit me into an inpatient mental health facility? (I live in OH, if that helps)

Hello! I’ve been thinking about suicide for a very very long time and I need some answers. I have a general disconnect with emotions with my parents: I don’t want to talk to them about my issues because they either invalidate my feelings or punish me for being self deprecating, upset, or having an attitude when they have deeply upset me. I don’t feel I can simply come to them and say “Mom, dad... I need to go to the mental hospital and get more help. I do not feel safe alone. I want to be in a controlled environment.” I have tried, and they refused. They told me I was not having a crisis when I had an uncontrollable crying spell the night before and had, around the time, recently tried to stab myself in the stomach with a kitchen knife and had started to drink NyQuil during the day so I wouldn’t have to be awake. I want to tell my therapist but I don’t know if he has to ask my parents permission in order to have me committed. If it helps at all, I know that in my state (OH) anyways older than 14 can make their own mental health decisions without parental permission, but I don’t know if this applies to programs and inpatient therapy/care.