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Ask a patient in a psychiatric facility
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#81
RE: Ask a patient in a psychiatric facility
January 4, 2016 at 12:57 am
(January 4, 2016 at 12:40 am)Judi Lynn Wrote: I have a fear of being smothered, a fesr of being in a confined space and a fear of being trapped.
A straight jacket would do me more harm than good. Just seeing one pictured gets me tensed up a little.

Pro-tip (and I speak from past experience) - be cooperative and compliant and they don't restrain you. I was introduced to physical and chemical restraints when I was 17 and quite combative and I care not to repeat that.

Recreational restraints are a different kettle of fish entirely for me.
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RE: Ask a patient in a psychiatric facility
January 4, 2016 at 1:19 am
Oh god I'm sorry CD you experienced that, but I am glad you learned the trick to avoiding it. Being physically restrained (non-consensually) is the worst.
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#83
RE: Ask a patient in a psychiatric facility
January 4, 2016 at 2:28 am
Hope you get your meds and head straight. Never had to be in a facility before (although it may have been a good idea), but I known the pressures of depression and anxiety. Hope Kitty gets you some good reading materials. I hope she's okay too. Can't be easy for her.
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Ask a patient in a psychiatric facility
January 4, 2016 at 7:19 am
How much will this hospital stay cost?
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#85
RE: Ask a patient in a psychiatric facility
January 4, 2016 at 7:22 am
(January 4, 2016 at 12:57 am)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote:
(January 4, 2016 at 12:40 am)Judi Lynn Wrote: I have a fear of being smothered, a fesr of being in a confined space and a fear of being trapped.
A straight jacket would do me more harm than good. Just seeing one pictured gets me tensed up a little.

Pro-tip (and I speak from past experience) - be cooperative and compliant and they don't restrain you.   I was introduced to physical and chemical restraints when I was 17 and quite combative and I care not to repeat that.

Recreational restraints are a different kettle of fish entirely for me.

Cooperative and compliant... That sounds a little disturbing. But I guess it's no one particular person's fault if there's anything wrong with the system. Maybe if people were better trained to assess situations in such places...
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#86
RE: Ask a patient in a psychiatric facility
January 4, 2016 at 4:39 pm
(January 3, 2016 at 11:54 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote:
(January 3, 2016 at 11:37 pm)Kitan Wrote: Psychiatric warders are not allowed access to the internet.

Care to wager on that?  PeaceHealth Memorial in Vancouver WA.  Not only is there an internet-enabled PC for patient use, I was allowed to keep my smartphone and there's free WiFi.

I've posted on these forums while I was on a ward a couple of years back too, just like a couple of posts, I'm sure.

Also even if I didn't, I could have. Internet and phone.
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RE: Ask a patient in a psychiatric facility
January 4, 2016 at 5:37 pm (This post was last modified: January 4, 2016 at 5:38 pm by Longhorn.)
I'm so sorry. Hope you'll feel better soon, CD. Take care. Big hugs Undecided
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#88
RE: Ask a patient in a psychiatric facility
January 4, 2016 at 5:39 pm
Hang in there CD, and feel free to contact me if you wanna talk some more.
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RE: Ask a patient in a psychiatric facility
January 4, 2016 at 6:12 pm
(January 3, 2016 at 11:37 pm)Kitan Wrote: Psychiatric warders are not allowed access to the internet.

That's simply not true.
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RE: Ask a patient in a psychiatric facility
January 4, 2016 at 6:18 pm
They had internet when I was on a ward.
I've been on an acute ward 3 times myself, that's why I struggle to think of questions.

I would like to know how different it is in America... so I thought of asking if it was more religious, but CD already said despite it being a Christian place it seems kinda secular in practice.

So... hm.
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