RE: The Mental Illness Thread
May 28, 2015 at 12:27 pm
(This post was last modified: May 28, 2015 at 12:53 pm by Jackalope.)
(May 28, 2015 at 12:14 pm)Neimenovic Wrote: I'm sorry if it's inappropriate to ask, but some mentioned being hospitalized and I wanted to ask what is the psychiatric ward like?
I heard some probably colorized stories about psych wards (around where I live only) and they haven't been pleasant, so I'm curious how much truth was in them
I've been in several.
Most recently in 2011 I spent a couple of weeks at a dedicated MH treatment facility. Rooms were shared, 2-4 people to a room. The ward was kept locked down, we were allowed outside under supervision for a few minutes several times a day. Nothing was allowed on the premesis which could facilitate self-harm, so no shoelaces, belts, razors, etc. Group therapy and recreation several times a day. This was at a private (and expensive) facility. Most of the patients were there for both MH (primarily depression and anxiety disorders) and substance abuse.
It sucks to be locked up, however that experience was largely positive, but I went voluntarily.
