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RE: Ask a patient in a psychiatric facility
January 4, 2016 at 10:01 pm
(January 4, 2016 at 9:50 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: To put that in perspective - there's about ten patients, and I think about half of them are cool. The other half are either too quiet to get through to, in one case too bonkers, and one is just not very friendly.
It sounds pretty chilled out, do you get to play games? Chess or a game of twister or whatever.
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RE: Ask a patient in a psychiatric facility
January 4, 2016 at 10:04 pm
(January 4, 2016 at 9:40 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: Hidey-ho!
I'm on a mobile so selectively quoting is difficult, but I'll answer your questions the best I can.
Inpatient treatment is serving three purposes for me: its allowing me to adjust to medication in a safe environment, its allowing me a break from things that were causing my anxiety, and its impossible for me to throw myself under a bus while I'm here. The last one is only slightly tongue-in-cheek.
From my therapist's perspective, I am here for the same reasons, but also so my medication can get me to a point where non-pharmaceutical therapy can once again be effective.
Most of the people are here are just normal people who've reached the end of their rope. It's not "one flew over the cuckoo's nest" or anything like that.
I wish you the best of luck with medicine, doctors, and the choices you make - you already seem like a really cool dude from the ocean (as we are all from there). 
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RE: Ask a patient in a psychiatric facility
January 4, 2016 at 10:13 pm
(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.
I always think of it as making me give myself a hug.
At least I make myself laugh.
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CD, I'm glad to see you're taking care of yourself and have a plan in place. And that you're staying communicative with us. I love you and we'd all worry if we didn't hear from you. (Although I guess that's easier now that some of us are FBing too, multiple avenues of contact).
Keep us updated.
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RE: Ask a patient in a psychiatric facility
January 4, 2016 at 10:20 pm
Love you CD  and hope you find what you're looking for in there until you feel ready to come out 
Until then you've got AF and all of us to keep you company  (Thank God for smartphones  )
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RE: Ask a patient in a psychiatric facility
January 4, 2016 at 11:51 pm
(January 4, 2016 at 10:01 pm)paulpablo Wrote: (January 4, 2016 at 9:50 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: To put that in perspective - there's about ten patients, and I think about half of them are cool. The other half are either too quiet to get through to, in one case too bonkers, and one is just not very friendly.
It sounds pretty chilled out, do you get to play games? Chess or a game of twister or whatever.
Yeah, there's some down time every day, and several board games and cards and such. No naked Crisco Twister, unfortunately.
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RE: Ask a patient in a psychiatric facility
January 4, 2016 at 11:55 pm
Thanks, everyone. I love each and every one of you, yes even you, EP.
You all have made this more bearable. I am indebted to all of you.
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RE: Ask a patient in a psychiatric facility
January 5, 2016 at 12:27 am
That's fucking awesome.
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RE: Ask a patient in a psychiatric facility
January 5, 2016 at 8:43 am
Thinking about you today my friend. Hugs
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RE: Ask a patient in a psychiatric facility
January 5, 2016 at 9:08 am
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Would it be okay for you to share why you were suddenly getting signs of physical disability?... If you don't want to, that's cool, I don't want you to feel..
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RE: Ask a patient in a psychiatric facility
January 5, 2016 at 9:34 am
(January 3, 2016 at 11:12 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: (January 3, 2016 at 11:11 pm)SteelCurtain Wrote: Do they let you pull your pud?
That always helps me sleep.
Dude, there's two security cameras in my room. 
No wanking????? Well, the PTSD, emotional and physical trauma along with the disability aside...........no wanking??i It's beyond humane. They have to be Christian.
Joking aside, I hope you manage to figure things out so that these feelings subside dude. if these people can help, all the better.
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