Psych Ward Visits: How Many, Did it Help?

[Lawliet]

The title is a little misleading because I don't think psych ward visits help anyone, in fact they make things worse and studies show that psych wards increase suicidality but hey someone might be out there.

I'm terrified of them, they've always made things worse and traumatized me. Here's my count:
2 adolescent short stays (2-3 weeks)
4 adults unit short stays (2-3 weeks)
1 adult long stay at a state hospital (around a month)

I also have a story of actually almost escaping an adolescent unit if anyone's interested, it was fun to look back on, I got out the front door and into petco.

Also, I'm in the USA and all stays were involuntary. I'm in my mid twenties now and I'd rather suffer physical pain and agony than go again. I have BPD, PTSD, anxiety, depression, and DID,

 

[Lawliet]

I also didn't ever have a place where I could gain wifi in. That's new to me.

 

[Alwaysbadtime]

2 stays, 2 weeks each, voluntary, adult...but made to go due to other person encouraging/forcing me....

I made the mistake to let them label/diagnose me something I am not. I literally only said 3 sentences all in reality at the second one and got a shit diagnosis and two outright lies of things I never said added to my chart.

I realize now I just have situational despair and anxiety due to the harshness of my reality. Perhaps I have PTSD but the stress is never post...so whatever.

I ate a lot of pudding at one...and the other was told 'you got this' when it's fucking clear I do not. I'm forever labeled and judged for shit that isn't true...and no one responds when I say the truth...the reality of it just being fucked...and that I resent their labeling me.

It's hard enough to have a shitty reality...it makes it worse to have family who write me off as mental.

 

[Lawliet]

2 stays, 2 weeks each, voluntary, adult...but made to go due to other person encouraging/forcing me....

I made the mistake to let them label/diagnose me something I am not. I literally only said 3 sentences all in reality at the second one and got a shit diagnosis and two outright lies of things I never said added to my chart.

I realize now I just have situational despair and anxiety due to the harshness of my reality. Perhaps I have PTSD but the stress is never post...so whatever.

I ate a lot of pudding at one...and the other was told 'you got this' when it's fucking clear I do not. I'm forever labeled and judged for shit that isn't true...and no one responds when I say the truth...the reality of it just being fucked...and that I resent their labeling me.

It's hard enough to have a shitty reality...it makes it worse to have family who write me off as mental.

That's one of the worst things, they visit with you for five minutes and diagnose you on the spot. I'm sorry you had such a shifty experience. Would you go again?

 

[Alwaysbadtime]

That's one of the worst things, they visit with you for five minutes and diagnose you on the spot. I'm sorry you had such a shifty experience. Would you go again?

Obviously not. Why the fuck would I go somewhere that labels me an intense disorder with no evidence?

 

[Lawliet]

Obviously not. I layout the shittiness in my comment to you. Why the fuck would I go somewhere that labels me an intense disorder with no evidence?

I have autism, I'm sorry. And English isn't my first language.

 

[Alwaysbadtime]

I have autism, I'm sorry. And English isn't my first language.

It's okay. I'm sorry too. I'm sorry to hear you've been so many times and shit is bad. :)

 

[Lawliet]

It's okay. I'm sorry too. I'm sorry to hear you've been so many times and shit is bad. :)

You're cool, and thanks. It's a nightmare.

 

[Seiba]

Never been personally, you're correct on the studies. The purpose is to try to stabilize someone just enough to get them to go to out of hospital therapists. Even among the released from hospitals their lifetime rate of suicide is higher than general population, and even more so in the first sixty days or so. I would be interested in the escaped hospital story if you would share.

 

[NearlyIrrelevantCake]

Dozens from age 15 to 26 and they didn't do shit.

It's been 6 years since my last lock-up, though.

 

[meetapple]

I have been once. I would say it helped me. I was in a very bad state of mind in which I didn't feel safe to have certain thoughts. There was some degree of structure in which I was forced to be around people.

 

[Lawliet]

Never been personally, you're correct on the studies. The purpose is to try to stabilize someone just enough to get them to go to out of hospital therapists. Even among the released from hospitals their lifetime rate of suicide is higher than general population, and even more so in the first sixty days or so. I would be interested in the escaped hospital story if you would share.

Sure. It was in the adolescent unit and I had a friend who helped. We noticed that the key cards they used were on lanyards, and the lanyards could easily come off if some strength was used. Like a snap mechanism. We were in a gym walking around the perimeter, and the attendant was busy looking one way. So we sprinted, she grabbed the key card and I pushed him hard. It came off easy. There were only three doors we had to get through, and we did. But she got caught while I sprinted across the street and into pet co. The whole place got on lock down. They found me and brought me in with handcuffs. It was pretty scary. I wasn't really thinking, but I can laugh about it now,

 

[Craptastic]

The title is a little misleading because I don't think psych ward visits help anyone, in fact they make things worse and studies show that psych wards increase suicidality but hey someone might be out there.

I'm terrified of them, they've always made things worse and traumatized me. Here's my count:
2 adolescent short stays (2-3 weeks)
4 adults unit short stays (2-3 weeks)
1 adult long stay at a state hospital (around a month)

I also have a story of actually almost escaping an adolescent unit if anyone's interested, it was fun to look back on, I got out the front door and into petco.

Also, I'm in the USA and all stays were involuntary. I'm in my mid twenties now and I'd rather suffer physical pain and agony than go again. I have BPD, PTSD, anxiety, depression, and DID,

I have been a few times as a teenager. Most of the time I was there voluntarily because I knew they would keep me even if I didn't want to. The first time I was there for like 7 weeks. I felt relief being in there and it was like a little community in there playing games with the other patients during group activity. That relief only lasted while I was in there. They sent me off to a state run child protection prison after I tried to run off. (I too have escape stories). That state run place was shit and felt like a prison (the food was ok though). I would compare it to the residential schools that Canada had until not so long ago.

 

[Whole-Ad]

I've currently been in a psych ward now for 4 months. I'd say it hasn't helped a lot, it's kept me safe and that's about it. Even then they don't check on me during the night because I don't sleep well to start with, never mind with them turning the lights on and shining torches through the door. So I have about 6 hours during a night where I could easily either ligature or try partial hanging as there is a hook in the bathroom. Only thing that stops me is because that is not my preferred method, but if I was desperate I would try it. They just switch medications every so often and none of them are working, I guess they're trying but the reality is there is not a lot of help that can be offered.

 

[Deltawaves74]

Many times in UK. Basically it's a place to restrict your movements and give u meds that don't help. No support at all. Never again.

 

[Bicalu]

they gave me Lorazepam which Made me a Zombie and addicted for 4months nie im even more fucked Up and have eben There 4 Times Last few Months. It never helped

 

[Kattt]

I always wonder who they actually help.
When you really need some peace, it's mayhem
The staff have no time for any therapeutic activities
and then you get institutionalised

 

[Kattt]

I'm considering trying to get sectioned in the UK, because I genuinely considering myself a danger to myself. Having said that, I'm not sure you can "check" yourself in, and I don't want my parents to know I'm sectioned which isn't possible in my scenario. Regarding sectioning, the way I see it, people may as well try it - it can't be any worse than the constant monotonous pain.

One thing that might get you sectioned-worked for me-is punching a police officer

 

[Deltawaves74]

If u are in the UK to get sectioned isn't as easy as u might think. Wards are always full with people waiting to get admitted and covid procedures hasn't helped. If u do go in I wish u luck and hope u get better support than I did

 

[Kattt]

very true.
It inevitably means waiting for hours as they call every facility in the area to find a bed

 

[catscradle]

One voluntary stay. 5 days. It was hell. Made things worse.

 

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