Poll of the Day > Anyone been in a psych ward before?

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To keep the long story short here, I was suffering from severe depression for about 10 long years now. I mostly just take my meds, and talk to the doc three times a week. Nothing much else. I do feel suicidal sometimes... And it really sucks because I was in a hospital before. And they released me with out doing pretty much fuck all else... And if I ever get put into a psych ward, I highly doubt they are even going to treat my issues anyways and that saddens me.. depression is like a cancer. And it consumes everything until you feel like you shouldn't be alive. :( Anyways, just sorry for the rant. A lot has been on my mind about wanting to get better, but it's sad how this entire system is set up in such a way that it might not be. I just don't know what to honestly do anymore..

Surprisingly not.

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I mean I've been in a mental health facility. I don't think I'd call what I went to a psych ward though tbh.

Actually for depression and suicidal thoughts.

Honestly my experience wasn't terrible but it wasn't amazing. They mostly made us do groups, and tried to force me out of my natural sleep schedule.

That being said, it does work for other people and they're likely to prescribe you the meds you need. I actually kinda miss being able to get the meds I need ngl.

I worked in one. But was never locked up in one.


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ChaosAzeroth posted...

I mean I've been in a mental health facility. I don't think I'd call what I went to a psych ward though tbh.

Actually for depression and suicidal thoughts.

Honestly my experience wasn't terrible but it wasn't amazing. They mostly made us do groups, and tried to force me out of my natural sleep schedule.

That being said, it does work for other people and they're likely to prescribe you the meds you need. I actually kinda miss being able to get the meds I need ngl.

And thats pretty much it? Thats pretty much what goes on for proper treatment for people who are mentally unwell?
Well damn... : / Looks like I dodged a bullet then. It honestly doesn't seem like they do much for you which I honestly dont see the point of these places then if all they do is give you meds and let you roam around. What kind of treatment is that? Its really sad...

Only to visit my mother.

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Ive worked in one.

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Yeah, they wouldn't let me out because I was too sad and wouldn't take any medicine.

I was like, so fucking what, let me be sad and let me go home.

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TaKun782 posted...

And thats pretty much it? Thats pretty much what goes on for proper treatment for people who are mentally unwell?

The one I went to, yeah. I imagine they're not all the same though.

Ngl pissed me off to be told hey this is your therapist and see the guy once after the initial meeting the whole week. He sent an overly touchy guy once too. So like 3 actual, rushed, one on one (if you count being in a line for two of them but talking one on one) in a week.

I hate groups, but it was that or be stuck longer.

Again though I imagine that not all are the same.

I've been to a couple mental health facilities.

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ChaosAzeroth posted...

The one I went to, yeah. I imagine they're not all the same though.

Ngl pissed me off to be told hey this is your therapist and see the guy once after the initial meeting the whole week. He sent an overly touchy guy once too. So like 3 actual, rushed, one on one (if you count being in a line for two of them but talking one on one) in a week.

I hate groups, but it was that or be stuck longer.

Again though I imagine that not all are the same.

Jen0125 posted...

I've been to a couple mental health facilities.

Id love to hear Jen. But damn.. it sounds like it really does suck to be in there when you know its supposed to be a place to make you better, but it doesn't. Thats really depressing. And what the hell was this overal touchy guy all about? Sounds kinda creepy AF... and ya know, there is one thing a psychiatrist once asked me something Ill probably never forget in my life. She asked me at one point many months down the line after having thoughts of suicide and suffering from 10 years of depression. "What can we do for you"? And im like... "really, bitch?" What the fuck.. they didn't teach you any of this shit in school on how to treat a mentally unwell patent who suffered from abuse, being sexually abused, and sexually molested by their brother at 10 years old and she had the gull to ask me, THAT >_<

But anyways... thats just my personal experience so far. Because all thats really being done is wake up, take my meds, talk to doctor two times a week.Wake up, take my meds, talk to doc two times a week, etc. Let me tell you, well the most of you guys something about all of this that angers me on a personal level... I remembered when I said I felt unsafe. This was in my psychiatrist office. They called the EMT, took me to triage, did the whole shabang. About twenty questions later. Heres some papers to keep you going. Feeling suicidal again? Give us another call..etc >_> Fucking hell!!
So here is the hard truth of the fact of the matter is, they cant do nothing because they cant do nothing. I really dont wanna get into it but... it really broke my heart that after 10 years of suffering from this shit alone, it felt like I was being pushed away. And when you do decide to ask for help like being suicidal, its like they only care when you are a threat to yourself...I sometimes have these thoughts in my head from time to time. But does that mean I should call the hospital? No... because I know it would be a waste of time anyways like before and so on. Anyways, sorry for the rant here folks... I just really needed to vent :(

Never.

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Theyre very sad places.

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TaKun782 posted...

And what the hell was this overal touchy guy all about? Sounds kinda creepy

He apparently just had to hold my hand and keep touching my shoulder or back with his other hand like the whole time we were talking.

He also had to apparently keep putting his face REALLY close to mine. I hated it. I think the guy was just personally awkward, possibly a creep. Hated it either way.

I had a bad experience at the one I went to as a teenager and a mediocre experience at the one I went to as an adult.

It's mostly medication management to get you out of a crisis and group therapy and activities. The point of them is to get you out of a crisis point and then get you to tools to go to a therapist and work on it further when you get out.


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No but it seems like some people should be on the potd should be. Not this thread though even mead.

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I used to tell me in high school I had been to explain my weirdness.

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SunWuKung420 posted...

I used to tell me in high school I had been to explain my weirdness.

I really believe it if you were telling yourself you were in a psych ward to explain to yourself your weirdness.

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SunWuKung420 posted...

I used to tell me in high school I had been to explain my weirdness.

Send this nut to the ward!

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ScritchOwl posted...

I really believe it if you were telling yourself you were in a psych ward to explain to yourself your weirdness.

Not myself, others. I'm the sanest person I know.

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darcandkharg31 posted...

Send this nut to the ward!

That typo is perfect.

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Zangulus posted...

My wife spent a couple of weeks (a little over a week each time), in psychiatric facilities a few years ago. So while I havent been in one as a patient I spent a lot of time as a visitor. I went every night even though it was over a 3 hour drive.

Damn dude... thats commitment right there. Kudos to you for that.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zyR-tE0siwY
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No, my friend voluntarily checked herself in to one recently and she said the employees were verbally abusive and the other patients constantly asking if she could sneak drugs in. So not exactly the help she needed

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BADoglick posted...

No, my friend voluntarily checked herself in to one recently and she said the employees were verbally abusive and the other patients constantly asking if she could sneak drugs in. So not exactly the help she needed

Why cant we do more to help the mentally unwell people? Especially here in America.. It seems like whenever someone wants to talk about it, its such a gray area they want to avoid. And on a side note, fuck anyone that acts like they give a shit whem someone does show they suddenly care after someone actually commits suicide. Its a hard truth, but Ive seen it before and it makes my skin crawl knowing this person was sick, etc. I just dont know anymore..

I ran a psych ward back in the day. Had a team of 5 psychics working around the clock. You ok tc?

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I was for a couple of days before I got my Asperger's diagnosis.

I hadn't even heard of it before but as I read more about it, everything started to make so much more sense.
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Renraku_San posted...

I ran a psych ward back in the day. Had a team of 5 psychics working around the clock. You ok tc?

Feeling suicidal and depressed isnt exactly "ok"