Hey everyone! have you ever been in a psyche ward? If so what was it like for you? I have, I actually liked it because I found people like me.
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I found it boring, no access to my gaming pc, and more than half the time didn’t have access to my cellphone. Only boring books and tv.
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Yes, several times. I usually ended up hanging out with the staff members that I got along with. Not so much the patients.
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Yes, I have.
Nightmare experiences, and my biggest fear – being shoved into a hospital.
If you told me the only way for me to get better was to go inpatient, I would choose to live in the pain I’m in, rather than go in.
Thankfully, my doctor agrees with me, and would never put me in again. He doesn’t agree with the treatment I would get, and he feels whatever they’d inject me with and put me on to “stabilize” me would ruin all of the work we’ve done.
We have a deal that if things get bad, I go and stay at my parents’.
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Several. Boring. This was before cellphones or PC’s. There was a TV and a basketball hoop out back. That was our entertainment. Except for guided relaxation classes and art therapy, both of which I was bad at and hated. One ward had a ping pong table and a pool table but playing pool all day got old fast. I fooled around with a couple women though, I wish they offered that more in those places.
This one goes out to the one I love
This one goes out to the one I left be-hind,
A simple prop, to occupy my time.
(I just like that song.)
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They used to give me Haldol as PRN
I used to take as much of it as possible to try and kill me into a sleep mode as it was so boring
Last time I was only there for about 2 days, as I went in voluntarily under advice from my case manager, and yes, I hated it that much
Not a place for me at all.
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I went many times when I was younger.
It was mixed for me. Some of it was good, some not so good.
But even at its worst, there was always something happening that would make me smile.
I was in a psyche ward twice both times for a month each. The psyche ward I was in looked straight out of the movie one flew over the cuckoo’s nest.
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I haven’t been to hospital (yet).
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yea, the one i was in was just our rooms, a single hallway, and small rec room where all the group sessions were. pretty quaint. i actually really liked it. the rec room had a big window and the view was nice. my psych ward experience was really nice, even though i didn’t talk much. i was anxious to get out but it was mainly cuz i missed my music, lol
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I don’t remember it to be honest… its all a blur…
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Yes, of course. I didn’t like it. I found it to be a cold place, but there was no other solution.
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I have. It was a bit dull but I needed that time to reset my brain, which is what happened. Best part was when they brought in a therapy dog one day. That was an instant mood lifter.
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Countless times when i was young and then 14 years without, the past 4 years i have been there 5 times, short stays, due to suicidal ideation. Now i hope on the new meds that i will be stable the rest of my life and can avoid psych ward.
The hospitals in my country are not that bad, the food is awful and closed ward can be quite intimidating. When i was young i always had a very forbidden romance during my stay. Nothing serious (sex) at least i was aware that it would be very unethical to have sex
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I have been 3 times.
Not a good experience.
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I was in a mental health facility for 5 months, it was new and a pretty good place, I got to come home on the weekends.
I’ve been in the psych ward at 2 hospitals, I didn’t enjoy it.
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I was in the psych hospital at age 18, for a suicide attempt. I was there for 1 week. IDK what they diagnosed me with, but they put me on Lithium Carbonate. I stopped the meds as soon as I got out.
I started antipsychotic meds at age 23. I was always med compliant. Always took my meds.
Then, even though I had been taking my meds, I was hospitalized at age 26 (in 2019). I was there for 2 weeks. I was put on Lithium Carbonate, again. I still take the Lithium Carbonate. I also take Seroquel and Latuda.
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I was in a few times. 
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More times than I can remember. I was strip searched each time, and scars were noted in my chart. They took everything, including my cell phone every time. Then there was different types of therapy everyday. At night, I would play cards with other patients or do puzzles or read a book. Oftentimes, there were violent people allowed to roam freely and people would get beat up. I absolutely hate the hospital.
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I can relate with it being a cold place. I bothered the staff for three extra blankets for my bed plus one I wore when I was out of my room. I looked like a total nut and the staff eventually took that blanket away.
Food was awesome but it was a cold place.
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