Just got out of my first inpatient stay at the mental health facility in my town. While it sucked being in there, it was very helpful and I’m much more stable than I was. Overall a very helpful experience.
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good to hear…I lik emy hospital stays mostly… @LJMDGA what country you from, wha city
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Glad it was a helpful experience! 
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US Valdosta GA @karl
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Are you the person who was in the Air Force?
Sorry if I have the wrong forum member.
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Im glad it was a helpful experience to you. I liked my first stay too. I even missed it when I left. But got over that now
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My first hospital stay was traumatic. It actually made me worse. I had bad paranoia and I felt responsible for my wife nearly dying from alcoholism. All of her family called me an enabler and I felt responsible for attempted murder.
They kept announcing over the loudspeaker that the police were there and anyone who wanted to confess to a crime could come to the dayroom. My paranoia was bad but this made it worse. The cameras everywhere shot it through the roof.
I was convinced all the patients were actors as they knew very personal details about my life.
They kept showing news reports that a hurricane was headed to the city where my wife was in detox. These news reports looked like they were made in someone’s garage. I have googled it. There was no hurricane when I was in the hospital
There were stories in the newspaper that were about things in my life. I realize now that that may have been the illness but I didn’t think so at the time
I don’t know why they did all this to me. It made me worse.
I am glad you got help. That is nice to hear. I wish they would have helped me.
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You are correct! @Montezuma
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Right on! Well congrats on getting out of the hospital.
I am an Air Force veteran. But I hope you keep posting here. We’re a fairly friendly bunch.
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Oh I know it. I plan to stay, the support here is wonderful. I have family support but it’s nice to have support from other people in my same shoes. Some with more experience dealing with this than me. @Montezuma
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Absolutely. I have to agree. It’s really cool to meet a fellow AF veteran .
It’s been a long struggle for me. And while I still have some daily struggles, things are getting a little better.
Take care @LJMDGA 
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