To be honest, I didn’t really mind being in a mental hospital. It might have been, because I was younger; I was 19 years old. It was a pretty nice mental hospital. I got to skip therapy, group sessions. I also enjoyed eating meals, and eating snacks. I also enjoyed watching TV, at the mental hospital. From 1 to 10, 10 being the worst…that you hate the mental hospital. I am like a 5.
2… i loved being in the mental ward the few times i’ve been there. wouldn’t wanna be there for long periods or live there, but it was to me just a nice vacation
I’m at a 4. It was a nice safe break for me but there wasn’t much to do aside from read and pace. And I couldn’t read due to meds. I did however make friends to chat with while I was there at every stay. If needed I’d go back it’s nice.
10! I’ve had very bad experiences at many different psych wards and they’ve all been horrible. No phones allowed, mean staff, and violent patients beating people up and being continued to be allowed free reign in the psych ward. You don’t get to go outside or leave. You’re trapped. And, where I live, you can be hospitalized for psychosis even if you’re not a danger to yourself or others.
About a 2. They never helped and they weren’t the safe places people said they were. They always gave me massive doses of drugs and to top it off, they’re boring as hell.
The hospital, 3. The other patients in the hospital, 52. I’d go back if needed, but would not enjoy it.
There were orgies in my mental hospital.
I hate psych wards they put everyone on the highest dose of medication possible to keep people quiet and make their job easier. It took me forever to get off 6mg resperidone and 7.5mg haldol. Then I finally switched to 20mg olanzapine after cutting the doses of the previous two for over a month and finally transitioning me to only olanzapine which works much better for me without many side effects
I will never go to one again unless I absolutely have too.
You said 10 is the worst rating so, I’d say a 10. Usually the pdocs and nurses are mean and cruel if it’s a public hospital. If it’s a private hospital, they are around a 5. I haven’t stayed at too many private hospitals though.
11…
I find psych wards traumatizing. I’ve been in about 3-4 different hospitals and honestly here the staff/patients haven’t been too bad in my experience, but I’m such a huge scaredy cat when it comes to being around strangers, especially around strangers who are sick like me. It just triggers me deeper into psychosis.
Thankfully, with intensive case management and other supports, I’ve stabilized so I’m okay/well enough to stay out of the hospital.
I hate them enough to never go back.
It depends…if I had really good insurance, then it was the nice, resort style hospitals that had a swimming pool and good food. A solid 3. When my insurance sucked and wouldn’t pay for the fancy places anymore, I’d give it a 10, as those places were more like prison. In Alaska, there’s only 3 psych wards for the whole state, and I much prefer the “private” facilities over the state hospital.
I hate the last ward I was in. The staff were nasty. There were three particular nurse that I hated. I was in there three weeks before I got to see the doctor. They put me on one pill amisupiride but prolactin level too high then put me on abilify this was on top of clozapine and then they gave up and discharged me
The food was great, groups were fun, and support was awesome.
Great place to go to fix your health.
The only good thing about my last hospital stay was the food, other than that it was a complete horrible experience.
If I can help it I’m never going back to these psych hospitals.
I had a bad experience in the last hospital I was at. The psych techs hurt my arm and it is still hurts nine months later. People there just let go and there was a lot of screaming. I think they behave in the real world, lol, unfortunate for the nurses and psych techs. It was work, not a vacation like before. They don’t want me back. Here in the states you can hardly get in the hospital. I went because I was lonely. It was worse than being alone. I don’t believe I’ll need to go back for the 42nd time. 41 is enough. It’s not the place to practice your Religion.
I ain’t never goin back.
I went to a residential psych program in 2009 that was amazing. I have never felt so well cared for in my life.
But my hospital stays? Nightmare. Hell.
I’d rather be dead than go back in one.
Even if I’m having a rough time, my pdoc won’t put me in one. Instead, we have a plan in place where I’m honest about what’s going on, and I either go to my parents’ or my sister’s place, knock myself out on some PRNs, and ride it out until my crisis is over. I’d probably have extra time with my therapist if that happened, too.
About 5 rating. I went to mostly public hospitals but they were ok. Nurses and doctors friendly and patients too. Food ok. Just very boring and you couldn’t go home when you wanted. Therapy ward the exception, they were nice