Im glad they don’t. I don’t want people recording me or tking pictures of me when im at my worst psychosis.
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I’ve been over forty times. I’m 53 and been on aps since I was 16 and don’t have td or akithisia.
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Several times, I’m 28 soon, developed it full around 21
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I went once for 45 days. Had another long psychotic break due to drugs but didn’t go to one. I had enough insight to manage I guess. Worked with my doctor with meds and stuff.
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I’ve only been in hospital twice. First time was 3 weeks in NYC, followed by 3 weeks in Belgium. Second time was somewhat shorter and in Belgium.
I do have to take the max dose of Invega to keep me out of the hospitals. I hate it there.
Yeah several times, 15 years ago. Hate the places. Ive impressed upon them, that i always recover better at home, even if im psychotic. I lock my self away and get on with it. Which suits them - cos they never got any beds anyway, and would have to fork out for private.
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Never, until now.
It sounds frightening
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4 times, once for a day
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It’s scary. They make you put ketchup on your eggs… sorry… gives me the goosebumps just thinking about it
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I have been few times but not very scary as I was trying to get medicated and not much interaction or meeting need to be done outside of the room to stay. Only the doctor visit. They allow phones and stuff since being monitored by people there.
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Many times. Probably over 20. But I have been stable for the most part for a good while. In 2013 I was hospitalized, and that was the last time. I’ve been pretty stable recently.
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They’re allowing phones, pc’s here too, only watching tv with a usb dongle was forbidden, also a lot of cash, they have a own bank where i had to store it
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i was allowed my phone on the ward but another young lady on the ward had hers taken off because she thought she was at Dignitas so kept trying to call the police. luckily for her one day she woke up and was no longer acutely psychotic so she was able to get it back.
Yes, many times. Cant even remember how many times now. Around half a dozen.
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2 times each 4 months.
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many times…
many times.
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Twice 151515151515
4 times that I remember.
Probably 1 or 2 that I don’t.
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Most of the time it was classified as a “voluntary” commitment, but I was so caught up in the process I wasn’t aware that I had alternatives. One time I was sitting in front of a doctor in handcuffs, and he checked a box that classified me as a voluntary patient, and I was amused by that. Then I found out that, at least in Oklahoma, a patient has a right to a “mental health commitment trial” with a jury of six people. I started going that right every time I went in for a commitment, and suddenly my forcible commitments dropped way off.
I wish all my doctors wouldve been in handcuffs, wouldve made it easier to escape.
Ba dum dum!
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