i’ve been 3 or 4 times who’s counting? the only good thing about is, best food i’ve ever had in a hospital, vegetarian menu, vegan menu, and omnivores menu, you choose your own meals each day, but other than that there is nothing to do, and they have the most uninspiring library i’ve ever laid eyes on. maybe it would be better if i actually participated in groups, but i always stay in my room because someone is always watching judge judy in the common area haha.
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We don’t have a facility here. We have to be transported to an available bed elsewhere. Sometimes pretty far away.
I’ve been happy with the food, what I can remember of it, all except one place where they put me on a sodium restricted diet. Yuck.
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Yes. The people who seize control of the TV are generally not the people who should be allowed to have control of the TV.
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I found puzzles to be a good time killer
Therapy is non-existent here
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Mine had a dodgy mattress on the floor with ill fitting sheets. I found a photo someone took of it online:
Randomly one of the few things I remember was that there were massage chairs in the common areas. I was scared to sit on one because I was afraid something would happen to me but I forced myself to one day. Fun times in a prison like hospital!
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Our local psych ward is awful. It’s pretty small to begin with, so like, there’s not even anywhere to walk around. There’s one tv that only the staff can change the channel and they won’t ever change the volume. I don’t like to bring my hearing aids to the psych ward because I don’t trust that they’ll come home with me, so I just can’t hear the tv. Last time I was there there wasn’t even a radio. No books, no games, no music/art therapy. Minimal groups. It’s sooooo boring.
Like, usually I’m in favor of voluntary inpatient when things get really bad before they get too* bad, but I refuse to voluntarily go there. Like, at one visit I was using my wheelchair because I had strained some ligaments after dislocating my hip. So I had a really hard time standing/walking. But there was a nurse that didn’t like me and decided I wasn’t safe in my room and put me on suicide watch. The room they put me in only had a mattress on the floor and they took my wheelchair away from me because it wasn’t allowed in the safe room. No one cared that I couldn’t get up or down. So after I finally managed to lay down, I had to pee. But I legit could not get myself up. There’s a window directly into the nurses station and cameras. I was screaming for a really long time and staff looked me straight in the eye and did nothing. I ended up peeing all over myself. Still yelling. No one came in until mealtime, at which point they just lectured me on how there’s was no reason I couldn’t get myself up. I had to argue with several nurses before they finally helped me up and let me shower.
So, yeah. ■■■■ that hospital.
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Same problem here. With all of the budget cuts there are no activities or groups or anything now. Just meds, more meds, bad food, and empty time.
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I would pace the ward for about 11-12 hours a day, there was literally nothing else to do. My folks brought in some magazines for me to read, but that got old after about 2 days. Worst experience of my life.
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Im lucky enough that i can “con them” by explaining im treated better at home. And with the beds crisis in units thats been going on for a number of years - it usually works.
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The mental health facility I was in for 5 months was new and really nice. It had a billiard room with several pool tables, a gymnasium with basketball nets so we would play 21, a workout room, several TV’s and a play station and a bunch of games. The ward was open so we could come and go during the day if you wanted to go do something, walk, smoke, pool, gymnasium, etc… There was a public cafeteria with decent coffee. I felt it contributed to a sense of mental well being. I was allowed to come home on the weekends which I usually did.
All the other psych wards were trash compared to that place. Nothing to do, bad food, locked down. 1 TV for like 20-25 people. I hated being in those places. I didn’t feel like the were really contributing to better mental health because I wasn’t happy being there.
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Cant say I ever got enjoyment out of psych ward stay. They are pretty horrible places. Im not a fan of anything about them . Typically I would just lie there , and try to ask when im leaving. I had fun playing board games a few times.
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No offence - but when ive stayed in a few, over 20 years ago now - i always attracted the religous nuts. Wanted to “pray with me” and almost had a fight cos i didnt say grace over my rice crispies at breakfast one day.
Naff off. I always took my own coffee too - cos its always De-caff.
Had the hyper-sexual women too, i had to fend off. Sorry, but having sex in a mental health unit, with someone thats ill - just goes againest all the social morals i have.
I dont honestly think i will end up in hospital again. Not to brag - but ive simply got too much insight - cos im too strict with my medication regime. And im not like some plonkers on here i wont mention - that fight that fact they are gonna be on Anti-psychotics the rest of their life.
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Yeah I tried to get the diabetic plate back in those days because I knew it was coming and it’s better food but I didn’t qualify yet. I would say I never plan to go back but if my Mom dies before I do I can’t guarantee I’ll hold up. I’d rather avoid it though.
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I’ve been to my local and one in Richmond VA. It was okay for both
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