What’s the longest you’ve gone between psych stays

Health and Recovery
1

It just occurred to me it’s been nearly six and a half years since my last psych hospitalization, wow.

That’s the longest I’ve gone without a psych stay since I started going to psych units at age 20; I’m now 45. I once went close to five years between stays, 2003-2008, and I thought that was good. Though really I had more psychosis than I knew at that time. This time I think I’m actually fairly mentally stable.

Since the time of your first psych ward stay, what’s the longest you’ve gone without going inpatient?

I wasn’t sure of which category to put this in, but health & recovery seems right.

6 Likes
2

My longest time between stays was 4 years when i was doing my undergraduate then graduate school. That was 2005-2009. I usually go in a couple times a year but this year was a lot more since coming off clozapine in Feb.

2 Likes
3

Currently it’s going onto 5 years.

1 Like
4

My last hospital stay was twice in 2016
That’s only because I had changed my AP

1 Like
5

First ep 2010 and wasn’t put in hospital
2020 I went to hospital so I’d say 5 years

1 Like
6

I think this is the longest Ive gone about two years

1 Like
7

8 mo

Enough Christmas :snowman:

1 Like
8

My only time was over 10 years ago, during and after the first episode. I’ve no intention of going back there.

2 Likes
9

I went there for a diagnosis not realizing I’d be sectioned. I was given bad professional advice, but I think I went to a place that sectioned people and they referred me to the hospital because of a wait. That was four years ago. I got help and now function well again.

It was a horrible way to get diagnosed. I didn’t have a diagnosis until I was released eight days later. It wasn’t even explained to me why I was taking medication. I just assumed it was to help with symptoms.

3 Likes
10

11 years. I used to go several times a year

2 Likes
11

I went to the hospital 3 times between 2012 and 2013 when I first got sick. I stayed out for 9 years until I went back in 2022. I’ve got a feeling that’ll be the last time I go.

1 Like
12

Probably this current time is my longest time out. I used to have to go more. This time it’s been maybe 6 years. I’m very happy with that.

1 Like
13

I had several hospitalizations around 1990, none of them lasting more than three days. I stayed out of the hospital until I had a glitch in 2015 and had a two day stay. So 25 years from 1990-2015 and now ten years since the glitch.

2 Likes
14

I seem to be on the three year plan, around Valentine’s Day each time I go. So three years is the longest.

1 Like
15

I’m unsure but 4-5 or 6 years

1 Like
16

Welcome.

If you find yourself in need of help, just tag a moderator. Type the @ symbol, then our names

@Moonbeam, @Ninjastar, @ThePickinSkunk, @HollyHobbie, and @voithos

If you have not discovered our official forum rules and read them yet, you can find them here.

Enjoy your stay with us!

2 Likes
17

It’s been over 20 years for me since I was in a Mental Hospital haven’t been in one since and hope I never will be which is a good chance I won’t, so I am not worried.

3 Likes
18

I think several years. I’m not sure. I’d have to check. I think Vraylar helped me cope and stabilized my moods.

I had negative experiences at the hospital. I stopped going because I had fears. I really stopped using it as a crutch.

2 Likes
19

My current streak is the longest: 4.25 years

1 Like
20

2005 to 2015, and 2015- 2023

1 Like