I’ve only been to one, but I haven’t been diagnosed long. It wasn’t really a mental hospital, it was just a room you stayed in at the hospital until you calmed down. A mental floor. Then you went home with a doctors appointment that isn’t soon after being on a new medication. You just called if you had problems with it. Want to hear everyone’s experiences.
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I have been in the hospital five times. The hospitals were all different. Some are better, some are worse. Some are more comfortable than others or have more activities and therapy than others. It all depends on where you go. It’s nothing to be afraid of, though, if you ever have to go. They can help you get back on track.
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I like the hospital, for me it is like a holiday, never had any problems there
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I’ve liked my hospital stays. Admitting I’ve needed the hospital has never been nice, but the hospital in itself is quite nice.
The food is good, the nurses are friendly, although overworked, and the rooms are okay as well.
If I had to have a complaint, it is that they often don’t have time to talk when I want to talk. They tend to ask if I need more medication, and then they leave. But I blame that on them being overworked, because I know they want to help me.
It’s getting into the hospital that’s the hard part. Unless I’ve been having a lot of suicidal thoughts, they haven’t had room for me.
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I don’t remember much from my hospital stay. It was not long after my diagnosis that I had to go to the psychiatric clinic /hospital. I was heavily sedated and really zombified from psychosis and meds. I can’t remember talking to anyone but the psychiatrist.
I’ve been to multiple hospitals so many times I don’t know how many. Some hospitals treat you reasonably well, others don’t at all. Some have a lot of activities some have very few. It’s hard to sum up my experiences because they’re so widely varied.
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I’ve never been to a hospital, my parents just watched me closely after God told me to commit suicide.
so boring, nothing to do. I look forward to the meals. I wasn’t very social when I was in there so didn’t make many friends. it’s better in a good situation on the outside then it is in the hospital but I know some people like going to the hospital.
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I’ve only been in the hospital once, and it was the juvenile hospital. I was 17, I think. It was an ok stay. They had plenty of activities and I was allowed to do a jigsaw puzzle for finishing my assignments. I was allowed a radio, as well, for finishing assignments and being “well behaved”. I got to see my parents for 1 hour out of the day. I wasn’t allowed to have a phone or computer. We had yoga, crafts, and group therapy. Yeah, it wasn’t bad.
They’re pretty boring, mostly.
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I have been twice in emergency room… Once in prodromal phase I went to the emergency room telling them that I have weird ideas and mood swings. They let me go. The second time I was already diagnosed and I went for suicidal thoughts. After waiting for hours they asked me if I still feel suicidal, I said not so much, so they let me go again
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I would like to add that here in Denmark, they let you have cellphones and computers, as long as you’re not psychotic or very suicidal. They also let you go into a courtyard to smoke.
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They don’t let you have anything in the us hardly
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It depends on the hospital, I was fine with hospitals until I started getting sent to one way down south because “it’s the one that accepts Medicare.” This hospital is incredibly overcrowded, with about fifteen people in a small room and three narrow hallways. My voice put me on trial for my soul the first visit, and told me to self harm frequently throughout the day the second visit. Voices calmed immediately when I went home.
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If my dad doesn’t pick up my meds soon that’s where I’m headed. I’ve been stretching my meds out bc he hasn’t been able to pick them up. I’ve got enough for tonight and tomorrow.
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Someone was always in charge of the TV.
The cheese was nice in the evenings and the hot chocolate and the cake and custards.
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I hope you get your meds. There is a shortage on one of my medications so I’m afraid I’ll run out.
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I’ve been to a million psych hospitals almost always for suicidal ideations with plans. My last hospitalization was four years ago. And that one was for psychosis.
My most vivid memories of psych wards were being put in isolation rooms in 5 point restraints and also banging on isolation room door windows trying to get nurses attention, to no avail.
I hope that doesn’t happen.
It can and does. Believe me.