At what point is it good to go back to the hospital? Ive only been out less than a month. Im struggling.
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I never go to hospital anymore.
The place here is not therapeutic at all.
Literally all its function is to tank you up on meds and throw you back out again.
I opt for community treatment, as I want to be in my own home.
You’re not even allowed to smoke anymore at the hospital. The first time I was committed they had an indoor smoking room with nice chairs and a TV FFS!
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Mine wasnt that bad. I just miss the routine, predictability and the group therapy. I have homicidal ideation and voices making me keep everything inside and to stop my meds.
Ah I had this problem back in 2013, and that was my longest stay. You can push through this and hopefully it will subside soon. Just remember this is all creation of thoughts, and that’s all it is.
Yeah its hard to keep that in mind with these other thoughts and chatter.
Personally, I never go in the hospital until I’m ready to go stark raving mad. I never go in until the last minute. But that’s just me.
There’s a whole other bunch of people who go in while they are still relatively sane and go in while they still have their sh*t together, kind of like a pre-emotive strike.
They go in to be in a safe place where they can relax and get away from it all. I only go in as a last resort.
But this was during the eighties when it was easier to get in. When someone had serious mental problems back then the doctors and family wanted to get them in as soon as possible.
I was in a hospital in my twenties for 8 months. I don’t think that’s as common now. Now, they want to keep you out in a lot of places and they only admit you if you are a danger to yourself or others.
Back in the late eighties during a nasty relapse I felt really bad a few times and I just walked to the hospital by myself and checked myself in. A couple other times my psychiatrist walked over with me and checked me in.
I think the people who go in early have the best idea. Go in while you still have a little control and a grip on reality. I used to wait until the last second to go and I felt horrible when I went in. I won’t tell you to go in, this is just something to think about.
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Thank you for your input, i appreciate it.
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Can you try to change meds with your psych? I would only go to hospital if I was completely bananas with no end in sight they don’t really listen to me at the hospital and will try to give me meds I know I can’t tolerate
Im gonna see if they can up my meds in the morning. But my next appointment isnt until the 23rd. Its just getting loud again.
Try to get in sooner tell them its urgent and your having symptoms but if things get too bad go to the hospital sorry you have to go through this man hope you get better soon
Thanks mate, i really appreciate it. Im gonna see about getting in in the morning.
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My advice is this
Take care for your health before you get sick
Thank you. Its just hard to do with having a wife and kids and being the only one who works.
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I hear you brother. May God give you the wisdom to balance it all.
Thanks again. I do know that i can’t help anyone else when i don’t help myself.
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God gives the tough battles to those he knows can handle them
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