Posted by cloudydaze on July 22, 2006, at 14:52:15
In reply to Re: bipolar/hospitalization » ciaolavida, posted by blueberry on July 21, 2006, at 15:48:43
I was hospitalized for 3 weeks inpatient (and a few weeks of daily visits after that) when i was in the 7th grade. My parents found out that (A) I was practicing self-mutilation - actually a few serious attempts at my life too - but didn't cut deep enough., and (B) that I was anorexic, and had lost about 20 pounds in a month from starvation...
That, and depression was enough to get me sent to the hospital.
My insurance decided I was ready to go before I really was though, so it took me years after that to fully recover.
It's been 6 years since I recovered from anorexia, and a few years since i've done myself physical harm.
Actually, it was my boyfriend who made me quit hurting myself. He gave me the strength. He actually had the same problem, and he has quit too.
> Suicidal thoughts, mania, psychosis...this stuff will usually get you in a hospital if you want. Whoever interviews you in the emergency room or a crisis center will ask you if you can be safe and not harm yourself. If you answer no or you aren't sure, then they'll take you.
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> Some people here have reported nightmare stories of hospitals, where they were just drugged up into heavy sedation and sent home as quickly as possible. Or maybe nurses and doctors were not caring. Or other patients were not well controlled.
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> I had a week long hospital stay recently and I can only say positive things about it. It was clean, organized, professional, very caring, very controlled, very safe. The doctors and nurses were all awesome. Good menus, lots of food, snacks, a kitchen, a TV room, a piano, painting supplies, passes to leave the ward for a few hours if they feel you have recovered enough to do that. I told the interviewer I needed a safe place to be because I was so depressed I did not trust myself.
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> Going to the hospital is the quickest way to get a psychiatrist if you can't wait weeks or months to get one. But depending on your city, town, hospital, and the quality of the staff, your experience could be good or bad. I think for the most part they are good.
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> The only bad thing about my hospital stay was that my insurance company kicked me out after a week and I was not nearly ready to leave.
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