Posted by toojane on February 3, 2007, at 19:16:15
In reply to Re: Hospitalization, posted by wishingstar on February 3, 2007, at 18:24:20
>but none of the nurses seemed to take me seriously in the least. I felt like they responded to whatever I said as if I was 5 years old... "ok sweetie, sure, rightttt". I was there for depression and not in ANY way confused, etc. It felt a little partionizing.
Yup. I don't know what to write back to you. I really want to talk about my own experiences but when I start to think about it, it is so upsetting and triggering. I'll just say the nurses were not very nice where I was.
> Almost all our time was spend sitting around doing nothing,
and it really just gave me time to obesess about how badly I felt.Being locked up on a ward is mind-numbingly boring. There is nothing to do but sit in the day room watching tv. I think it makes you sicker not having anything to distract you, not being able to go anywhere or do anything. The environment does not promote wellness. I think it makes you sicker.
>I think it can be helpful in keeping you safe,It obviously kept me from killing myself -- but I would never say it kept me "safe." It was absolutely NOT a safe place. It was so not safe I still have nightmares about it.
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