Posted by Deneb on February 3, 2007, at 19:23:45
In reply to Hospitalization, posted by toojane on February 3, 2007, at 11:10:28
I've been in the psych ward of the hospital for 72 hours involuntarily. I've never been in a psych hospital.
I was overwhelmed with school. I couldn't face taking my midterms. I OD'd on aspirin to try to get a note out of my midterms. I went to the school walk-in clinic to get a note. I told the doctor what I did and they called an ambulance for me. I didn't want to go, but they forced me.
While in the ER I pulled out my IV and the electrodes on my body and tried to escape. I got caught.
After spending a night in the ER and then on the general ward, I was transferred to the psych ward. They took away my clothes and made me wear hospital clothes. It was really really boring in the hospital. It was neither helpful nor harmful. The nurses mostly ignored my numerous requests for information on how to get out of the hospital. I was demanding to see the Mental Health Act and stuff like that. They were nice to me though. In retrospect I see how I was being a pain. I even threw a small tantrum and crossed the yellow and black striped line we weren't supposed to cross. I also threw some M&M's.
The nurses were nice to me. They never got angry at me. The doctors were nice too. The doctor gave me Ativan because I was frightened and couldn't sleep. My parents came to see me everyday and they even let my parents stay past visiting hours. The hospital didn't harm me in anyway. I'm not traumatized by my stay.
I'm not sure they helped me. I don't think helping me was the goal. They did help me get back into seeing my pdoc though.
Deneb*
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