Would you go into Hospital Willingly?

[Stormienite]

I've been inpatient twice for 5 days each time.  It's not a mental hospital but a behavior health floor of our regular hospital.  I'd go again.  It was all about no stress, rest, and getting back on a beneficial med dose.  I'm a lucky one.  I've heard a lot of horror stories about inpatient from people on a different website.  But from my experience I wouldn't even think twice about going back in if I needed it.

[spongebobfan]

Yes. I went once but only semi willingly. Deep down though even then I knew I should go and it would be the best thing for me. Now that I am doing better I can look back and realize that I was pretty darn close to hurting myself. I know now that this isn't something I want to risk. I think that somebody else would have to recommend hospitalization for me to go though.

[Dreamline]

I've been inpatient twice for 5 days each time.  It's not a mental hospital but a behavior health floor of our regular hospital.  I'd go again.  It was all about no stress, rest, and getting back on a beneficial med dose.  I'm a lucky one.  I've heard a lot of horror stories about inpatient from people on a different website.  But from my experience I wouldn't even think twice about going back in if I needed it.

Hmmm...My therapist told me that I could call this crisis number during an episode.  He said they will just talk to you as long as you need them...he said they can send somebody out if you need to be evaluated and hospitalized...he said I should consider being in inpatient care when I'm manic instead of relying on my friends and family to babysit.  The idea just scares me though...what is it like really?...if I was manic as shit, what would I do when I was there?  I mean do they have a special manic playground or something?  LOL  Or do they just sedate the hell out of you?

[Stormienite]

Hmmm...My therapist told me that I could call this crisis number during an episode.  He said they will just talk to you as long as you need them...he said they can send somebody out if you need to be evaluated and hospitalized...he said I should consider being in inpatient care when I'm manic instead of relying on my friends and family to babysit.  The idea just scares me though...what is it like really?...if I was manic as shit, what would I do when I was there?  I mean do they have a special manic playground or something?  LOL  Or do they just sedate the hell out of you?

LOL No, they just adjusted my meds and I talked to a therapist.  We had arts and crafts, yay,  Fun stuff.

[Dreamline]

Could I bring my guitar?   I dunno what I'd do about my dog while I was there or what I'd do without him either.  I mean if it was just a few days then ok.

[Stormienite]

Could I bring my guitar?   I dunno what I'd do about my dog while I was there or what I'd do without him either.  I mean if it was just a few days then ok.

At mine there was a guy there who had his guitar.  Of course he was supervised when he had it.  Strings and hanging risk, you know. lol

[Dreamline]

Awesome, as long as I have a guitar and a notepad, I'd be ok.  But I'd probably try to smuggle in a guy too and I'd miss my dog. 

[Butterfly3]

I would go in willingly and have gone in willingly.  The thing that I have come up against is they don't admit you unless you are a threat to yourself or others and won't admit you even though you and your family all know you should be in the hospital.  They wait until you do things you really regret or get yourself into a lot of trouble.   It's a shame the times I have ended up in the hospital against my will after doing stupid things eventhough a few days before I was begging to get admitted.  Has anyone else had a hard time getting admitted when they needed it? 

[cadno]

oh yes, I've been literally talking to my pdoc telling him I'm about to blow and been ignored and then my wife has to deal with the consequences of me going nuclear!

Rich

[tomcat13claws]

I've only been to the psych ER 2 times, both for situational depression related to major life stressors.  I'll never go again. I resented being locked in.  I mean it fucking made me livid.  I had to sit for hours, waiting for some god all mighty shrink, to decide whether or not to grant me my freedom, or deny me my freedom.  That pissed me off in a most intense way.  But, I had to stay cool, because I was a mere mortal in the presence of the MD gods. My anger was a natural human reaction to my situation.--NOT some mentally ill symptom.  I wasn't going to give them a reason to dx me, or shoot full of Haldol, then imprison me. I entered the mental health system only five years ago, but I've NOT been impressed with psychiatrists. They don't listen, the see what they want to see, and they lack common sense in many ways. I'd like to take the DSM IV (or is it V now), and bitch slap a few of them with it.