Formerly or currently incarcerated individuals (on psychiatric grounds) thread

[awesome31311]

So, anybody else here ever go through the medico-legal system as much as I have? I want to share and compare experiences. Different countries encouraged. US is known to be the worst offender (in the developed world) for due process rights regarding psych patients.

I'll start. Of course I can't put my life story here. But I haven't had the best luck. I don't believe this is because of some state conspiracy to keep me in the hospital for life. Very much the opposite, actually. They want to keep people who can't afford it, out. I am also not against psychiatry, institutionalization, or medication at all either. My very first time, I was locked up for self harm. They put me straight in the solitary cell, watching me through a camera. It was the most frightening experience of my life. Subsequent times were easier, including one instance where cops took my blades and had me taken away for nearly a month.

It feels odd to be a grown man who still relapses and cuts from time to time. Cutting is often observed in girls, mainly teen girls. But I suppose there isn't really an alternative sometimes, externalizing my rage would only get me kidnapped more frequently.

It is odd, also, when I have to put all my belongings in a plastic bag, that says choking hazard on it, because of "risk of harm"

 

[quaalMan]

It feels odd to be a grown man who still relapses and cuts from time to time. Cutting is often observed in girls, mainly teen girls. But I suppose there isn't really an alternative sometimes, externalizing my rage would only get me kidnapped more frequently.

Don't feel too bad, there are probably more guys who just won't readily admit to cutting. Same goes for eating disorders, men are much less likely to advertise it.

I was also in the same boat, very occasionally cutting as an adult. Completely stopped though after a really bad incident where I ended up going into shock and had to call for emergency services. Was forced to stay for a mental evaluation, but thankfully nothing long term.