Best of luck, TD
Thanks for the well wishes. Feeling back to normal after a nice long sleep. Just a little tired at first but some selegiline has pepped me up. Haven't felt this good in a couple of months.
It only took about a week for me to crash into a deep hole when my meds were stopped, which only got worse until they were restored.
I can say a mental hospital is more like a prison than a hospital. No recreational activities, nothing to do but stare at the wall. Not appropriate for getting someone out of depression. They also told me lots of lies and told my sister in law that I was there without my consent. They did nothing to help my lack of sleep that worked but were well aware of the problem. They would not let me have my cd player saying that CDs could be broken and used for suicide or as a weapon to hurt others(I was promised before agreeing to go that I could have it), yet they had glass picture frames in each room, glass mirrors in bathrooms, and allowed ball point pens. No hard back books because you could hurt yourself or someone else, but many walls were made of cement which could be used to bang your head against.
There was rarely any psychologist, doctor, or social worker available to talk to about feelings and problems. Many of the staff were often rude. They did not allow you to try to sleep during the day. The only thing they did to help anyone was provide meds. I was promised that I'd be moved to a room without snorers and have a snorer moved to my room but they lied again.
When I asked to speak to m,y attorney, I was told that if I was going to try to sue that I would not be seen by the doctor and would be kept there even longer. I was not asking to see him to sue, I just wanted a court order to be released since I had been doing well.
I am going to sue. They had no right to tell my sister in law where I was and I did not want her knowing. I signed a form stating that only my mother was to be given information about me. I'll try to sue for unethical conduct for all the lies and for allowing me to go 11 days with a maximum of 2 hours and usually 1 hour or less of sleep and for refusing to treat my fairly bad sinus allergies at all and severe heartburn+acid reflux adequately. The law states that they are required to provide adequate treatment for any medical condition the patient has.
If I am ever suicidal again, I will not seek treatment. I will probably just kill myself or be dragged away kicking and screaming to the mental hospital.
A mental hospital should not be ran like a prison. The patients should be respected, cared for, provided access to therapists whenever needed, and kept busy with a variety of activities.
In this place, patients were not respected, were not provided adequate treatment for all medical conditions(sometimes none at all), rarely had access to therapists or social workers, were threatened with retaliation(longer stay)if they asked for their lawyer, and most of the time could do nothing but stare at the wall or walk aimlessly around the place.
Woah, glad to see you're ok T*D. Ive always loved reading your posts. Much love man, I hope you stay well.
Thanks a lot!
The depression has lifted to something mild with my meds restored.
And I am really happy to be out of that place!
. Nahhh I jsut did a shot of vodka just now, I'm feeling pretty str8 yo. 
