Mental Health I'm in a mental hospital HELP

[Ligaturd]

They can't accurately diagnose anything if you are in active use and more often than not you would have to be clean for 6 months or more to see what exists without the drugs. Stimulants will absolutely make psychosis a lot worse. Psychedelics and cannabis as well. Perhaps you had a psychotic episode and it passed.

Doing drugs that tend to make psychosis worse and not getting heightened symptoms, is not a good diagnostic tool. Sometimes drug use can cover up underlying mental health issues, sometimes people subconsciously use drugs to cope with mental health problems, sometimes drugs can mimmick mental health issues. You should definitely abstain and see if there is in fact something wrong with you, let them do their thing and don't contribute to a longer stay by wasting both yours and their time.

It probably sucks being there involuntarily but you might as well make it easier on yourself.

 

[theclaw]

You sound legitimately insane lol.

How the fuck can you smoke 5 grams of weed/day while in a mental hospital? Even if you did sneak it in, how on earth would you consume that much without getting caught?

 

[theclaw]

You sound legitimately insane lol.

How the fuck can you smoke 5 grams of weed/day while in a mental hospital? Even if you did sneak it in, how on earth would you consume that much without getting caught?

 

[CoastTwoCoast]

^ That's what I want to know. How is he actively doing drugs IN a hospital? That doesn't make sense at all. When I was sent to a psych ward, they took my cell phone and searched everything. I was in a gown. No way they would allow you to do all those drugs, I could hardly make a damn phone call!

I'm tapping out. Don't know why I started with this thread. Hopefully OP gets real help because this doesn't sound real.

 

[strity1994]

^ That's what I want to know. How is he actively doing drugs IN a hospital? That doesn't make sense at all. When I was sent to a psych ward, they took my cell phone and searched everything. I was in a gown. No way they would allow you to do all those drugs, I could hardly make a damn phone call!

I'm tapping out. Don't know why I started with this thread. Hopefully OP gets real help because this doesn't sound real.

I know,Psych ward traumatized me, might as well have gone to prison. My first day, I stepped on a pile of shit in the bathroom. (Wtf??) Then they force me to take meds, make sure I swallow it just to make them happy, (which i then had to secretly vomit back out in the bathroom )

they took everything from me. Fuck, I couldn't even bring a box of granola bars without the staff checking the contents.


Hes some sort of a genius... must have planned it all out in advance. Then sent a post card to hospital for himself with drugs in it. Now he's getting high in the ward and secretly fucking with every body.

Moral of story: never trust doctors, conselors, etc as they only care about their jobs. Never be honest or they will make ur life miserable. Act fake and pretend like everything is ok... Drug dealers are more helpful. So I only go to them now

 

[CoastTwoCoast]

I never ever want to go to the psych ward. They make you feel like an animal. The shower is horrible. You don't even want to use it. They give you a little shitty bar of soap. Once or twice I got away with sneaking my cell phone back to call my mom to PLEASE get me out of there. She was no help. I hated everything about psych ward. They get you up and make you go to breakfast, make you go to stupid group therapy with TRULY insane people, make you draw and do dumb art. It's a nightmare. The doctors won't believe anything you say. Once they have some kind of label on you, that's it and they want to make you stay. I was so desperate last time, I lied and told the doctor my grandmother's funeral was the next day and I didn't want to miss it. Luckily, he let me go. Oh and also you don't know who you're going to share a room with. I hate meeting people. I'd rather die than go back.

 

[Moreaux]

I never ever want to go to the psych ward. They make you feel like an animal. The shower is horrible. You don't even want to use it. They give you a little shitty bar of soap. Once or twice I got away with sneaking my cell phone back to call my mom to PLEASE get me out of there. She was no help. I hated everything about psych ward. They get you up and make you go to breakfast, make you go to stupid group therapy with TRULY insane people, make you draw and do dumb art. It's a nightmare. The doctors won't believe anything you say. Once they have some kind of label on you, that's it and they want to make you stay. I was so desperate last time, I lied and told the doctor my grandmother's funeral was the next day and I didn't want to miss it. Luckily, he let me go. Oh and also you don't know who you're going to share a room with. I hate meeting people. I'd rather die than go back.

That sounds terrible - how long did you have to stay there for? I image the food is pretty gross too.

That was my biggest fear when I was in active addiction and making suicide attempts in blackout. I got lucky and was able to talk my way out of going, but it was pure luck and easily could of gone the other way. The rehab I went to was pretty crappy and had some patients with uncontrolled schizophrenia and some other issues that should have been in the hospital and not rehab which was frightening. It scared me straight as I could see the mental ward being similar but significantly worse.

The other thing that terrifies me about the mental ward is that you have no say on your treatment or medications. I could decline some meds in rehab but once you're in the mental ward you lose all autonomy and are completely at their mercy. It's not a healthy environment and it strips people of their power and imo makes their situation so much worse than better. I know I would have ended up with PTSD from the mental ward if I would have been committed. How were you when you ended up being released?

 

[Man in the Dark]

Exactly. I think he is full of shit, you can't sneak drugs into a psych ward.

 

[Man in the Dark]

^ That's what I want to know. How is he actively doing drugs IN a hospital? That doesn't make sense at all. When I was sent to a psych ward, they took my cell phone and searched everything. I was in a gown. No way they would allow you to do all those drugs, I could hardly make a damn phone call!

I'm tapping out. Don't know why I started with this thread. Hopefully OP gets real help because this doesn't sound real.

Spot on. This guy is full of shit!!! Looking for attention.

 

[RDP89]

Exactly. I think he is full of shit, you can't sneak drugs into a psych ward.

You could pretty easily if you knew you were going ahead of time(that usually doesnt happen with trips to the psych ward though). Just sayin.

 

[Man in the Dark]

You could pretty easily if you knew you were going ahead of time(that usually doesnt happen with trips to the psych ward though). Just sayin.

I was involuntarily Baker Acted due to my PTSD and there was no way you could get shit in there, at least where I was. I don't take to kind to people bullshitting when there are people who really need to be in a place like that. Plus it's not our fault he can't handle his drugs.

 

[CoastTwoCoast]

That sounds terrible - how long did you have to stay there for? I image the food is pretty gross too.

That was my biggest fear when I was in active addiction and making suicide attempts in blackout. I got lucky and was able to talk my way out of going, but it was pure luck and easily could of gone the other way. The rehab I went to was pretty crappy and had some patients with uncontrolled schizophrenia and some other issues that should have been in the hospital and not rehab which was frightening. It scared me straight as I could see the mental ward being similar but significantly worse.

The other thing that terrifies me about the mental ward is that you have no say on your treatment or medications. I could decline some meds in rehab but once you're in the mental ward you lose all autonomy and are completely at their mercy. It's not a healthy environment and it strips people of their power and imo makes their situation so much worse than better. I know I would have ended up with PTSD from the mental ward if I would have been committed. How were you when you ended up being released?

I've been to the psych ward twice for 2 separate incidents. It's been years since the last time. I think you must stay 3 days minimum, but they try to hold you longer. It's the longest 3 days of your entire life. Time goes too slowly. it reminds me of what prison would be like. You're right, there's no say in your medication. They always started me on Wellbutrin. I hate that shit. Being released didn't feel better. Things aren't magically ok. You just go back to your crappy life and you feel embarrassed that you were just released from the loony bin and everyone knows. It strips you of your self-esteem and dignity. Another thing about the psych ward is there's a phone in the hallway that any of the patients can answer. So if you get a phone call, any nut roaming the hall can answer and give you the phone. One time a guy who looked like Charles Manson answered a call for me and yelled my name to get the phone. The whole thing reminded me of Orange Is the New Black if you ever watched that show.

You do get a period of time when you can use the Internet, where I was anyway. I laugh to myself when I'm on Twitter because I wonder how many people are tweeting from a psych ward. It's possible.