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So I met a girl in the psych ward...need advice.

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<3 During a recent 5 day stay in the local psychiatric hospital Dual-Diagnosis Unit due to excessive abuse of alcohol (admitted after being hospitalized with a .4 blood alcohol level) I met an awesome beautiful girl who had recently tried to kill herself with an od of xanax and ambien (she was admitted a day after me). The guys at the table I was sitting with started talking about fucking her right off the bat in a really crude way as soon as she walked in---she did look really hot in those scrubs, though. I don't participate in that kind of conversation usually, especially not this time. So after a minute I got up from the table and went to talk to her, she was eating alone and of course, troubled.

We connected from the start...talking about all sorts of things. We had shared interest in theatre and art, liked the same tv shows, she laughed at my jokes (with girls can be a rare occurrence) and wanted to spend time together while we were in treatment, and we did. We cuddled a bit on the chairs watching tv and got asked by staff to put some space inbetween us. Once in the end days of treatment we held each others hand during a therapy session, covertly under blankets, it was pretty meaningful to us (discussed afterwards) and I kissed her on the head as she leaned on me just after therapy finished.

On the way to dinner the day before I touched her on the back, she didn't mind, but the staff said that that was it and that we would have to be separated where I would be put with the suicidally depressed and low functioning patients for the next day. We tried to change their minds, but it didn't work, we hugged and were separated.

She made it clear to call/text her as we had exchanged numbers, and for a few days(we ended up getting out the same day) we talked and texted by phone. She wanted to know what I would say if she said she thought we should have a shot at a relationship together. We talked Thursday and she was supposed to go see her family in a neighboring town with her 5 year old daughter, yeah she's a mom and 25. I have no kids and am 28 but would like to have kids so that didn't bother me. She said things like I made her time in there bearable, that I was amazing, she would always be here for me, and she was super supportive of me getting into AA and treatment as well.

We were supposed to meet up this week and she hasn't returned any texts or called like she said she would. I think she either came to her senses, her family found out and didn't like the idea, or something terrible happened like her kid being taken away or some shit. I have been coming to terms that she just doesn't want to talk to me anymore, but she said all these things about a possibility of us afterwards. l accept that she may have changed her mind, but I don't know what to think really. I need some advice please!!!
 
Gloria Trillo?

Seriously, though, if you can't get in touch with her within a week, drop it. There are other women, while the life situation and physical location you both were in was not conducive to natural interaction.
 
Maybe she just had to work on some things.. Give it a bit more time maybe a week and see what happens.. If she doesn't return the calls then it's time to move on. Don't assume about negative things just wait until you have spoken to her.
 
I am coming to realize that I expected entirely too much. Since I stopped drinking/using opiates, etc. my emotions have been pretty volatile at times. I can see how this could be a really bad idea as well, I suppose. Still....sigh.
 
Yea, it's easy to get drawn in at best of times, let alone during the aftermath of some bender...I'd encourage you to keep an open mind...anything could have happened...maybe she lost her mobile...it's ringing in the high grass, maybe she's...1000s of possibilities...no answer is a long way from being told "I'm no longer interested"...
In any case, I hope you get well and sober...with or without her...
Best wishes.
 
lol.
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ive met a gay dude in a psych ward, i had nowhere else to go. and sadly there wer no good looking girls there.
so i did what i had 2 do, move in with a gay man

i had 2 lie and say im going to rehab to get the fuck out of there, luckly i had employment so i stayed n a cheapass hotel room until i found some roomates.
 
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Sounds discriminatory, D's. Gay people are people too. But that is very resourceful...good job. Anyway, pteque, I do think you're probably right about this situation. I used to live in Chicago too, Humboldt Park and Uk. Village. I miss it. I am focusing on recovery right now, and that's really enough without me worrying about this shit.
 
I raised the topic in my AA group about relationships in the first year of sobriety and everyone had something to say. I do want to be my best self these days and I'm working towards it although I spent many years not being a very good person in many respects. That is my goal at the moment, to work on myself, get drug-free ish, and have something more substantial to offer. I have a lot of good qualities, but those have been overshadowed by serious addiction for years. I'm trying to make it work, thats all I can do, but I find it liberating that its up to me largely.
 
Sounds discriminatory, D's. Gay people are people too.

It not wrong to discriminate...in fact we all do it...full cream or skim-milk...petrol or diesel...heroin or meth...discrimination is a life-essential...we all must chose for ourselves what categories are good for us, what makes us feel comfortable, what is acceptable, right & wrong, good & bad, up & down...it is not wrong to discriminate. Are you not discriminating against certain discriminations? lol
 
People tend to kinda pair up in psych wards and detox. They usually seperate you. There is a name for it. Im saying dont set your expectations to high. It could be wham bam thank you maam and then you dont have shit in common. Plus you both got problems in your life. I mean meeting women in those places has been bad in my experience. It has usually been weird, drug, or sex situations. And it was always one time sex if I even bothered to call. There is a good chance her phone is off. Dont beat your self up whatever happens. She was in there for some serious shit and so were you.
 
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