A lot of this is written from personal experience. 
1. Belts, shoe-laces, drawstrings, and sharp objects are a big no-no! If you enter the ward with these (especially a high security ward), they will be taken off you.
2. Don't bother trying to break open a security door. It won't work.
3. Don't bother trying to smash a window. Even if it doesn't have bars across it, the glass is unbreakable.
4. If you get agitated and a doctor offers you some pills to calm you down, I suggest you take them. Otherwise it'll be an injection in the ass.
5. If you're given older "typical antipsychotics", put a towel over your pillow before you sleep to prevent it getting covered with drool.
6. If a fellow inpatient is sitting quietly by themselves, don't try to start a conversation. They obviously want to be left alone.
7. Avoid the dangerous/violent ones. You'll soon figure out who they are!
8. 99% of the nurses are friendly, helpful, and far more approachable than the doctors. Don't be afraid to talk to them.
9. If you're an involuntary patient, the doctor has the power to release you or keep you locked up. Be nice to them, and don't give them a reason to continue keeping you there.
10. Just accept the fact that you're there. It may take a few days, a few weeks, or in some cases, a few months - but you will eventually be discharged.
1. Belts, shoe-laces, drawstrings, and sharp objects are a big no-no! If you enter the ward with these (especially a high security ward), they will be taken off you.
2. Don't bother trying to break open a security door. It won't work.
3. Don't bother trying to smash a window. Even if it doesn't have bars across it, the glass is unbreakable.
4. If you get agitated and a doctor offers you some pills to calm you down, I suggest you take them. Otherwise it'll be an injection in the ass.
5. If you're given older "typical antipsychotics", put a towel over your pillow before you sleep to prevent it getting covered with drool.
6. If a fellow inpatient is sitting quietly by themselves, don't try to start a conversation. They obviously want to be left alone.
7. Avoid the dangerous/violent ones. You'll soon figure out who they are!
8. 99% of the nurses are friendly, helpful, and far more approachable than the doctors. Don't be afraid to talk to them.
9. If you're an involuntary patient, the doctor has the power to release you or keep you locked up. Be nice to them, and don't give them a reason to continue keeping you there.
10. Just accept the fact that you're there. It may take a few days, a few weeks, or in some cases, a few months - but you will eventually be discharged.
