Social_Monstrosity
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Has anybody on here ever done this? What are the pros and cons? How long did you stay?
And most importantly...did it HELP? :/
And most importantly...did it HELP? :/
Considering committing myself to a mental hospital.
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girlinthecorner
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I went to one last year, but I didn't commit myself, I was committed by a doctor. I had thought about committing myself yesterday. I was told that I had to stay 2 or 3 days for observation I guess, but they ended up making me stay 7 days. The more you cooperate and talk to people the faster you'll get out, except for in my case, I'm pretty sure the only reason they let me out was because they needed my bed because more people kept coming in. They had denied my request to go home the day before but then the next morning all of sudden they tell me I'm going home. So I just saw the whole thing as a joke. I didn't feel like it helped me at all.
Pros: It was like a vacation to me. I felt safe there and was able to relax and not worry about anything most of the time.
Cons: The food was HORRIBLE. If it wasn't for the bad food I probably wouldn't have minded staying longer.
Group therapy was horrible for me too. I usually just didn't go unless one of the counselors came to my room and forced me to. I hated having to share private stuff in front of a group of people so I'd just make something up or not talk.
I had met one person in there who said she always commits herself whenever she starts feeling suicidal, so if you're feeling that way, then the hospital can help to keep you from doing that because they keep a close eye on you. I was super paranoid in there though because I wasn't sure if they had cameras in our rooms and in the bathrooms. They had things that looked like cameras on the ceiling, so I was always scared to get undressed because I thought they were watching me. The strip search was also a con. The nurse wasn't nice about it at all.
Pros: It was like a vacation to me. I felt safe there and was able to relax and not worry about anything most of the time.
Cons: The food was HORRIBLE. If it wasn't for the bad food I probably wouldn't have minded staying longer.
Group therapy was horrible for me too. I usually just didn't go unless one of the counselors came to my room and forced me to. I hated having to share private stuff in front of a group of people so I'd just make something up or not talk.
I had met one person in there who said she always commits herself whenever she starts feeling suicidal, so if you're feeling that way, then the hospital can help to keep you from doing that because they keep a close eye on you. I was super paranoid in there though because I wasn't sure if they had cameras in our rooms and in the bathrooms. They had things that looked like cameras on the ceiling, so I was always scared to get undressed because I thought they were watching me. The strip search was also a con. The nurse wasn't nice about it at all.
Doesn't sound like fun at all.
I agree with the group sessions. What I do, have done is of my own. They don't and will not know about it. Unless deemed share worthy.