Posted by Racer on August 17, 2004, at 23:49:34
In reply to Re: thinking of hospitalization- Please help me, posted by Ilene on August 17, 2004, at 21:14:30
I've only been hospitalized involuntarily, so I don't know what to say about getting back out, BUT I will say that the last time -- despite being in a modern day snake pit -- was definitely a Good Thing in my life. I mean that sincerely, and think that I couldn't have survived without it.
Mind you, I was not in an ideal facility -- very few activities, nothing that could be called "therapy", inadequate supervision (I didn't eat for most of the time I was there, and only one staff member ever commented on it), etc. If you have access to a decent facility, and you think you need the structure and support, then by all means hie thee to the hospital. How much control you'll have over any treatment there is probably dependant on both your condition when you arrive and the facility itself. Then again, you're not likely to be there long, so you can probably put up with a few of the less interesting groups, right? And, if you have a therapist and/or pdoc on the outside, there's a reasonable chance that they'll be directing your treatment, which should reduce the stress even further.
As Ilene says, just getting that break from the stressors of your life can be lifesaving -- literally, in my case.
Best luck to you.
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