Posted by lucie lu on September 28, 2008, at 20:15:48
In reply to confused..., posted by Amanda29 on September 28, 2008, at 18:58:54
Amanda,
You really seem to be having a rough time. I think that good reasons to consider a psych hospital are to ensure safety or if you are in too much pain to function. You may not like it much once you're there but (decent) psych hospitals are pretty good at dealing with safety or excessive pain. I don't remember it being a particularly restful experience but on the other hand, you do get treatment. When I was there (admittedly this was quite a while ago), they didn't really sedate patients for very long - there were med appts, group therapy, psych appts, soc appts, and what seemed like endless activities. They really didn't let us lie in because they didn't want us to veg. This makes psych hospitals different, in my experience, from regular hospitals where you can sleep and get meds and recuperate and then you're sent home. Now that was restful (except for the surgery part, which wasn't much fun). If you have made a plan with your T, that might be the best place to start. Then the two of you can decide together what the best thing would be for you.
I'm sorry you're in so much pain, Amanda, and I hope things work out for you.
Take care, Lucie
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