Posted by judy1 on April 11, 2001, at 15:31:11
In reply to Re: Feeling safe in hospital, posted by Cecilia on April 11, 2001, at 4:17:12
As someone who has experienced some of your nightmares of psych hospitals (and more), I have been fortunate enough to find a psychiatrist who understands this fear and is supportive of keeping me out of them. That means he spent a great deal of time earning my trust, and he was very difficult to find (I went through over a dozen). When I am suicidal, I know I can call him at 3 am and he will talk to me until I feel better. I've had times where I have seen him on a daily basis. (I'm not really good with my manic episodes, but I'm working on it) The point I'm making is that even though I have experienced a great deal of trauma in my life, I still feel safe when I am with him. And if I'm really lucky maybe some of that will carry out in the real world. I hope you can find someone that allows you to lower your 'mask'- you'll know when it happens. And just because you spent 7 years with a therp- if it was the wrong one, then it doesn't matter how long you spent. Take care of yourself- judy
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