Posted by Racer on July 9, 2006, at 13:38:40
In reply to My first padded cell, posted by tofuemmy on July 8, 2006, at 13:27:14
Dunno what to say, Emmy. No, I've never been in a padded room, but I've been hospitalized involuntarily a number of times now. Several three day holds, and a two week hold. One voluntary stay, too. It's never fun. And I felt as though I could feel what you were when I read the part about not sitting on the bed, and my heart goes out to you. That had to be so very, very frightening for you, Emmy, and I'm so sorry you hurt so much.
I don't know what to tell you about incorporating it into your self-image, either. I hate that it's happened to me, and when I think about it I do find myself falling into a pit of shameful despair. It's horrible. Then again, I think you have more going for you than I do as far as that goes. That'll help you a lot, I think.
And Emmy? All of our experiences shape us, but we are not those experiences. The whole is so much more than the sum of its parts.
xoxo
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