Has Anyone Been There?? Really Scared

Hi

I jus wanted to ask if anyone here had been in a psychiatrict hospital/clinic and if so cud u tell me what its really like there. I need to kno as much as poss.

Last time my psychiatrist tried to section me i ran away ( not sensible i know), so i managed to avoid it, but my parents and psychiatrist r now making me go to one for 3 months minimum...I'm really really really scared, i dont know what its like in there, i still relli dont wanna go..any thoughts or ne1 who has bin in that type of place wud b relli relli helpful :-(

T xx

I went when I was a teenagers of course that was many years ago. But My expierence was short stayed. They had lined me up for "meds" which you had to have and could not refuse to take them. They gave me depression medication which turned me into a zombie. On a softer note I played video games and painted. Tryied to pretend I was ok. It has it moments. The worse part about it was the no privacy. They had to agree with everything I had, and came into the room at night and showed a flashflight in your face. Oh god that one pissed me off! ANyways this was a while ago so I don't know if I was any help.

Hi yea it did help a bit thanks, jus need to kno as much as poss so i can be prepared :-( everything's a real mess xx

Its really scary at first i'll warn you. You'll feel alone, But you DO make friends. So just think of that, when you get settled and start opening up a bit things will start to be easier for you.

Also if you really take this seriosly this can and will help you out in the long run. I went in their thinking everyone hated me, escpielly my mother for signing the papers. BUT now looking back i'm glad she did what she did for me. The tough love thing really does work. It not only made me re-think my life, and my friends. It made me realize that she really did love me.

So I hope this works out for you, Best of Luck

Thanku so so much hun, it relli means a lot.. still scared but I guess i'll jus have to see what happens x

Hi, i think u ment well bt i reli dnt mind my psychy person, hes ok, n i wosnt relli wantin sum1 to ramble on abt how bad those ppl r, they r my only hope at the mo..so i dunno i dnt think tht's nice, wos only wantin to no ppl's experiences of clinics..feel a bit put out by ur post cos iv alredy bin on 2 types of med. I gues i mus b truly screwed up then.

No just because you've been on 2 different meds doesn't mean you are "screwed up", all they are trying to do is find what works the best for you're chemical imbalance. Because thats what it is. Some people just can't control it with out the medication. So when a doctor wants to try something new its not always a bad thing.