A personal question

No... not yet.
 
That is a pretty personal question. I'll give you a personal answer: fuck off.
 
Yes, two actually. A long time ago I was depressed and planning suicide, thankfully I chose to seek help and checked myself in. The easiest way to describe the place is, it was safe. Any phone calls or visitors are screened, so you don't have to encounter anyone you don't want to. There was a psychiatrist for an entrance exam, and to prescribe medication. Counselors for day to day conversations and therapy. After entrance you are placed in a monitored ward, no shoe strings, lighters, and are closely observed until therapy and medication take effect. Eventually with improvement you can be moved to an open ward, lighters and shoe strings come back, you can walk about the grounds, and go to the cafeteria. Activities are planned to keep you active, hikes, art classes, group therapy. The thing that surprised me was how ordinary everyone was. No one violent, just everyday people who were near the breaking point. One woman was a **** victim, one was a battered wife, a teenager ****** by his parents, and so on. There were a couple of guys with severe mental development problems, 8 year old minds in the body of full grown men so to speak. No screaming, or moaning, no one strapped to a gurney.

The second time I visited a friend who had a psychotic episode, brought on by stress and loss. You have to call ahead so the patient can approve you to be a visitor. You can visit in the open ward, this was a different institution, but similar set up. I wanted him to know I was his friend, and he didn't need to feel shame for seeking help. That is probably the worst thing about it, the stigma attached to it. If it weren't for the anonymity I wouldn't be sharing now. In real life only my closest ****** and friends know. For some reason society tends to look down on people who need help, compassion, or understanding.

If anyone reading this knows someone who is, or has dealt with mental illness, let them know you are still their friend. Let them know you are glad they sought help, or urge them to seek help if they need it.
 
I'm sure my experience could have been better.

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Depends on what you consider mental hospital.

When I was 16 years old, my ****** had me *********....I mean "escorted" by 2 big men and this little woman to Utah so I could attend Premium Link Upgrade for 2 weeks.

Of course, Brightway was ran by WWASP (has a horde of "behaviour modification programs" and it was to a.) detox the youth and b.) start ************ them and preparing them for the strict ass rule of the facility the *** would be sent off to.

In my case, this was Premium Link Upgrade in LaVerkin, Utah. Since they made us come up with psychological issues that we didn't originally possess in order to "graduate" the program...I'd think this would be a mental facility worthy of horror flicks. :cthulhu:

Here's a Premium Link Upgrade from a girl that I was there with. It's pretty accurate of the whole process.
 
They tried to take me but, I chewed through the leather straps and barrel rolled out of the back of the van.
 
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