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SadGirl

SadGirl

Specialist
Mar 24, 2019
357
Has anyone stayed in a psychiatric clinic, what was the experience?
 
WhiteDespair

WhiteDespair

The Temporary Problem is Life
Oct 24, 2019
837
Yes.

I ate better than I did at home although the food was bland.

I wanted to get out of the place since I was involuntarily committed.

I wanted to get back to the nothing I called a life.

I watched a lot of tv.

It was pretty boring.

There were no groups because of covid.

Overall, not terrible. It likely would have been better if it wasn't during covid.
 
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timf

Enlightened
Mar 26, 2020
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Psychiatric medicine is the application of drugs to address a diagnosed mental condition. If the diagnosis is off, the treatment can make things worse. Some do benefit from medication.

It can be a good idea to check out the medical professional you see to see if he is open to experimentation regarding doages as well as particular drugs. You may want to avoid a medical professional who does not take the time to draw you out or is unwilling to change something when it isn't working.
 
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Elementalist
Nov 11, 2020
886
It did more harm then good for me imo. I have social anxiety and agoraphobia. Along with other things but those two mainly made it horrible
 
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ADruinedmylife

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Oct 5, 2020
42
Much more harm than good
 
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JustLosingMyself

Mage
Sep 4, 2018
544
A waste of time and resources...
 
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neverever

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Dec 10, 2020
77
I have spent time in a psychiatric hospital. It is boring and demoralizing but not terrible. Yet you are subjected to diagnosis and then the administration of medication, which may not be relevant to your case.
 
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Mentalmick

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Nov 30, 2020
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I was in hospital for 18 months. Just as you get used to the safety of the hospital they discharge you back into the stinking real world. I'm probably worse now than before I went in. Some of the staff were nice but some of them were arseholes that shouldn't be in that job.
 
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