Medical Malpractice

asylum, hospital, looney bin?

anybody wish to share their experience from when they were in an asylum or mental hospital? mine was horrid

Public Comments

1. I only have experience of visiting my mum, it didnt seem that bad a place, she got better for a little bit... but I guess theres not much they can do in all fairness.
2. Mine was freaking awful in the looney bin. I was in for a suicide attempt and treated like I was completely insane. They put me on medications that really messed with my mind and body. I saw some strange people there too. Some people were walking in circles and/ or talking to themselves (voices). There was this one kind of young guy that was sneaking into the female rooms and stealing peoples panties! He walked up to me in the hall and pulled a pair of panties out of his pocket and sniffed them as he proceeded to tell me that he has a pair from everyone! Mine were missing as well. Then there was one chick who was punching the walls, the staff intervened and the girl attacked the nurses so security was called and the girl was injected with meds and restrained to the bed. It was crazy, definitely not an experiece that I enjoyed
3. Hi Peter, My experience the first time is a psych ward was awful. Firstly I didn't believe I was sick enough to be admitted. I was hypo-manic with my bi-polar but no way was I full blown manic. My shrink told me he wanted me in hospital so I said no and went home, only to be confronted by the cops! who confiscated my keys and then I got angry and hit the cop, which resulted in me being hand cuffed and taken down to the station while I waited for hours to be transferred to the hospital. And then in hospital I got given meds way too strong for me and kept in for nine nights - which was excessive!! I've since been in for depression and found the rest very good.
4. I've been in the ER and psych ward for overdoses (caused by depression, obviously) and I wasn't too much aware of what was going on. I couldn't stand up or move my eyes too quickly, but I remember having to talk to a psychiatrist (who worked in the same clinic I go to several times a week for therapy and med regulation... it is based out of a major children's hospital) for several hours, and it was painful. They asked a lot of really invasive questions that I obviously didn't feel like answering in the state I was in, realizing that I was still alive. They wouldn't let me go after the "evaluation" so I had to wait 12 more hours. I didn't do much other than lie there looking at the ceiling. Others went quite similarly. They almost admitted me during me during a hypomania, as well. Wanted to get a court order because I refused, and because I am 16 my parents could'nt make me. I finally convinced them not to, thank god. I plan on never returning to the psych ward or ER again. Mostly because next time I will succeed!
5. ive never been. i may be locked up after a while though. wana give me some tipps as to what to look out for?
6. I have personally only been in a childrens mental health ward for anorexia, depression and self harm. I found it horrible at first as was in denial but after 2-3 weeks of been their I started to accept I was going to have to face my problems before I could get discharged. In the 9 months there I made many friends who will remain my friends for life, I completed alot of course work for school, went on holiday to wales, went in a hot air balloon. Fair enough there were alot of good times but there was also alot of bad times when I didnt want to run away, not get out of bed and just fight when it was meal time. Although im lucky to have been in a good place I know there are bad wards out there. Im also training as a mental health nurse and where I have done my placements I could not moan about as they are lovely and safe but im sure i will come across a bad one.