An apology

[Jamesbond]

In the past I've been critical of people trying to avoid being detained or sectioned, thinking they were playing the system. Having entered a ward myself voluntarily and then being sectioned i can only apologise to those I doubted, there was no freedom despite being voluntarily, there was constant violence, I with witnessed someone stabbing another patient repeatedly with a fork on my second day there. There was no therapy, no group sessions. No freedom to escape the constant hostility. Due to my teeth I ate one plate of rice and a cup of soup in a week. I sincerely apologise to those of you I may have been hostile towards. When I was released I wasn't issued my medication and ended up trying to kill my self again yesterday. Sometimes people get things wrong. And on this occasion I was wrong, I apologise.

 

[webb&flow]

I wish you such problems had not attended you. You might think to yourself that "I deserve this for not understanding", but the fact is that noone does. What happened to you was wrong, @Jamesbond.

You didn't know before about the issue, and it's okay to not know things. I'm sorry to hear such a traumatic experience has attended you. May this heal within you in time. I want to give you my honest condolences: may reformation come to such places. You deserved better, @Jamesbond.

I'm sorry to hear about your recent attempt too: I know this all has been so hard for you to deal with. Your pain is valid and it's the result of you being wronged, came into harm. How do you feel right now?

 

[BillyBob]

That is ok.
I feel the main purpose of them is just a front for parents and friends these days to make it seem like it is a "Safe Place" for someone to be.
In reality it is a mental cluster fuck of a place and they will make someone who is mostly rational when going in come out even worse.
And it is known that there is a higher risk of people trying to commit suicide once they get out for the first 4 weeks I think the reports say.
Anyway, at least you are able to admit you were wrong where many people will not so that takes some courage.
Pretty sure people on here will forgive you.

 

[wannabeangel]

im sorry you had to learn that lesson through first hand experience i havent been here long so i havent seen posts from you mentioning it, but i appreciate you apologizing it shows a lot about your character and willingness to grow. i've been in those places countless (well i counted, 19 times thru ages 12-17) times and once youre in there you realize why everyone wants out so bad. again im so sorry you had to experience it yourself though, the trauma that comes from those places still haunts me, and i always feel so bad for people who are still in and out of those places

 

[Jamesbond]

My parent got the same welcome books as I did ( im almost 44 years old) they explain you're free to come and at anytime, they explain there is a meeting at 10am every morning offering you a range of theraapies. The meetings didn't exist and neither did the therapy. It was more like a prison than an acute ward.