Venting I miss the psych ward

[LevUwU]

Honestly, I hated it. Absolutely the worst experience of my life














BUT it was so... freeing, and mentally unstable people are some of the best company I must say

 

[WoNkEy_DoNkEy]

An interesting take on psych wards. All you can hope for is to find as close a substitute on sasu with the advantage of the pool of potential people being much wider. Were the people you were talking to in there still intending to be suicidal after they got out? If you aren't then that's great but if not then as I said enjoy the company.

 

[jbear824]

I was in one back in October '23, and it was great. I didn't want to leave and ironically, coming back home made me depressed. I would have gladly just signed over my monthly SSI check to just have a perma room there.

 

[myopia]

This is so real. My psych ward was extremely wack, but I liked the monotony of life there. Everything was so simple, and the people were incredibly interesting.

 

[returntothevoid]

fr at least they don't lie and manipulate you. They are just good company. Which is why I like it here

 

[veryuniqueusername]

Not for me lol, fear of being forced to go back to the fucking psych ward is one of the only things preventing me from CTB... since, if I fail, then I will be there for a loooooong time. And chances are high that I will fail, since I'm an idiot who can't do anything right

 

[LevUwU]

This is so real. My psych ward was extremely wack, but I liked the monotony of life there. Everything was so simple, and the people were incredibly interesting.

THIS. It was so dumb in every way but it felt so right. Three meals a day at the same time, generally nothing to do, and the general lack of consequence. It was nice in a weird way.

 

[WhenTheyCry]

The people there felt genuine because they were as equally as miserable as you. If you're lucky, they even serve good food. But I've also been to a bad psych ward where the heating was broken and I was chilled to my bones with bland food. It's 50/50

 

[myopia]

THIS. It was so dumb in every way but it felt so right. Three meals a day at the same time, generally nothing to do, and the general lack of consequence. It was nice in a weird way.

Yeah, I find myself fantasizing about going back more than I care to admit… especially because it was objectively a bad time. But there was something so nice about having a pre-planned routine, people to take care of you, and no responsibilities at all. And since there was literally nothing to do (or void of mindless internet content to dive into) I felt so creative and connected to myself— I was journaling, writing, and drawing every day. Also, things like getting ready in the morning (something that I struggle with irl) became so much easier for me in the ward because I didn't have to pick out an outfit or do a complicated skincare/makeup routine. All I had was a toothbrush, toothpaste, bar of soap, and my hospital clothes. I felt unchained from the burden of physical appearance.

What I loved most was completely disconnected from the outside world and not having to think about all the messes of my real life. Everything became so much more streamlined— you didn't have to worry about making decisions because there aren't any decisions to make. There's something so freeing about that.

 

[melancholymallory03]

I heard from my old therapist,
That people with personality disorders often seek comfort in the psych ward. Until they don't. Or they just do. Sometimes due to the subjective amount of stress , it feels like they are fighting for them lives. The psych ward being the only place they can just truly escape , be taken care of and fed. The harsh reality is not every one has the same experiences here. Some may have a breezy stay and some may get locked in the camera room. Some doctors are compassionate and some programming is filled with rules and regulations making it suffocating and sterile.
If you do miss the psych ward, I understand but be careful what you wish for

 

[deletedaccount30982]

fr at least they don't lie and manipulate you. They are just good company. Which is why I like it here

I wish that was my experience. I've never experienced more lying and manipulating than from staff and patients in psych wards, other than from my mother.

 

[moshimoshi]

I miss it too, I had friends there and was actually eating and sleeping properly. Also we could have choccy milk pretty much whenever

 

[deletedaccount30982]

Not for me lol, fear of being forced to go back to the fucking psych ward is one of the only things preventing me from CTB... since, if I fail, then I will be there for a loooooong time. And chances are high that I will fail, since I'm an idiot who can't do anything right

I also have a crippling fear of ending up back in one to the point I'm scared to try to CTB.

 

[melancholymallory03]

I wish that was my experience. I've never experienced more lying and manipulating than from staff and patients in psych wards, other than from my mother.

Bad therapy causes therapy Fr ……
I wish they would be a lot more selective with who they hire

I had one staff tell me I could watch what I wanted on the television so I put on the breakfast club, then catch me if you can

The next day they isolated me all day and said I broke the rules. Nobody believed me. And when adults team up , nobody believes us it feels like.
Now I would be in the adult ward, which seems SUPER UNPLEASENt. And genuinely scary

I miss it too, I had friends there and was actually eating and sleeping properly. Also we could have choccy milk pretty much whenever

Bro …. When the psych wards feeds us better than our parents
I remember wanting to smoke so badly though.
I bet adults could lmao. I don't reckon it would be hard for one to sneak a dab pen and charger in?
But who has time for that. . .

 

[returntothevoid]

I wish that was my experience. I've never experienced more lying and manipulating than from staff and patients in psych wards, other than from my mother.

Oh I wasn't talking about the staff