is the physic ward really that bad?

[porkyminch98x]

So, for a long while now, from people I've seen on Reddit and others close to me, I keep hearing that a psychiatric ward (at least in the US) takes away a lot of your rights and treats you as if you are a prisoner. Can anyone actually confirm this, or is this an uncommon thing?

 

[trying ungracefully]

It is really hard to go through and it may feel dehumanizing. That doesn't mean you shouldn't go.

I've been to around 10 inpatients throughout my life and I've had good and bad experiences. Like when I was 12 in one place we couldn't even have books in our room. In another place at the same age (this is embarrassing) when they took my pee the nurse saw how unhealthy it looked and made sure I was drinking water for the whole day, many just overlooked it. And that same nurse also was sweet and helpful when I was on 1on1 and had to shower and felt humiliated, it may seem small but those little acts of kindness in your lowest moments are nice.

When I was 19 at the sane nice place as when I was 12 I was being truly a bitch. Even then they treated me with kindness and only sedated me once when I couldn't calm down and was getting truly out of control. But I was at another place where I saw them sedate people for minor yelling and putting down a woman who couldn't shower.

Body checks can be humiliating too.

If you are going by choice look at reviews of places because it can tell you how they operate. It can be an iffy thing but you never know what can happen unless you research and go yourself.