antler
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- Feb 23, 2020
- 46
The ward is sick as fuck, its good dope, chill af people, and all the coloring books you could ever want.
I agree there are never enough permanent staff and it can be a very stressful environment but we don't just have critical care, we have acute units where they do the 'assessment', 'treatment' wards where they are suppose to have therapists but that depends on what hospital you are in and we have 'PICU' psychiatric intensive care units.It depends on the availability of inpatient beds where you are. The shortage is so dire here that admitting you are suicidal and have plans just isn't enough and they are sent home routinely.
Again, if you are considered eligible, your experience will depend on procedure and provision there. If you agree to go in voluntarily, you will have greater freedom and more influence regarding the duration of your stay. Being committed against your will (it's called a "section" here), is not going to make it easy for you.
I'm in the UK and we only have critical care secure facilities. It's absolute mayhem with screaming and fighting all hours of the day and night. There's never enough permanent staff, so because patients are reliant on them to access their possessions or facilities, it's just one big waiting room. Not enough staff to supervise activities, so patients are heavily medicated and parked in front of the idiot box. I did 8 months in there once. I definitely don't advise staying for extended periods because institutionalisation occurs frequently.