Did they mistreat you or abuse you?
I was abused in one. The nurses beat the living hell out of me.
2007-03-14 06:51:17 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Mental Health
I was in o ne when my son was born. The nurses did not beat me!! They medicated the living s...t out of me...The food was terrible, I had the doctors fooled, they released me too early!!
2007-03-15 08:44:56 · answer #1 · answered by lost2day 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Once. It was a mistake (I am sure everyone says that, but in my case it really was, the ER had no idea what to do with me, so they shipped me out to a psych hospital).
It was awful. I was locked in a ward with a man who was paranoid and got mad when I did not understand his one handed communication, and he was sure I was locking him in a room of toxic waste. The nurses drugged me with who knows what, and left me alone. My purse was taken by the police, including my phone, so I had no phone numbers, no clothes, for 3 days. A lot happened. I had a panic attack, and instead of helping a nurse dragged me back to my room by my pants, pushed me on my bed, and said that behavior will not get me the meds I needed. The meds I was prescribed.
If the ER had given me a choice I would have voluntarily gone to a Psych hospital in another city, one I had voluntarily gone before, one I trusted (pretty much, at least they respect you there). But they gave me no choice. I did not even come in for a suicide attempt. It was a screwed up situation. And they say they did it for an "evaluation" when that DAY I had an appointment with my (then) Psycologist. Why not just escort me there, then have him decide?
Oh well, it was last year, and I am trying to deal and put it behind me. At least I was not beat. Mainly ignored, when nurses were not coming into my room when I was naked (taking a shower).
2007-03-14 10:47:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was told I was being taken to the local hosp for "tests" and discovered I was admitted to the mental health wing. It was very traumatic. I wasn't physically abused but I wasn't there under my own power, they gave me drugs that turned out to be the wrong ones, and I wasn't at all ready to let the doctors dig around inside my psyche.
I did realise that while I had problems, I wasn't as nutty as some of the other people there.
It was very hard to forgive my parents, I was only 17 and most of the people in "the wing" were older adults.
2007-03-14 06:56:55 · answer #3 · answered by anna 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Twice in one week actually... Back in the 80's
Apparently, I got away with it the first time and they let me go home after hours of evaluation. Tee hee...
I'm smarter than most doctors and even back then I could be rather manipulative and convincing when I wanted to be, therefore, I can be rather dangerous...
And no they didn't... They were very nice to me both times. Probably to save face, embarrassment and a potential law suit.
But that is another place and time... A long, LONG... time ago and a galaxy far far away...
Oh and by the way... The let me out again a few days after that. STAFF CHANGES!
Damn I'm good!
2007-03-14 06:58:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I would love to hear your story. Why did they beat the hell out of you. Your story sounds wonderfully interesting. No, I have never been commited to a mental hospital.
2007-03-14 06:54:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
no i wasn't but my sister was in the mental ward in jail,,,she is bipolar and has lots of anger problems 'and won;t keep taking her meds...they got her naked on a board tied down all 4's and beat the hell out of her,,,,i understand that when people don;t take their meds they are not themselves,,,,she was really angry after that but she finally started taking her thorazine and she;s much more calm now,,,,,LOL
2007-03-14 06:58:34 · answer #6 · answered by Cami lives 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If he's been in and out of all of them his existence, he's familiar with he desires the help. he's in all probability in fact indignant appropriate now, or very much taken aback which you in all probability did it. I reckon he will forgive you as with out delay as he recalls you have his astounding pursuits at coronary heart.
2016-12-18 13:34:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you must have been in the wrong hospital=I was in one in 1989 and could not have had better care then if my parents were looking after me
2007-03-14 06:56:08 · answer #8 · answered by caffsans 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no way report them yes i was in one they could loose their job if you knew who to go to.
2007-03-14 10:29:24 · answer #9 · answered by debbigeri 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
me too and i had a broken arm and when i show it to the judges they didn't believe me
2007-03-14 08:43:58 · answer #10 · answered by mkandfa4rever 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋