Posted by Broken on December 29, 2004, at 14:40:53
In reply to Re: Involuntary/voluntary 'treatment'...ed_uk » banga, posted by ed_uk on December 26, 2004, at 17:57:14
Hi there, a newb to posting here, but have read for months.
Actually, I found my voluntary stay at a private hospital very helpful. No one was allowed to call me, or see me without my written permission.
They did change my meds as soon as I arrived, because they didn't agree with the doc I used, and ramped the dose up quickly, because they were monitoring my blood levels daily. They ofcourse, took my shoestrings as soon as I arrived, so I couldn't use them to hurt myself. Tried to put me in a room with another patient, which was not going to happen. I threatened to leave, they threatened to have me confined there, I threatened a lawsuit and they gave me a private room. The people were nice, and during free time I went into the small weight room they had and worked out.
Gave me the time I needed to think, without distractions, adjust to meds, and the exercise in the weight room helped as well. After the stay I was able to make some very painful decisions that would have never occured had I not checked myself in.
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