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[quote="iheartmegahitt"]I just need to know what they are about. I know in the old days they have had a very horrible past for patients with mental illnesses and conditions, as well as people with disabilities. But I want to know about them today. What are they like and how do they do things now then they did from the past? Do they allow iPads AS LONG as it helps with treatment? In the story I've been writing, my character has depression and an autistic disorder. She sees and hears ghosts so her mother thinks she's schizophrenic. (She doesn't think what her daughter sees are real) She cuts herself and can also be pretty suicidal. She has no friends except for her demon best friend Ikuto who she told off for expressing his feelings just before she was being sent off to a psychiatric hospital. So she meets new friends at the hospital. However, Ikuto does come back to save her from become 'sane' and she doesn't believe it's him because he goes away for a week while still protecting her from an invisible distance. Since he is a demon, he has an ability to manifest in any place where she is or stay invisible where she can't see, hear or sense him but he still hears, sees and senses her. So yeah... I really want to know more about them today and how they do things. Does anyone have any idea? D:[/quote]
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<table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" width="100%" class="forumline"> <tr> <th class="thCornerL" width="22%" height="26">Author</th> <th class="thCornerR">Message</th> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>iheartmegahitt</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 7:27 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>redrobin62 wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote">@iheartmegahitt - do you have a synopsis of your story? I'm anxious to know what it's about.</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br /> <br />It's not set in stone yet. I need help deciding on a good plot idea for it. x_x I have a good idea but i can't seem to get it down on paper. >____<</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>redrobin62</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 5:45 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">@iheartmegahitt - do you have a synopsis of your story? I'm anxious to know what it's about.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>lostgirl1986</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 4:31 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">Well in that case I'll tell you about the time I stayed in the psych ward when I went in the hospital. It all started last summer. <br /> <br />I was extremely depressed over a break-up and also feeling like a failure in life. I was lonely, miserable and I just moved back in with my parents after living in a different province. I started going crazy and throwing things around and I couldn't stop crying. My mum made me go to the hospital and we took a taxi to the nearest hospital. That hospital didn't have a psych ward so I got transferred by ambulance to the nearest hospital with a psych ward. I had to wait in emergency for a long time. I couldn't stop shaking. A psychiatrist finally talked to me and decided that the best thing for me was to stay in the hospital for awhile. I had to sign some forms and my mum went home to get some stuff for me. A nurse came in and took my blood pressure, took a blood test and gave me some ativan to calm me down. She made me change into a hospital gown. Later, a nurse came with a security guard and walked with me to lock-down. <br /> <br />Lock-down was intimidating because as soon as I entered that place, I could see that the rooms all had glass walls and I saw a young girl looking out from one of the rooms and she was screaming. I had to give my purse to the nurse and the nurse said that my mum came by to deliver my stuff but it wasn't visiting hours so she couldn't stay. In lock-down I was only allowed having one thing in my room at a time. We all had to eat in the commons room together at a small table for meals, that's also where the television was. My psychiatrist adjusted my meds while I was in lock down for three days. I wasn't allowed using my flat iron or razor, they had one big shower room and two washrooms in lock-down. The nurses were really nice, whenever a new shift started, they'd introduce themselves and try to have a conversation with you about your problems. I was allowed visitors during visiting hours but I could only have one at a time on this side. <br /> <br />After three days, I got transferred to the other side of the psych ward where I got more privileges. I got a room with which I shared with another room mate. I got my own closet where I could store my clothes, a bedside table and drawers. The only things the nurse kept behind their desks that I had to ask to use was my flat iron, shaving cream and razors. I didn't get outdoor privileges right away but I eventually did. Outdoor privileges consisted of the group of people being allowed to go downstairs for 15 minute breaks. There was more stuff to do on this side. There was a tv in the dining room, games and puzzles. There was also another tv room where you could watch movies as well. I met some friends on this side. Also, I could have more than one visitor during visiting hours and they could stay longer than 30 minutes. I had group therapy everyday, anxiety classes every other day and a few meditation classes. The nurses were amazing. I stayed on that side for about one week and a half and then after I got released from the hospital I participated in a 7 week day program for outpatients. <br /> <br />The day program had different classes such as psychotherapy, community services, meditation and other fun classes. I made a lot of good friends through that program. I learned a lot of grounding exercises and ways to cope as well as relaxation techniques.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>iheartmegahitt</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 3:56 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>redrobin62 wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote">If you change your story from a state hospital to a regular hospital that's fine. There are some important things to remember, though. <br /> <br />Regular hospitals, being very medically related, will have uniformed nurses and aides and doctors and psychologists and housekeeping people and visitors and volunteers and several kinds of therapists (speech, occupational, physical) floating around. Rooms may or may not be shared by one or two people and you may not have access to your electronic devices because you're still in the new acute observation stage. <br /> <br />In psych hospitals you don't see all these ancillary staff. You'll see a doctor, nurse only at Med times, and several circulating aides, all of them in street clothes. <br /> <br />Nothing to be proud of, but I was hospitalized for short term psych issues in a regular hospital and for two months in that psych hospital I'd mentioned before. Also, to add insult to injury, I am a nurse.</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br /> <br />Well, I'm just going on with a whim here, really. >< But anyway, that's kind of the twist I wanted since most of the time, twins can't be separated and in order to accommodate for the need to have both Ayako and Akio together, one patient has to room with another so that both twins can have a room together, especially since they want to 'cure' the twins from anything happening to them they want them to have the best comfort which they hardly get.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>redrobin62</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 2:50 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">If you change your story from a state hospital to a regular hospital that's fine. There are some important things to remember, though. <br /> <br />Regular hospitals, being very medically related, will have uniformed nurses and aides and doctors and psychologists and housekeeping people and visitors and volunteers and several kinds of therapists (speech, occupational, physical) floating around. Rooms may or may not be shared by one or two people and you may not have access to your electronic devices because you're still in the new acute observation stage. <br /> <br />In psych hospitals you don't see all these ancillary staff. You'll see a doctor, nurse only at Med times, and several circulating aides, all of them in street clothes. <br /> <br />Nothing to be proud of, but I was hospitalized for short term psych issues in a regular hospital and for two months in that psych hospital I'd mentioned before. Also, to add insult to injury, I am a nurse.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>iheartmegahitt</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 12:47 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>anja wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote">I've been hospitalised four times (I think, I have a bad memory since I started electroconvulsive therapy). However I was each time in open hospitals, we were alowed to go out whenever we wanted (most patients at least), except after curfew of course, and had a lot of freedom. We had internet access, there was a café, a swimming pool, an area for ball games, tennis, etc. The last time I even had permission twice a week so I could take the bus home and feed my poor cat that was alone home D: <br /> <br /> <img src="modules/Forums/images/smiles/icon_lol.gif" alt="Laughing" border="0" /> Sounds like I was on holiday, not in a mental institution. <br /> <br />You sound like you want to write about a closed ward, so I'm not sure I can be of much help.</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br /> <br />Well, I might just make it like a regular hospital except that the new idea I had, with my twin characters stay there or whatever. O_o</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>anja</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 6:15 am<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">I've been hospitalised four times (I think, I have a bad memory since I started electroconvulsive therapy). However I was each time in open hospitals, we were alowed to go out whenever we wanted (most patients at least), except after curfew of course, and had a lot of freedom. We had internet access, there was a café, a swimming pool, an area for ball games, tennis, etc. The last time I even had permission twice a week so I could take the bus home and feed my poor cat that was alone home D: <br /> <br /> <img src="modules/Forums/images/smiles/icon_lol.gif" alt="Laughing" border="0" /> Sounds like I was on holiday, not in a mental institution. <br /> <br />You sound like you want to write about a closed ward, so I'm not sure I can be of much help.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>FireBird</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Sun May 20, 2012 9:39 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">I have been in the psych ward many, many times. I am talking over 6 times. The first time I went was about 15/16 years old but I had symptoms since 12/13 and had warning signs for years before that. I remember the mental hospital the first time I went there. I remember this one person who thought they were a monkey but I didn't understand delusional behavior back then so I was hyper with her but depressed otherwise sleeping during the day. I missed most of the classes the first time I went in. I would sleep most of the day because of the medication and depression. Then I moved away from there. I was only in about a week though. <br /> <br />That caused me to be in a special school for people that suffer from mental illness. I was in there for about a year before I moved. I was fine for a few years after the move because the stress lessened and I got out of the stressful situations. Then after I graduated college it started all over again. Actually a couple years before graduating I wrote about some of the delusions but didn't tell anyone. I also started to get depressed again. So, I went every year since 2006 into the hospital and a couple of the years I went in more than once. <br /> <br /> I have gone into 3 different hospitals. One was in Oregon, the other 2 in Washington State. I am not going to give the exact location for security reasons of course. One of them in Washington state was awful. I would get a different psychiatrist everyday and they didn't believe a word coming out of my mouth. Actually both of them in Washington didn't believe a word coming out of my mouth and downplayed everything. In Oregon they believed everything and in the report made me sound crazy and out of touch with reality. In all 3 different hospitals I had classes. I enjoyed going to the classes because it was something to do. Otherwise it was so boring there. No, they didn't let me have any electronics such as my iPod. I wouldn't even bring my headphones with so I don't get what the issue even is. No cords people! So, how can I commit suicide with an iPod? I would just play games on it to kill the time. <br /> <br /> Most of the day I would sleep unless its class time or a meal. I hate my doctor at one of the hospitals there because he basically accuses me of faking everything and said I would do things for attention which isn't true since I have the symptoms in my room and don't go to people every time I have symptoms unless its extreme and need an anti anxiety pill. That is the only time I am asking for help. I guess that is attention though. <br /> <br /> The other time I went in was a low class hospital because its only for people that have medical coupons. That is the one that is awful because I was yelling at people and the thought insertion and they still didn't believe me. I scared other people to death because of the yelling and acting weird. I didn't hear voices until believe it or not after I was released from the hospital. What is weird is that it looked like I had a miracle pill that worked in a few days but that is impossible. It turned out it was fake and I got worse outside of the hospital. Then I heard the voices. <br /> <br /> I have been hearing a lot of voices in the last few days and weeks and sometimes I feel like going back to the hospital. I hate going though. I just go in for safety. I have been cutting myself because of the voices and depression. In the low class hospital it was for extremely severe cases so I don't know why I was there and they were so strict when my parents would visit me they couldn't bring their cell phone and had to be searched every time they visited. Most people there were schizophrenic. I have been crying everyday in my room because of everything that is going on. Outside I appear "normal" and not even depressed because I don't want people to know. I told my psychologist though but not my psychiatrist I don't more poisonous pills. Right now my pills are dangerous. It is poison but most of the time I take it anyways. A few days ago I took extra anti anxiety pills I am supposed to take up to 1 a day and I took 6 at once. Actually 2 and then 4 more around an hour apart. I felt like taking the whole bottle though. The voices and anxiety was so severe I was just yelling at everything in sight. I hate the hospital. So that is my experiences.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>x_amount_of_words</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Sun May 20, 2012 7:10 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">Yeah, making up your own would be better. My classes were not that interesting.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>iheartmegahitt</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Sun May 20, 2012 7:08 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>x_amount_of_words wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>iheartmegahitt wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>x_amount_of_words wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote">Things are very repetitive in the hospital and you do not get much freedom or time to yourself. I attempted suicide and spent about two weeks in the psych ward of a regular hospital. All we could do was lay in bed all day and watch TV. I had my own private bathroom but my bedroom door could not be closed. Each patient had a security officer sitting outside of their door at all times. They would just watch you and make sure you weren't trying to harm yourself. We had to wear these blue paper thin hospital clothes and we only got to leave our rooms once in the morning. We had to go to a different level to see the doctor and also we could see visitors at that time. There were no psychiatrists there so we had to talk to one over Skype. You would talk to him/her the first 24 hours or so you got there and they would determine whether you well enough to leave or not. During my stay there, it took them about 2 weeks to find me an actual psychiatric hospital to go to. <br /> <br />The psych hospital was pretty nice looking and not as institutional looking as the other hospital. For the majority of the day we had to stay in this big open area that had a TV, tables, and books and stuff. It also had an atrium in the middle. Some of the patients there were like zombies at times. They would just stare at the floor. One guy would walk around with this dazed look on his face singing. Some patients were prone to violent outbursts. One guy tried to jump over the nurses station. There was one women I met there who could not get from point A to point B in conversation. She had a lot of the signs of schizophrenia. She actually thought that I was her niece but I did not know her at all. But some people seemed completely normal. I even met someone else there who had AS. He said the sound of the TV was driving him crazy. He had been there for 7 months. (Keep in mind this was a state hospital) Places like this are hard for those of us with AS. I had a lot of sensory issues at this place because of all the noises and movements. Here's the website for the place I was at: <a href="http://www.state.sc.us/dmh/bryan/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.state.sc.us/dmh/bryan/</a> <br /> <br />Our days were spent going to classes and working with our treatment teams. You had to level up to be able to go outside of the ward. When you did they had other activities you could do. They had a library and a place where you could watch movies. I never stayed leveled up for that long. They would actually give you shots if they thought you needed it. I was given several and they would knock me out for the rest of the day. I never actually needed the shot but the doctor on call was not my doctor so he/she ordered them for me (ignorantly). <br /> <br />If you have Netflix, check out the indie film called Mental. <br /> <br />Hopefully my long post gave you some ideas and information.</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br /> <br />It's okay for it to be long. I guess what i really need to know is the types of classes they had. I just need some examples of classes that can be used in my story is all. ><</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br /> <br />Here's a list of the classes I took: <br />RBT (Rational Behavior Therapy) <br />Health and Fitness <br />Communication & Conversation <br />Health Ed II Preventing Relapse and Symptom Management <br />Substance Abuse <br />Tolerating Distress <br />Leisure Ed <br />Socialization <br />CAP (Cognitive Application Practice) <br />On Lodge socialization <br /> <br />That was my schedule for the whole week. I did not attend most of them but they were kind of like group therapy sessions. I would look up more about RBT and CAP as those were the most interesting.</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br /> <br />Wow... really? But like, I could probably make up my own, couldn't I? O_o i think that would be a lot easier for me. >_< I actually decided on using the idea for the psychiatric hospital for an older story of mine since it fits what they go through and how they react. Both are differently gendered twins who's mother died and father becomes abusive. They start cutting themselves and the male twin has sucidial thoughts and almost commits suicide twice before his twin sister stops him. They both end up being forced to a psychiatric hospital where they are separated from each other, causing more stress... and so on... I won't go into all the details. XD</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>x_amount_of_words</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Sun May 20, 2012 6:55 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>iheartmegahitt wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>x_amount_of_words wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote">Things are very repetitive in the hospital and you do not get much freedom or time to yourself. I attempted suicide and spent about two weeks in the psych ward of a regular hospital. All we could do was lay in bed all day and watch TV. I had my own private bathroom but my bedroom door could not be closed. Each patient had a security officer sitting outside of their door at all times. They would just watch you and make sure you weren't trying to harm yourself. We had to wear these blue paper thin hospital clothes and we only got to leave our rooms once in the morning. We had to go to a different level to see the doctor and also we could see visitors at that time. There were no psychiatrists there so we had to talk to one over Skype. You would talk to him/her the first 24 hours or so you got there and they would determine whether you well enough to leave or not. During my stay there, it took them about 2 weeks to find me an actual psychiatric hospital to go to. <br /> <br />The psych hospital was pretty nice looking and not as institutional looking as the other hospital. For the majority of the day we had to stay in this big open area that had a TV, tables, and books and stuff. It also had an atrium in the middle. Some of the patients there were like zombies at times. They would just stare at the floor. One guy would walk around with this dazed look on his face singing. Some patients were prone to violent outbursts. One guy tried to jump over the nurses station. There was one women I met there who could not get from point A to point B in conversation. She had a lot of the signs of schizophrenia. She actually thought that I was her niece but I did not know her at all. But some people seemed completely normal. I even met someone else there who had AS. He said the sound of the TV was driving him crazy. He had been there for 7 months. (Keep in mind this was a state hospital) Places like this are hard for those of us with AS. I had a lot of sensory issues at this place because of all the noises and movements. Here's the website for the place I was at: <a href="http://www.state.sc.us/dmh/bryan/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.state.sc.us/dmh/bryan/</a> <br /> <br />Our days were spent going to classes and working with our treatment teams. You had to level up to be able to go outside of the ward. When you did they had other activities you could do. They had a library and a place where you could watch movies. I never stayed leveled up for that long. They would actually give you shots if they thought you needed it. I was given several and they would knock me out for the rest of the day. I never actually needed the shot but the doctor on call was not my doctor so he/she ordered them for me (ignorantly). <br /> <br />If you have Netflix, check out the indie film called Mental. <br /> <br />Hopefully my long post gave you some ideas and information.</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br /> <br />It's okay for it to be long. I guess what i really need to know is the types of classes they had. I just need some examples of classes that can be used in my story is all. ><</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br /> <br />Here's a list of the classes I took: <br />RBT (Rational Behavior Therapy) <br />Health and Fitness <br />Communication & Conversation <br />Health Ed II Preventing Relapse and Symptom Management <br />Substance Abuse <br />Tolerating Distress <br />Leisure Ed <br />Socialization <br />CAP (Cognitive Application Practice) <br />On Lodge socialization <br /> <br />That was my schedule for the whole week. I did not attend most of them but they were kind of like group therapy sessions. I would look up more about RBT and CAP as those were the most interesting.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>iheartmegahitt</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Sun May 20, 2012 6:07 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>x_amount_of_words wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote">Things are very repetitive in the hospital and you do not get much freedom or time to yourself. I attempted suicide and spent about two weeks in the psych ward of a regular hospital. All we could do was lay in bed all day and watch TV. I had my own private bathroom but my bedroom door could not be closed. Each patient had a security officer sitting outside of their door at all times. They would just watch you and make sure you weren't trying to harm yourself. We had to wear these blue paper thin hospital clothes and we only got to leave our rooms once in the morning. We had to go to a different level to see the doctor and also we could see visitors at that time. There were no psychiatrists there so we had to talk to one over Skype. You would talk to him/her the first 24 hours or so you got there and they would determine whether you well enough to leave or not. During my stay there, it took them about 2 weeks to find me an actual psychiatric hospital to go to. <br /> <br />The psych hospital was pretty nice looking and not as institutional looking as the other hospital. For the majority of the day we had to stay in this big open area that had a TV, tables, and books and stuff. It also had an atrium in the middle. Some of the patients there were like zombies at times. They would just stare at the floor. One guy would walk around with this dazed look on his face singing. Some patients were prone to violent outbursts. One guy tried to jump over the nurses station. There was one women I met there who could not get from point A to point B in conversation. She had a lot of the signs of schizophrenia. She actually thought that I was her niece but I did not know her at all. But some people seemed completely normal. I even met someone else there who had AS. He said the sound of the TV was driving him crazy. He had been there for 7 months. (Keep in mind this was a state hospital) Places like this are hard for those of us with AS. I had a lot of sensory issues at this place because of all the noises and movements. Here's the website for the place I was at: <a href="http://www.state.sc.us/dmh/bryan/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.state.sc.us/dmh/bryan/</a> <br /> <br />Our days were spent going to classes and working with our treatment teams. You had to level up to be able to go outside of the ward. When you did they had other activities you could do. They had a library and a place where you could watch movies. I never stayed leveled up for that long. They would actually give you shots if they thought you needed it. I was given several and they would knock me out for the rest of the day. I never actually needed the shot but the doctor on call was not my doctor so he/she ordered them for me (ignorantly). <br /> <br />If you have Netflix, check out the indie film called Mental. <br /> <br />Hopefully my long post gave you some ideas and information.</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br /> <br />It's okay for it to be long. I guess what i really need to know is the types of classes they had. I just need some examples of classes that can be used in my story is all. ><</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>OliveOilMom</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Sun May 20, 2012 5:52 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">There are different types of psych hospitals. Public psych hospitals are usually state run places where people are put either voluntarily or against their will regardless of insurance or ability to pay. They aren't very good and your character would not have an ipad in one of those places. <br /> <br />Private psych hospitals require either insurance of cash/crediit based payments and as with public ones a person can enter voluntarily or can be committed against their will. They vary widely and some are very nice while others are barely above public hospitals. <br /> <br />Then there are psych units in regular hospitals. They vary as well. In teaching hospitals, while you may have access to newer therapies and may see more actual doctors and therapists during your stay, the accomodations and amenities will not be all that great. For profit hospitals tend to have the nicer places, offer more privelages, and a better staff to patient ratio. You will more than likely see your psychiatrist every day and possibly have therapy with him as well, where in teaching hospitals you may have therapy with your psychiatrist, a psychologist associated with his practice, or someone on staff such as a psychologist, social worker, counselor, etc. <br /> <br />You do get vital signs taken daily, usually at the beginning of every nursing shift unless you have medical problems that dictate more frequent checks. While some do allow smoking in certain areas, none allow smoking in rooms, nor do they allow patients to have access to lighters. For profit hospitals tend to have a greater number of private rooms than teaching hospitals, and some even have suites of a sitting room, bedroom and bathroom for those who want to pay extra. They all have a nurses station and the nurses may wear scrubs or uniforms in some places while in other places they wear street clothes and name tags. Toiletries that contain alcohol or are arosol are usually kept in a locked room and given to you to use by the nursing staff, as are razors. Many places will have polished metal mirrors and the pictures will be covered in heavy unbreakable clear plastic instead of glass. <br /> <br />Private mental hospitals, as private (for profit) psych units vary widely in what is permitted, so if you have your character in a private facility you can get away with letting her do anything you want to let her do, almost.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>x_amount_of_words</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Sun May 20, 2012 5:20 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">Things are very repetitive in the hospital and you do not get much freedom or time to yourself. I attempted suicide and spent about two weeks in the psych ward of a regular hospital. All we could do was lay in bed all day and watch TV. I had my own private bathroom but my bedroom door could not be closed. Each patient had a security officer sitting outside of their door at all times. They would just watch you and make sure you weren't trying to harm yourself. We had to wear these blue paper thin hospital clothes and we only got to leave our rooms once in the morning. We had to go to a different level to see the doctor and also we could see visitors at that time. There were no psychiatrists there so we had to talk to one over Skype. You would talk to him/her the first 24 hours or so you got there and they would determine whether you well enough to leave or not. During my stay there, it took them about 2 weeks to find me an actual psychiatric hospital to go to. <br /> <br />The psych hospital was pretty nice looking and not as institutional looking as the other hospital. For the majority of the day we had to stay in this big open area that had a TV, tables, and books and stuff. It also had an atrium in the middle. Some of the patients there were like zombies at times. They would just stare at the floor. One guy would walk around with this dazed look on his face singing. Some patients were prone to violent outbursts. One guy tried to jump over the nurses station. There was one women I met there who could not get from point A to point B in conversation. She had a lot of the signs of schizophrenia. She actually thought that I was her niece but I did not know her at all. But some people seemed completely normal. I even met someone else there who had AS. He said the sound of the TV was driving him crazy. He had been there for 7 months. (Keep in mind this was a state hospital) Places like this are hard for those of us with AS. I had a lot of sensory issues at this place because of all the noises and movements. Here's the website for the place I was at: <a href="http://www.state.sc.us/dmh/bryan/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.state.sc.us/dmh/bryan/</a> <br /> <br />Our days were spent going to classes and working with our treatment teams. You had to level up to be able to go outside of the ward. When you did they had other activities you could do. They had a library and a place where you could watch movies. I never stayed leveled up for that long. They would actually give you shots if they thought you needed it. I was given several and they would knock me out for the rest of the day. I never actually needed the shot but the doctor on call was not my doctor so he/she ordered them for me (ignorantly). <br /> <br />If you have Netflix, check out the indie film called Mental. <br /> <br />Hopefully my long post gave you some ideas and information.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>iheartmegahitt</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Sun May 20, 2012 5:05 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>redrobin62 wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote">I spent 2 months in a osych hospital years ago. There were no shades over the windows and none of us were allowed to have shoe laces. It took me about a month to earn their trust to where they allowed me to get a walkman & headphones. It'd be interesting to see how things have changed now, not that I'm planning to be interred again!</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br /> <br />Oiiii I can only imagine how they would react over my scarfy then. TT~TT I hope I never have to deal with losing my scarfy. I couldn't bare being without it because it's always comforting against my cheeks and my mouth. It's my pride and joy. >~< <br /> <br />I guess it could be interesting for my character too.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> </table>
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