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Old Mar 14, 2010, 10:46 PM
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For me the only things I dislike about being in the hospital are: not being able to smoke, not seeing my cat, missing my computer and my tv shows, and not sleeping in my own bed. These are all pretty trivial things in the big picture. The benefits of the hospital: not having to put on a "happy face" anymore, group therapy, recreation groups, craft groups, exercise groups, people to talk to around the clock, good (or at least decent) food that I don't have to cook and don't have to clean up after, staff to help motivate me when I don't feel like doing anything (they don't force me, but they help me find good reasons to get up and about), meeting others who are in the same situation and can relate, knowing I'm safe and can't hurt myself, and time to focus on myself and what I need to do to feel better with no outside distractions. I've been in 3 different psych wards and they were all good; there is one I won't go back to because I don't like a couple of the current doctors and staff, but overall it was still not a scary place to be.

I hope that you are feeling better and if not, I do hope you will re-consider the hospital. Take care!!
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Thanks for this!
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