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Old Nov 28, 2005, 04:25 AM
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I agree with you about the hospital. I found that it put into a poor mind set.....except when I ended up in the hospital for years it was for my safety....& not my choice then. At times, I landed in the hospital for med adjustment because I have such horrible reactions to the meds they wanted me in a place where I could be observed continually.

I know at the beginning of this when I was having problems with my weight & dealing with the trauma I had just lived through, my psychiatrist wanted me in the hospital because I needed help mentally for going through the trauma, but also needed to be in a place where I could be treated medically because I was really physically sick on top of it. I remember going into the psych ward in the hospital where my pdoc practiced (& had been there before). I walked in & turned around & walked out because I just couldn't handle the thought of feeling like being in a prison which my mind was telling me I felt like (especially after part of the trauma was dealing with the police trying to accuse me & arrest me for abusing my Mother).

The mind does sometimes put limitations in the way of help. It is hard to make that decision to allow ourselves to be placed into a place where we can get help, & part of the help is that we aren't fighting where we are & can get out of it what we need to improve. I think you may need to sit back & think through your options & decide what you will feel comfortable with so that you will be open to improvement. It isn't a decision that anyone else can make for ourselves, but being open to the help we are getting is the only way for improving.

I hope you can get in touch with yourself & figure out the best option. Talking it through is a great way of helping you think it through....& this is a good forum to do that in...& get feedback....hope you can get help that will make your future better than the now.

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