I am very sorry for your bad experiences. I think that restraint procedure should be outlawed.

Don't they understand that in many cases of PTSD there is a history of restraint and that by doing so only causes more trauma?

I have to agree about the lack of knowledge in the Psych ward about PTSD. I have some misdiagnses on my records because obviously the Dr. who saw me didn't study PTSD and only disorders.

I also did not care for the fact that my family thought that I had to stay even when I begged to get out of there. Its all about DRUGS in that place. Kinda reminds me of when I was young and didn't want to take drugs and everyone made fun of me cause I didnt want to smoke a joint or do a line of cocaine or go out and get plastered drunk. Some of these people who made fun of me are now dead because of drugs.

Yes, I do understand that sometimes drugs can be helpful. But sometimes they do not help either. Especially when someone doesn't get the correct diagnosis.