sidestepper- sorry I've been MIA. I have issues keeping up with threads I start, because I have horrible memory issues. But I'm very sorry you too had to be succumbed to this torture.

To answer your question, no I never have done drugs either. Not once, HATED them. And actually I've been denied treatment because of it. If you don't have a dual diagnosis boy it's like you don't have a mental illness at all sometimes. Couple that with being functional and wala! You don't get treatment appropriately.

And I too have come across people in psych wards who are deaf, or speak a different language and they are very poor at getting them translators. After like a month in the place they finally receive one!

And I wish they had ACT teams in your area. My ACT team is very knowledgeable about PTSD and I feel as if they should require adequate training and/or provide another trauma ACT team. It's just such a touchy diagnosis I cannot fathom how many people have been retraumatized by psychiatric institutions.

Open Eyes- I would go on something like 60 minutes. I get so nervous in front of crowds, but when I advocate for mental health it all disappears magically. I wouldn't do it to say "hey they suck, don't go there". It would be to open people's eyes and hopefully make a stand for a better treatment for PTSD and other mental illnesses.

Hippie- thank you for the support.