Hi

What each of you shared is just like I felt/feel. I've been hospitalized quite a few times. The 1.st few times I was scared by the locked ward and other patients. But after awhile,it was good to let others take care if me. Tell me when to eat, shower, go to bed, someone to give me my meds. It felt safe despite the restrictions. You give and receive strength from people who know what we are going through. I once told a therapist that I missed the ward and wished to go back and she looked horrified. I sometimes look up to the .psych ward and miss it.Only someone who has experienced being in mental pain and being so debilitated by mental illness can really understand. If they could walk in our shoes even for just a day would realize that ít is a real illness.