yea.

i was in this major city hospital last summer and it was pretty bad. .
the first time i went i was 17. 5 years ago or so. and they had an autistic kid in there in the adolescent unit and he would take off all his clothes and run around naked ALL DAY. i was there a day and 1/2 before my parents had me transfered out to another place.

but like i was saying i was there for over a week last summer for inpatient. and again in december for outpatient. but inpatient...oh god. um. i mean ive got a pretty good handle now on hospitals because ive been to many places many times. this specific place had patients beating each other up sometimes. this one guy masturbated while walking up and down the hall. this one woman harrassed people every day. i mean on and on. pretty bad people there though. sad. bad in as i mean really messed up unfortunately.

this place had 2 stages of holding units. when you first come in they sit you in an old gym for a day or less. i was in the first stage area for 30-45 min. some people had been there few days. the next stage they sit you in a room with 30 cots lined up in columns and rows. medium sized room. no carpet. no day room. 1 bathroom. you dont goto the cafeteria during that stage. just a big room. i remember just laying in the cot all day with a cot on my right and on my left with people next to me and another row of cots a foot away from my head. and it was like that 7-8 rows up of just cots. i was in the second stage area for 2 or 3 days.

then if you need to stay awhile they send you to what they call "The Unit". which is where you stay short term more or long term. could be a few months or so. i was there for 8 days more maybe. it had the usual stuff like dayrooms and seperate rooms and bathrooms. but still. like the bathroom has no doors on them. it was like a saloon style thin plastic door. i got walked in on a few times using the bathroom.

just like a whole bunch of stuff. i was involuntarily committed both those times.