OH- forgot. The day my wife and I saw the psychiatrist it went like this. She said right away I was Bipolar, due to the way I talked, being manic. She said I needed to be at such and such hospital by 7:00 am the next morning. It's a place I never heard about, and was a school converted. About 20 miles away. My wife and I got there, and one of the first things they did was have me remove my shoe strings. I started crying right then and there. Me just thinking I might kill myself was a shock. Had my wife carry home all but two sets of cloths because they wash them there. Not too pleasant being there. Shared small room with a mate. One biggest room we all shared I guessed measured maybe 20' X 35'. I counted 18 people there in that room at same time. I made maybe two friends. One poor girl, looking very meek and sad, I played dominoes with number of times. She loved someone being kind and spending time with. Then this other guy, maybe 20's to 30' came and we hit it off. He did not seem "funny" in any way. Then there was this room on the side, stayed locked, until the psychiatrist got there every Thursday. When you are called to go in there, and you never know when that will be, there sits at the end of the long table the psychiatrist, and maybe six more people. You are asked questions by the psychiatrist and others there. I think I did ask when I may be able to go home, a mistake I was told by that new guy. It was evident he had been there, or somewhere else before. He told me never ask them when I will be able to leave. So I never again asked them. Low and behold after the next time I had to go in there, I was always nervous, they had me leaving in the afternoon. That place was kept locked tight. I recall three were 3 high school girls sent there due to taken drugs. Guess they got caught and maybe a judge sent them there. All 3 girls said they would meet at such and such place for treatment when they were released, but never did. I asked one of the psychiatrist our group met with what would probably happen with those girls, and he said they would probably end up right back.

The food was brought by automobile. Some books and mags, but nothing I cared about. Had a TV but with me being naturally down, not much at all I cared about. Think I recall a number wanted, and did watch sports which I cared "nothing" about. I do not know how some people take it, even when they have to, get out not being nuts, but boy was I feeling good when the day came. Think I was there 11 to 14 days. It's a place to put people so they can better get medications right, and know patients are not doing something like drugs as well.