Hi all,
I arrived home 2 days ago. I spent 20 days in the hospital's behavioral health unit. I wanted to share how positive the experience was for me. If I had been at home, the hallucinations, paranoia, and compulsions would have led me to destroy property and possibly even harm others, but since I was in the inpatient unit, with kind people caring for me, I did just fine. I learned so much in my time there, and I don't think of it as time wasted. I have avoided going in to the hospital like the plague, but now I know it is a safe, viable option.
Does anyone else have positive or negative hospital inpatient experiences? I would be curious to hear them.

Dx: BPI, OCD
Rx: Zyprexa 20mg/day, Lithium 1200mg/day, Neurontin 900mg/day