My mom told me stories of her hospitalization back in the early 70s. There used to be a large state hospital about an hour from us. The Farmington State Hospital. It was a huge it had multiple building with dorms, a cafeteria, a school, doctors offices, administrative buildings, and more. She spent a few months IP back then and said the facilities were nice but the treatments and stuff back then were so different. She was an involuntary admission while she was there.

She hasn't been IP since then so I share what my experiences were with an IP unit today and how things have changed. The stays are one of the biggest things that is different from then to today.

It is kinda sad the old state hospital was converted into a prison for this century.