I've been in out of hospitals for years. Only a few were voluntary. Most, I was taken there by the paramedics. That was when it really stunk because I was placed on a 72 hr hold, & once it was extended. That actually goes on some kind of record because you can't buy a gun for 5 yrs after any 72 hr hold. Not that I would have wanted to anyway, not exactly my choice of the way I would want to go. I ended up in the medical hospital first a few times to stabalize me bacause they don't allow IV's, needles, or breathing machines in the psych ward.

When in the locked unit, I always hated that place. It was really scarry cause there were people that really gave me the creeps (I probably gave them the creeps also).

If you suggest it yourself & go peacefully (voluntarily), it is much better because you feel like it is your own choice to be there & it's easier to be cooperative. They get pissed off if you just lay in your room & don't participate in the groups, which is really why you are there anyway.

If you feel like you need it. please have your pdoc admit you. I ended up going in that way towards the end of my hospitalizations & had a much better attitude toward the treatment. It is better to be safe than sorry. Looking back, it really wasn't that bad.