Hey there. I just had a talk with my mom, and I only talk to her when things get overwhelming because I don't want to be a burden. She was super attentive and loving and she suggested that I go to a mental hospital because "Your brain needs some rest and your psychiatrist and therapist aren't helping. Your psychiatrist is just giving you drugs that don't work and your therapist can't relate to you and doesn't know what to say half of the time, and you've been seeing both for almost 3 years. You need extra help."

So I have 2 questions:

1) Will a hospital even admit me if I'm not suicidal? Because I'm not. Just severely depressed. I've always had a looming sense of loneliness since I was a kid.

2) For the people who have been in mental health hospitals, how were the conditions? I've heard horror stories...

3) I'm seeing a nurse practitioner who specializes in psychiatry this week. For anyone who's seen a nurse psychiatric practitioner, did you think they helped you more than your psychiatrist? Or was it the same thing?

Thanks a lot.