I haven’t been in the hospital since July 2017. I used to end up there a lot, mostly involuntarily and one time in the back of a police car with a MIW (mental inquest warrant) order from a judge. I’m glad I haven’t been in so long. I hope to never go back. Not that they’re not helpful but yeah. I was in one for 28 days straight one time and they were thinking of transferring me into a year long residential one when I was 14, thankful they didn’t. I can’t see myself ever ending up in one again as long as I take my meds and am proactive with my treatment and self care, sleep etc unless something really bizarre and unforeseen happens where my mental health deteriorates severely. Hopefully that doesn’t happen though.

I should mention only one of the places I ended up I’d consider a necessarily “bad” experience. Staff was mean and almost aggressive to everyone there. And we were all kids. But other than that my experience were they were helpful and safe environments

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