Poll:How many psych hospitalizations have you had?

Twice. In for a week then out due to insurance. I was out for about a week and then went back for 5 days. To stay longer, I would have had to say I was suicidal. They pretty much let me know that if I said that, they would probably be able to convince insurance to continue to pay. It was an IP trauma treatment program-only trauma victims were allowed in that wing, there was a lot of education and groups, all patients were there voluntarily, and staff were all trained in helping people with trauma. It was helpful. I would go back if needed, but I have learned that they ended that program.

Once, for two weeks. In my twenties when I started treatment.

I was very ill in 2000, in a year and a half I was hospitalized 9 times but only for 2-3 days each which was ridiculous. They'd just take away what meds I was on and pump me full of something else without giving me enough time to adjust. The last hospitalization they kept me for almost two weeks. That one got me stabilized. I count this whole in and out time as 1 hospitalization not 9.

Nine or ten times. I haven't been in over a year though Yay!!!

2013-2014 9 months in a residential facility.
2014, 4 days in a locked crisis ward.
2014, sectioned for 5 weeks
2014, 2 weeks
2014, 1 week
2014, 9 weeks
2015, 1 night
2015, 1 week
2016, 1 week

I lost count....all the hospitalizations were between 1995 - 2002. The first ones when they were trying to figure out what my Dx was were 1 month long 2 times. they couldn't figure out how someone with no history of ANY MI before the age of 42 could suddenly be so depressed after loosing my engineering career. Each hospitalization was after a suicide attempt. That period of my life is really a black hole for me. I only remember bits & pieces of what happened during those years. There had to have been at least 20 psych hospital stays. Had more with the medical & anorexia.

It's been interesting recovery after I finally left my bad marriage. Looking back I realized that the OD's & hospital stays we're my way of escaping the bad marriage I felt totally trapped it....can't believe that none of the pdocs or psychologists got it or helped me see what was happening. Have healed these last 9 years after leaving my H & moving 2100 miles away where I have been safe & have found wonderful people who surround my life. Doubt I would ever consider marriage again though. I love my little 10 acre farm all to myself & my dogs.