Thank you for sharing. I've spent time in two different facilities due to mania that couldn't have been more different, though my state doesn't have much for mental health placement they tend to ship you out of state or put you in a drug rehab facility. My experience with the police were different each time. First, they cuffed me behind my back and I had to ride in the back of their car for 3 hours like that. The other time, they let me bring a pillow from the hospital and moved at my pace and even let me out for bathroom break during the 5 hour trip and though it was still in the back of the car it was a much better experience. The first hospital the staff was friendly and I made a good friend, the groups were engaging vs forced and we were able to go outside (as a group). We all had rooms to ourselves and I'm not very rich so that was nice and they gave everyone a radio. The second seemed more like a jail. Thin walls, could hear people flushing their toilets and snoring and made it hard to sleep because I didn't want to keep people up with my snore-and sleep is important for recovery. I shared a room with one other and yeah depending how long your stay you can get very different roommates as I did there. They forced people to attend group and the only way we were able to go outside is I told them they were restricting my religious rights to pray outside. They ended any outdoor time the minute any of us started talking to other groups in the yard. Though they had groups based on ideas from my admission (yoga, music) those are the groups they often interrupted for my therapy sessions. My psychiatrist didn't hide his disdain for my mania and how dumb he thought my decisions were and that makes it extremely difficult when you don't feel like anybody is on your team to recover and stabilize. Sorry for the long comment but finding your channel has been a relief honestly, to have someone who has been through similar experiences and mental health roadblocks-it is so important to keep sharing your story keep up the good work and thank you!

Thank you for your frank explanations. Very good video! Wish you the best.

you are making good use of your experiences by sharing which helps others.

I tend to keep feeling spirits, it bothers me. Is this part of it? What's a way to stop it

How would you reccomend talking to a relative who is experiencing their first admittance to a mental health facility and is having their first episode?