What to do in a psych ward?

[onmywaytothebusstop]

Hello,

I'm currently in a psych ward and don't know what to do. What did you do?

I sneaked a knife in to cut myself and my stupid ass gave it on entry. How am i so retarded?

 

[TheHolySword]

go to group therapy, pretend to improve so you can go home, eat, chill

 

[Oneiron]

There is not much you can do, unfortunately. Always pretend that you are going better to get out as soon as possible. You will get out sooner when they notice that you improve.

Wish you good luck and sending hugs

 

[HopingOnaMiracle]

I was there 3 weeks
Read book. Watch tv or Twitch or Netflix etc. meditate and sleep.

 

[milkteacrown]

You have your phone, at least! I didn't have access to mine. I just played a lot of solitaire and talked to other people at the ward. If you have your phone, you can scroll on social media, watch a new show that interests you, play games, or text people from the outside world (if you have anyone).

 

[3FailedAttemptss]

Each time I've been, I just stayed in my room and watched Youtube and tried to sleep for as long as I possibly could. I also pretended to be fine when I was visited by a nurse or doctor.

 

[Goodfornothingbish]

Puzzles/card games/word search, talking to people, groups, eating, make sure to stay out of your room so they will see you "making the effort". Groups groups groups! They will definitely want you to at least attend, taking meds without resistance. These all will help you... especially staying out the room and groups... they really want you to be in group therapy

 

[Ashu]

You might even meet a likeminded soul and fall in love. It happened to me a few times. The most story-worthy moment was being let into the cell of my girlfriend, who was in solitary at the time, and making love, with me sitting against the door.

 

[onmywaytothebusstop]

go to group therapy, pretend to improve so you can go home, eat, chill

I dont have group therapy

Each time I've been, I just stayed in my room and watched Youtube and tried to sleep for as long as I possibly could. I also pretended to be fine when I was visited by a nurse or doctor.

Probably the best advice but i dont watch tv

 

[annasplight]

ahhh you're so lucky to have a phone in there! Don't feel bad about giving them the knife, sometimes we panic and honestly it's better that you gave it to them, they'd just keep you longer for having it. For now, try writing stories or imagining a life you'd have if everything was 'perfect'

 

[onmywaytothebusstop]

ahhh you're so lucky to have a phone in there! Don't feel bad about giving them the knife, sometimes we panic and honestly it's better that you gave it to them, they'd just keep you longer for having it. For now, try writing stories or imagining a life you'd have if everything was 'perfect'

I broke my lighter apart already and used the metal

Also hard to imagine a life that either way you don't want to live

 

[sadalways]

Not sure as i haven't been to one myself but i imagine i'd just talk to other people since i doubt they'd let me keep a phone there. Which is the main reason i'm scared to go to one, i'd go insane without my phone i'm really sorry you have to be there though, i have never heard anything good about wards

 

[onmywaytothebusstop]

Not sure as i haven't been to one myself but i imagine i'd just talk to other people since i doubt they'd let me keep a phone there. Which is the main reason i'm scared to go to one, i'd go insane without my phone i'm really sorry you have to be there though, i have never heard anything good about wards

I have a phone and single room. I just entered at 2.15 pm now it's 7 pm and havent done anything. Why am i even here

 

[sadalways]

I have a phone and single room. I just entered at 2.15 pm now it's 7 pm and havent done anything. Why am i even here

did you go there on your own or against your will? If you don't mind me asking

 

[onmywaytothebusstop]

did you go there on your own or against your will? If you don't mind me asking

I went on my own. If you dont go they force you anyway im waiting for someone to come in so i can ask them if i can leave since i entered at free will

 

[Manic Panic]

If you want out then you have to pretend to get better , or maybe you could actually try to get better like its supposed to do.

 

[DivineSpark]

If you have a smartphone you can browse internet. Or maybe some handheld console?

 

[sximii]

I've been 5 times. Talked and made some nice acquaintances. To pass the time when bored I just sleep. Just sleep and sleep. I do it at home that way too

 

[areyousafe??]

Do whatever is available there to pass the time. I wasn't allowed my phone so I was bored out of my mind.

 

[Rymrgand]

You might even meet a likeminded soul and fall in love. It happened to me a few times. The most story-worthy moment was being let into the cell of my girlfriend, who was in solitary at the time, and making love, with me sitting against the door.

I would tell you that a place like that doesn't look like a good place to find healthy relationships, but my first kiss was inside a psych ward, so I'm not one to talk.

 

[Darkover]

i've been in one for 6 months before i was doing cocaine almost daily there

 

[ToTheEgress]

I would tell you that a place like that doesn't look like a good place to find healthy relationships, but my first kiss was inside a psych ward, so I'm not one to talk.

Cute! I was thinking about getting admitted a couple of months ago when I was having a horrible panic attack, but I decided not to because I felt it could just make the entire situation worse. Maybe I should have though, not like I managed to recover on the courses I was taking right then anyway.

 

[Codename_Joryu]

Pretend that you are getting better and don't cause any problems no matter how angry you'll get.

 

[Unsure and alone]

Must not be an American ward.
Here I just learned there's no way to seek higher level help like a ward without a strip search.

And as I already knew no personal phones .
Don't know how the hell they expect you to find clothes that fit the bill of what you are allowed.
I only have 1 pair of pants that would fit the criteria and only because the drawstring was taken out of it.

No zippers , no drawstrings and not sure about buttons.
Can't imagine a belt being allowed.

You are so very lucky to be able to be on this website while at a ward .

Wouldn't happen at an American ward.

If I get forced into one I'm totally claiming I need music to worship .

I literally cried with relief the first time I got to pick a song and it wasn't even the full 7 days with meds they can keep you .

3 if no meds or you don't agree and they can't get a court order .


I'm slowly trying to learn more about my rights and more about how to CTB in a ward because I'd like to get more help without the trauma.


Sorry for the tangent .
Anyways good luck getting out .
Being voluntary should help with getting out .
And as others have said looking like you're getting better will be your fastest route out
unless you can get out already just by asking

 

[Halfhourdays]

What to do: read all the Harry Potter books, play Scrabble online with your mom, go on an adventure and meet the other patients and come back and tell us about them... Not much to do but groups, meds, get better...

 

[restlesseyes]

Hello,

I'm currently in a psych ward and don't know what to do. What did you do?

I sneaked a knife in to cut myself and my stupid ass gave it on entry. How am i so retarded?

you must be in the best psych ward in history to have your phone when i went they literally took everything from me including cut strings from any clothing so you can't hurt yourself….

 

[galaxid]

I brought a book with me so I could read. Reading inspired me and so did having to go to a psych hospital in the first place, so I spent an inordinate amount of my free time writing. I filled every single page of a composition notebook, and I was so lucky they let me have a shitty half-broken pen. Whenever I got to talk on the phone, I called my mom and read it to her.

I know some people drew or colored, if we got the opportunity since there was literally a single box of art supplies and we had to share it with the entire hospital. Since they let us have crappy pens, some people doodled with them and colored it in when we had supplies again.

I also sang. I asked one of the nurses, the coolest one of course, to print out the lyrics to a couple of songs I liked so I could sing in the quiet room at like 5AM. My argument: its my 'best' coping mechanism. That angle worked, but I was lucky that they sent me somewhere with a good collection of people and staff, as I went through the ER.

But most of what I did was attempt to meet every singe possible criteria so I could get out before they charged me an arm and a leg for what amounts to absolutely zero support.

 

[Aprilwithcake]

read and write and plan how to ctb when you are out