[Anonymous]

I was admitted to hospital (psych unit) yesterday for a three week planned admission.

I was previously in hospital (this one and another one) for 3 months and had been discharged for 6 weeks prior to coming back.

I am informal and my CPN, community psych and the crisis team who had been working with me at home all felt it was appropriate.

I am not psychotic, manic or depressed and was brought in due to increased risk and obsessive/compulsive traits getting out of control.

I know this is the right place and the staff are really very good and understanding. It is strange to be known and in many ways it has made it easier. Last time it was a difficult admission and very scary but now it feels easier and there is a clearer plan in place which helps. Still so depressing to be back here to where I started.

I am on 15 minute obs and no leave which is a bit rubbish but it is what it is I guess.

Anyone have any positive experiences of hospital admissions, particularly a readmission very quickly? Feeling like a bit of a failure to not manage at home and to need this level of care.

[superwolf]

I was in hospital for a couple of months (just the once though, for depression). Although the whole experience was boring as hell, and I didn't do much productive with my time (well, I did make a severed hand out of clay, but somebody stole it ), I think it was still the right decision to make (I was voluntary too). Stopped me from doing anything stupid that I might have had planned, and they made sure and got me into a slightly better state thanks to a meds change before discharging me when I wasn't at nearly so much risk.

Seriously well done on managing to make such a difficult decision, and I'm glad it sounds like you're on a good ward and have various people supporting you (I liked the nurses on my ward, but felt kind of let down by the doctors and never got any visits from outside professionals). Remember that you're not just a victim here - you're doing your bit to try and get yourself better, and you've made the decision that hospital is the right thing for you. See if you can concentrate on the plan for you, and on working with the staff/outside people.

Hope you get on alright. Stop by the mental health support society if you like - it's got a really supportive atmosphere, and there's a few of us that have been in hospital too.

[bullettheory]

(Original post by Anonymous)
I was admitted to hospital (psych unit) yesterday for a three week planned admission.

I was previously in hospital (this one and another one) for 3 months and had been discharged for 6 weeks prior to coming back.

I am informal and my CPN, community psych and the crisis team who had been working with me at home all felt it was appropriate.

I am not psychotic, manic or depressed and was brought in due to increased risk and obsessive/compulsive traits getting out of control.

I know this is the right place and the staff are really very good and understanding. It is strange to be known and in many ways it has made it easier. Last time it was a difficult admission and very scary but now it feels easier and there is a clearer plan in place which helps. Still so depressing to be back here to where I started.

I am on 15 minute obs and no leave which is a bit rubbish but it is what it is I guess.

Anyone have any positive experiences of hospital admissions, particularly a readmission very quickly? Feeling like a bit of a failure to not manage at home and to need this level of care.

I've been in hospital a few times, twice voluntary and once on a section. My most recent was a section and I only got out a few weeks ago, I was in voluntarily before that, and I had been discharged from hospital 4 days before I got sectioned. The second time round was a lot better, I knew the staff, they listened to me more and they sorted out my meds, while keeping me safe.

Hospital is boring, but if there is a plan it can be constructive. I hope it goes well. You should get off 15 mins soon I would of thought, and get some leave.

[Arcane Barn Elk]

(Original post by superwolf)
Remember that you're not just a victim here - you're doing your bit to try and get yourself better, and you've made the decision that hospital is the right thing for you. See if you can concentrate on the plan for you, and on working with the staff/outside people.

Hope things go well. You've done the right thing and can now concentrate on getting back to a safer place in your mind.

[superwolf]

(Original post by Arcane Barn Elk)
Hope things go well. You've done the right thing and can now concentrate on getting back to a safer place in your mind.

I'm not the one in hospital.

[bullettheory]

(Original post by superwolf)
I'm not the one in hospital.

Or are you?

[superwolf]

(Original post by bullettheory)
Or are you?

Unless if I really have gone full-blown psychotic () then nah, I'm up in Edinburgh with my parents.

[Anonymous]

Cheers for replies. Feel a bit of a knob for coming back so quickly but things were getting a bit silly so I knew I needed to do something.

Lots of time here with my own thoughts which can be good but also can be bad (if that makes sense?) trying to make the most of it.

[Arcane Barn Elk]

(Original post by superwolf)
I'm not the one in hospital.

I did know that - what I should have said was that I agreed with what you said and the rest of the post was for the OP.

[Rugar]

There are lots of experiences that I had that I'd rather forget in my (voluntary) admission. but I remember talking to a very sweet girl in the ED ward and she seemed so nice and genuine, even though we were both suffering, it was perhaps the most authentic connection I've had with another person, in a place that is so sad.

I hope you get well OP. I really do.

[move on]

I had been admitted twice for psychosis. in the first time on the first week (dec 2010) i wasnt on medication yet, until my condition deteriorated. after medication i showed very good progress, so i was given a one-week discharge trial. but then the symptom came back again so i went back in. then got better again. i actually enjoyed that stay at the hospital, with the activities on the ward, got good friends and staffs. the second admission is after eight months. this time i showed less progress in recovery. and it was unpleasant as i really dislike being bound by the hospital rules. but the doctors are great and the staffs are good too