@Lizio , I like those ideas!
I personally have never been given psych meds in a hospital BUT i have been hospitalized for 3 times having pneumonia; twice in a year, and 4 surgeies.
I dont want to be touched, have issues being undressed under a hospital gown, and people (nurses) find out quick how NOT to wake me up.
Obvouisly i have to be touched to take vitals but not much & sometimes they let me put the stuff on.
i make sure to tell them the sec im admitted that give them a list of my medications, strength, & prescribing Dr (they always lower my pain meds but gives me my anxiety meds when needed up to what im presribed) and i make sure i make a few copies, give one to the ER nurse but since it NEVER gets given to the nurse upstairs, i then give them a copy upstairs and i have a copy so if they dont give me something i take it out & fight w/ them.
I had to tell my MD just that had been abused as a child so he would understand.
My MD in the other State I lived in was AWESOME, i accidently hit a nurse that touched me trying to wake me to take vitals so when my Dr did his rounds at 7am & i was asleep, he stood a few feet from me (i couldnt reach him, he didnt want to be hit lol) but he softly said my name in a soft, kind voice and i woke up fine and even smiled and said "hi you".
Anyway, i didnt mean to ramble about me, my point was that they are Drs and nurses, they care for the sexually assulted/raped, kidnapped, domestic abuse victims and other crimes so though theres generally a psycologist there in those cases, most of the Drs (except in a horrible hospital i went to once) are understanding of past abuse & issues they cause or even PTSD and other mental disorders & the issues there. Even most nurses ive had was understanding.
Maybe you dont have a good hospital where you are? If so can you find one that is better?
I was gonna post the link that I use to find the best hospitals (patient's comments help most) but realized you have what google says is a Japanize flag so if it helps & if possible, i always find univeristy hospitals to be the best ones. They ARE learning but their bedside mannor & understanding of issues like PTSD seem to be much better & even the Drs seem to be much more thorough & listen way better.
I think we are focused on the hospital because your health is way more important than a traffic ticket and your husband's feelings. It seemed to be the most important thing listed; not that the rest isnt important but your health needs to be first before anything (a huge lesson i had to learn).
Take care of YOU first so you can be there for the rest.
My inbox is always open for you, or anyone, that needs to talk!
