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My young college daughter, started cutting again, was contemplating downing some pills and chose 911 instead. She stayed in the ER alone all night and chose to be moved to a mental hospital. I find it odd that the ER gave her the choice but didn’t explain what she was getting herself into, including no way out by choice. The good part is getting her depression meds regulated. The rest is bad. They put her in a pic u adult unit. High level psychiatric adults in there. She has to wear scrubs because she is a cutter. The nurses accused her of stirring up the men. My daughter is a cute lesbian barely legal girl. Not a flirt. (She talked to them). One patient continued to beg for dates and was stalking her. Her meds got messed up. Her toiletry bucket got messed with because they didn’t give her a locker right away. When she slept in the overflow room a male patient was peeking in at night. Her anxiety and depression have gone up to an 8 since adding a stronger dose of her Effexor xr and abilify combo. She doesn’t feel safe.
I talked to her case manager. She explained why she was put in there (she had cut?). However, she took my concerns seriously and she is moving to the depression unit in the morning. If we had understood all of this, I would have either done extensive out patient or found her a spot in a recommended private facility no matter what the cost. She told them about her pot use and they have labeled her an addict. I don’t think of pot as a dangerous drug. My h uses it to feel normal. I think my daughter is wired like him.
My anxiety is through the roof and I keep crying and almost cancelling work. My therapist did a 40 minute phone with me on a day that she doesn’t see clients. She never does that! But she was trying to help calm down, plan self care and had me talk through my day’s plans.
I’m really still having trouble processing this and keep having to fight away panic and wouldn’t mind some advice or hearing your experiences.
I talked to her case manager. She explained why she was put in there (she had cut?). However, she took my concerns seriously and she is moving to the depression unit in the morning. If we had understood all of this, I would have either done extensive out patient or found her a spot in a recommended private facility no matter what the cost. She told them about her pot use and they have labeled her an addict. I don’t think of pot as a dangerous drug. My h uses it to feel normal. I think my daughter is wired like him.
My anxiety is through the roof and I keep crying and almost cancelling work. My therapist did a 40 minute phone with me on a day that she doesn’t see clients. She never does that! But she was trying to help calm down, plan self care and had me talk through my day’s plans.
I’m really still having trouble processing this and keep having to fight away panic and wouldn’t mind some advice or hearing your experiences.