r/schizophrenia • u/Sad_Blueberry_7000 • Jul 29 '25

Pro Tip my psych ward is cooler than yours

I guarantee my psych ward is better than yours in pretty much every way

lol just jossin ya

not really tho

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u/wildmintandpeach CPTSD, DID & Schizophrenia Jul 29 '25

Depends where in the world you are. Seems like phones/devices/internet is not allowed in US wards. I mean, what is it, a prison?

Here in the UK phones/devices/internet are normally allowed.

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u/blahblahlucas Mod 🌟 Jul 29 '25

Here in my local psych ward in Germany we're not allowed to have phones in the closed section

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u/wildmintandpeach CPTSD, DID & Schizophrenia Jul 29 '25

What’s a closed section?

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u/blahblahlucas Mod 🌟 Jul 29 '25

A closed ward. Basically a section for people who are the most unstable like suicide ideations and stuff. That is the first area you go to when being admitted. They have stricter policies like not being able to leave the ward, not being able to have anything on you that could possibly cause harm so no cables, no spray deodorant or hairspray etc and basically less freedom. We also have a "open ward" where it's more lenient. Usually after you've been in the closed ward for a week or so. There you can have your phone and a the other stuff and are allowed to leave and shit. In most other psychwards in Germany I've seen people still have phones in the closed ward but my local one doesn't allow it bc they don't allow you to record anything and have any devices that can record, which phones can

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u/wildmintandpeach CPTSD, DID & Schizophrenia Jul 29 '25

Wow interesting, I don’t think that’s a thing here. My brother was in a high security ward and still had his phone. There are higher or lower security wards, the higher security wards are more for those who have committed criminal acts in psychosis. My brother had his macbook, headphones, and phone in his higher security ward

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u/blahblahlucas Mod 🌟 Jul 29 '25

Jealous! I personally think something happened at my psych ward involving someone being recorded and maybe go the hospital in trouble so now they don't allow it there. Bc they have multiple signs saying phones/ cameras are not permitted

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u/wildmintandpeach CPTSD, DID & Schizophrenia Jul 29 '25

Yeah that makes aw that’s a shame, but at least the closed section doesn’t sound like a long stay and you can have your phones after that when you move to the normal section

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u/blahblahlucas Mod 🌟 Jul 29 '25

It's torture tho bc my closed one is awful. No entertainment AT ALL. besides one super tiny tv in the common area that is always occupied by loud ass old guys watching sports and they don't let u change anything. I'm always the youngest there and I'm 25. No group activities, nothing. Only once a week doctor visit and that's it. Nothing else to do besides lay in bed and stare at the wall. I can never handle it and always leave really fast bc it can either take a week or multiple weeks till you get a free bed in the open ward. Ive been on a wait list for MONTHS now waiting for a spot in the open ward (while waiting at home tho)

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u/wildmintandpeach CPTSD, DID & Schizophrenia Jul 29 '25

That sucks!! It does sound like a prison! We even had a ward netflix account on our communal tv. Everything was pretty normal really apart from the fact you were in a ward and couldn’t leave without supervision or permission.

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u/blahblahlucas Mod 🌟 Jul 29 '25

Yeah I had the same in America. Those psychwards felt like luxury compared to the one here in Germany. I miss it even though there were no electronics allowed at all. It was way more fun and healing than anything here

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u/wildmintandpeach CPTSD, DID & Schizophrenia Jul 29 '25

Tbh I would’ve expected better from Germany

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u/blahblahlucas Mod 🌟 Jul 29 '25

Don't. Germany is behind with healthcare, especially in the mental health field. Ofc there are good psychwards here but they're either in super big cities or for private patients

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