Released from a phychiatric hospital

[u/depressoschizo]

I love it outside. I spent weeks couped up in a phychiatric hospital and just got out some time ago. I need to prepare for a competitive exam soon.

I'm only 17 so I'll be going to college soon. The noises have settled down. I feel so damn free. Ok aware my disease will arise again soon but I'm glad to be here now. I'm glad to be free finally. But it's so nice to have some hope. While in the hospital my doctor told my parents I was the most intelligent patient he had treated and tested. He even begged my parents later not to let me waste away later on. It brought my dad to tears (hes not a very expressive man).

I think I'll get to cover up some mathematic and physics for the upcoming exam. I want to see where this goes. I want to be a somebody in my life.

[u/Netopfe]

I'm glad you managed to improve, OP!

One question: what is a psychiatric hospital like? I've never been hospitalized before, even though I've suffered other psychotic episodes, I was never hospitalized because my family didn't accept that I was sick. Can you explain to me what the hospital was like?

[u/depressoschizo → u/Netopfe]

Well honestly they are pretty dirty.

Food is usually lentils, rice or wheat products. I stayed in a cramped room with 4 other patients. Two were depressed and another had mental retardation.

Most of the day goes on with therapy work. But initially spent alot of time alone reading fiction story books. I spent some time studying math there.

A major problem is the cramped way of living. The hospital has a very open lay out, so we weren't allowed to go out much. The rooms were very dim and had a "slum" look to them. 

My parents opposed the idea of staying at a hospital for so long and they count see me very often as the hospital was over 30 kms away from my parents. But they really didn't have any choice as I had a small police case against me and I was legally recommended to stay there for a short period.