Is it normal that i would be comfortable staying in a psychiatric ward

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Basically I have social anxiety, I like being alone and hate being controlled especially from my parents and don't have to hear their criticizing and lecturing. At least in a mental hospital I can have a peace of mind and not being told what to do and when. I can live calmly and peacefully without my parents that bug the hell out of me.

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  • thegypsysailor
    9 years ago

    Well, you are a dreamer aren't you?
    Not "being told what to do and when" in a psychiatric ward?
    Hardly. You are told when to eat, shit, sleep, take your meds, watch TV and every other thing you do. You must dress in what they give you and you don't even get to go outside without a babysitter.
    You won't have a moment of peace and quiet, even in bed, because some lunatic down the hall will be screaming all fucking night long.
    You should just grow up and listen to your parents, because you obviously are one very stupid person if you think being in a psychiatric ward would be fun.

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    • gloryholeflasher
      8 years ago

      You said a mouthful, and I was pretty much thinking the same thing.

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    • tahersyed34
      9 years ago

      LOL trust me you dont know my life situation so you cannot conclude it to that. Live in my shoes and you will see and feel what I have to deal with. Especially with social anxiety I rather feel the relief being in a psych ward. And I wouldnt mind being told what to do as long as it gets me away from the anxiety of the public life.

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      • thegypsysailor
        8 years ago

        You really aren't very good at the listening thing, are you?
        Oh well, perhaps a psychiatric hospital would be the best place for you. So stop talking about it, do a bit of research on the internet and see just what it would take to get committed in your state and just do it. I hope you will be very happy. I know I would be, if I didn't have to read such pathetic crap.

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  • [Old Memory]
    9 years ago

    I thought it would be nice to take a vacation there before.
    I imagined having my own room where I could bring my stuff and set up my computer and music equipment and play videogames and guitar all day while the staff brings me free meals and a nice garden outside where I could go smoke cigars with the other lunatics and drink whiskey snuck in by outside friends. What a nice place to live.
    It is nothing like that. I have heard countless stories of how horrible it is and all the abuse that goes on there. The patients are often treated very poorly and it is as bad as jail, if not worse. It is not somewhere good for anyone. Many people come out worse than they were going in and receive no help integrating back into society and end up homeless.
    I have been trying to inform people about how the mentally ill are treated and want to make changes in the local psych ward in my community. I am going to be writing to the senators this week to let them know my thoughts on the situation.

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    • CountessDouche
      9 years ago

      I know that you do a lot of music and art, but have you ever considered a career working with the disabled or mentally ill...you seem to be incredibly empathetic and understanding with regard to a lot of the problems faced by these people, especially having experienced a bit of it yourself. Maybe some volunteer work, if you can't get a job doing that. Honestly, I think it might be yet another calling for you.

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      • [Old Memory]
        9 years ago

        Yes, I have thought of that and it would be something I would do. I was actually trying to volunteer at the institution I was talking about last summer but the staff seemed to ignore me and I quit trying to contact them. I am volunteering at a group home Monday as well where we show up with Santa dressed in costumes and bring snacks and just hangout with the people who live there and play games and talk.
        Some places are more closed off though and will not let outside people come interact unless you know someone there.

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        • CountessDouche
          9 years ago

          That's pretty amazing, to be honest. So many of those people are neglected because they make people uncomfortable. You have a foot in both worlds, and I think that's a pretty amazing thing to do for Christmas. You're a good man.

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          • [Old Memory]
            9 years ago

            Thanks. I think most people hear about things that happen in the world as well as even in our own communities, but most people seem to ignore those things for some reason. Maybe because it makes their own life not stressful to deny that not everyone has the choice to live the way they do. I have always known about those things and I would not want to ignore problems. The world is not a peaceful place that many privileged people believe in. My Dad volunteers in third world countries and I have a lot of military family so I hear of all kinds of problems including things my own government does. I have had lots of experience as well living extremely wealthy and dirt poor. Seeing the different sides of society is depressing but what is the most depressing is when someone knows things and does nothing.

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  • tahersyed34
    9 years ago

    these are the shittiest answers i have ever received on this piece of shit website! it is too funny you guys thought i was being serious i just wanted to see a reaction but thanks for the laugh OMG that was fun XD

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    • gloryholeflasher
      8 years ago

      There are some good people on this site who actually care about others, total strangers, and try to give helpful advice, and you just played them for fools. Just like with the little boy who hollered "wolf" too many times, this could come back to bite you!

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    • flyingnostalgia
      9 years ago

      even if someone thought this was serious....it still doesnt change the fact that you thought about it!

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    • [Old Memory]
      9 years ago

      lol

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  • CountessDouche
    9 years ago

    I think what you are looking for is a way to "check out" and not have to deal with the more difficult aspects of your life. If you do this, it won't make the rest of your life any easier. For one, it will be incredibly difficult to reintegrate yourself and relearn ways to cope with the responsibilities of every day life. Second, by giving yourself an out, you'll be teaching yourself that it's better to escape your problems than learn to face them. You won't be doing yourself any favors, not to mention the fact that you'll be taking away time and resources from people who are suffering from real mental illnesses.

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    • eccentriceel
      9 years ago

      I think just by the fact that OP (using dat new terminology tho) wants to be in a psychiatric ward indicates that that is where s/he belongs.

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      • CountessDouche
        9 years ago

        I'm going to have to respectfully disagree with you, mr. eel.

        Involuntary commitment is of corse for those who pose a threat to themselves or others; voluntary commitment is different, but I think the OP is making a poorly thought out attempt at avoidance, but I don't think that's indicative of a mental disorder, not one that's severe enough to require in-patient treatment. That's pretty extreme, even for someone who isn't exhibiting what most people would deem to be healthy behavior...maybe therapy would be a better solution.

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  • noid
    9 years ago

    They are not calm, peaceful places.

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