Im currently going through my 6th and by far the worst bout of anxiety and depression and been thinking lately that I might be better off being treated as an inpatient because of my urges to harm myself, I resist the temptation although I have taken an overdose in the past but wasn't hospitalised.
Im just wondering if anyone has had any experience of being hospitalised and what was your experience, good, bad, indifferent, did it help etc
Cheers Neil
in the uk at least, hospitalisation is reserved from those in immediate danger to themselves or others. self harmers dont fall into that category, it tends to be those with severe or repeated sucide attempts, not just ideaology. Even then the inpatient care isnt how you would imagine, its medication focused to stablise someone, its basically to make you safe, not to actually treat the problem. Thats just the Uk though, cant speak for anywhere else. You get a much greater level of tailored care if you pay a private clinic, but the costs are insanely high
Cheers, sometimes you just want someone to "look after you" for a bit.
i know what you mean, its a tempting thought, but sadly the nhs in the uk sure isnt the place for that. As i said though if you can afford private then youll get the best care there is, but i dont imagine many can these days
Unfortunately i have to add from experience that in uk hospitalisation for this illness is not as expected. Having seen both sides of the coin i agree with the others, nhs are solely interested in drugs side with no other help and the way to go is private but it is prohibitively expensive and out of reach of most. The hospitals are pushed for beds so generally only take suicidal cases. It is a pity you cant get the care you need in the community in your area. Hope you feel better soon