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I_UndergroundPanther

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17. Sad what for profit bullshit did to
Tue Mar 9, 2021, 08:14 PM
Mar 2021

Long term psych care
Than there's the fact some psydocs don't care and are motivated to admit and discharge as many people as they can..

Long term psych care died when reagan let hmos overtake and he eliminated long term psych care.

The day you have a psych admission they talk about discharge plans..on day one.

I have been to psych hospitals many times in my life. At this point I don't fuck around if my illness symptoms present themselves.

Took me years of therapy to get to this point.

I also go to a psychiatric rehabilitation program or prp.

There are groups,therapy,emergency therapist and other things there along with a community that helps me tremendously.

Maryland still falls short but they have better care for the mentally ill than other states. If I didn't have years of long term care I dunno if I could have ever reached this point in my recovery.

Also dark triad personalities should be kept away from general population psych be they staff or patients. They need seperate care because they endanger other clients safety and sanity.Psychiatry needs to seperate dark triad because they bring nothing but chaos and suffering to psych hospitals or any program they attend.

A friend had a breakdown [View all] KT2000 Mar 2021 OP
Thanks for sharing this story. TexasLefty29 Mar 2021 #1
Mental illness is a dreadful tragedy. We haven't known for years now where Hortensis Mar 2021 #2
It is so freaking sad KT2000 Mar 2021 #8
We did also. She could seem entirely rational and pleasant Hortensis Mar 2021 #20
I know someone whose husband was a diplomat at an African post. He broke down and... lagomorph777 Mar 2021 #59
Big frontier. A friend's son became schizophrenic soon Hortensis Mar 2021 #61
I'm so sorry you have to go through this -- my nephew has similar issues and it's heartbreaking Lettuce Be Mar 2021 #3
thank you KT2000 Mar 2021 #6
I heard one of them saying that Biden is on a movie set and Trump is still president malaise Mar 2021 #4
OMG KT2000 Mar 2021 #28
Our regional NextDoor banned all non-local political discussion. Dark n Stormy Knight Mar 2021 #48
I wish ours would KT2000 Mar 2021 #49
That's horrific! Those people are delusional and dangerous. Dark n Stormy Knight Mar 2021 #51
Same with our Nextdoor site. alphafemale Mar 2021 #53
Hmmm, and Trump is where, doing what, and why can't we see him Dark n Stormy Knight Mar 2021 #50
Ha - I'm sure she has an explanation for his absence malaise Mar 2021 #52
There's always an "explanation." Just as there's always a new date Dark n Stormy Knight Mar 2021 #55
Nailed it malaise Mar 2021 #56
without a doubt. barbtries Mar 2021 #5
thank goodness she is not a Q person KT2000 Mar 2021 #7
I'm wondering how old your friend is, wnylib Mar 2021 #22
I don't know her diagnosis KT2000 Mar 2021 #29
So sad that she won't take the meds. wnylib Mar 2021 #35
Yes - she got blood tests KT2000 Mar 2021 #36
Costly, but might not be a bad idea. wnylib Mar 2021 #39
thanks for the link KT2000 Mar 2021 #10
A patient can't be kept in a mental health facility involuntarily for more than 72 hours, uness ShazzieB Mar 2021 #13
it's not a good time in our history. barbtries Mar 2021 #16
This is so true, barbtries. Started with Reagan/Gingrich's weaponization of the rightwing, Fox BComplex Mar 2021 #54
that's the timeline as I see it. barbtries Mar 2021 #57
Yes - KT2000 Mar 2021 #30
Sad what for profit bullshit did to I_UndergroundPanther Mar 2021 #17
similar situation here MFM008 Mar 2021 #21
I'm really sorry you're going through this. blue neen Mar 2021 #23
I'm sorry you are feeling this way. halobeam Mar 2021 #37
I wonder about the mental health of many over at FR. Kaleva Mar 2021 #9
I'm so so sorry about your friend Withywindle Mar 2021 #11
Thank you for posting this. mountain grammy Mar 2021 #12
the way America treats mental health / addiction issues Skittles Mar 2021 #14
this. halobeam Mar 2021 #38
I watched a Nova documentary on addiction Skittles Mar 2021 #40
Extreme paranoia is usually the flip side of grandiose thinking Warpy Mar 2021 #15
that makes sense KT2000 Mar 2021 #31
Not only have I worked a lot of psych Warpy Mar 2021 #43
By Irish standards!!! KT2000 Mar 2021 #46
4 police officers from 3 different jurisdictions opened fire on a 17-year-old BOY who was having a ARPad95 Mar 2021 #18
Horrible, just horrible KT2000 Mar 2021 #32
Sadly, what comes next is her wondering if YOU are "part of it" now. Be careful, please. n/t TygrBright Mar 2021 #19
Unlikely Warpy Mar 2021 #44
Paranoia is horrible. hunter Mar 2021 #24
I feel for you KT2000 Mar 2021 #34
Most people with that severe, familial stuff need to bounce back into the hospital Warpy Mar 2021 #45
The lack of places for people to get adequate help NHvet Mar 2021 #25
Very true Alice Kramden Mar 2021 #41
She's clearly not taking her meds. I wish her the best. MoonRiver Mar 2021 #26
I would say that ideological fanaticism can function as an equivalent of mental illness paulkienitz Mar 2021 #27
what surprises me KT2000 Mar 2021 #33
Well said Alice Kramden Mar 2021 #42
❤️ ✿❧🌿❧✿ ❤️ Lucinda Mar 2021 #47
I wonder whether some QAnuts are actually caused by "asymptomatic" COVID. lagomorph777 Mar 2021 #58
Ask everyone you know for referrals to excellent caring therapists and psychiatrists for your frined Tom Rinaldo Mar 2021 #60
Thank you KT2000 Mar 2021 #64
The "in the know" concept of alternate an reality has always fascinated me. jaxexpat Mar 2021 #62
That is a terrible thing to witness, and have happen to a friend. BobTheSubgenius Mar 2021 #63
My Mom called me a few days ago Laha Mar 2021 #65
There is an ingrained evolutionary response to Ilsa Mar 2021 #66
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