Were you ever put in a psych hospital?

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One of the walking wounded ~ SMASHED DOWN by life and age, now prevented from even expressing myself! SOB.
" Oh, no! First you have to PROVE you deserve to go away to college! " ~ My mother, 1978 (the heyday of Andy Gibb and Player). I would still like to go.
My life destroyed by Thorazine and Mellaril - and rape - and the Psychiatric/Industrial Complex. SOB:-(! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !!

For a long time, I never thought I belonged to this world. Still don't, really, but seeing there are quite a few people on WP with the same ailments as me, I don't feel so alone.

Anyway, after suffering 30 years of incessant bullsh*t, I decided to finally check out. Sitting in my motel room, I scarfed down 47 sleeping pills (just didn't have the belly space for the 48th!), washed them down with Michelob, and with the cocaine already in my system from a few hours prior, I thought I was guaranteed to die.

Next thing I know, I'm having my stomach pumped at Peninsula Hospital. Next thing I knew, I was being shipped off to Creedmore Psych Hospital where I lived for 2 months.

It really wasn't such a bad experience. Can you imagine, though? I prefer being in jail or a psych hospital to real life? Pathetic, but that's just how it is.

You used to live in Queens, Robin?

I think you mentioned Far Rockaway once. I lived in Far Rockaway once.

I live less than a mile from Creedmoor. Creedmoor is in Bellerose.

Yeah. First, I lived in Astoria, then moved in with some Irish kids at a house in Kew Gardens, then got my own basement apt in Kew Gardens. (The landlord there had told me if he rented the room to me, I'd have to agree to keep the front yard clean and the garbage for the building placed out on the sidewalk every week to be picked up. I told him to kiss my a**, so I got the apt without the provisos).

I was walking around Hollywood looking for an apt. I could afford the lower priced ones because I was working as a nurse. I saw this small apt complex with a sign out in the front yard that said, "Apt for rent." Spotting a Mexican groundsman of the building, I approached him and asked about the room for rent. He pointed to the second floor and said, "That's the one available for rent." So I said, "cool" and went to see the apt manager.

When I asked the apt manager about the room, he said, "It's not for rent. It's been rented already." I retorted, "Oh, okay. Since I'm in a helpful mood today, when I leave, I'll just pick up the "For Rent" sign and bring it back to you."

The manager jumped up and exclaimed, "No! It's okay."

I said, "I really don't mind. I'll bring you the sign."

Again, the manager said, "No. it's okay. Don't trouble yourself."

I knew the sack of sh*t had a vacancy, just didn't want to rent to a n***a.

These kinds of remonstrations are common in the rental and mortgage business. And they wonder why Robin is always a c*nt hair away from a f*cking shooting spree.

I'm homeless and live in the street. Using public toilets and showers are the norm for me.

You may think I am absolutely insane when I say this, but I have been in a psychiatric hospital 9 times, and in 6 different long-term treatment centers. Most of the time it was because of depression and self harm, or one of my many suicide attempts. Actually, I was in a psychiatric hospital this past month due to suicidal thoughts. ( I take it as a step forward that I went into the hospital before I ended up on life support, not after.) I do believe that much of these self-harming and depressive and suicidal behavior can be attributed to my Asperger's and Borderline Personality Disorder. On a bright note, I honestly do feel as if I have made a breakthrough recently.

<--- Apologizes for using any language which some may deem as being offensive.

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I guess I am only one of several who didn't think the psych ward was so terrible. I've been twice to the same one and the people there are really great. The facilities were really nice, too. I've heard, though, that others in the area are not as good. My insurance is not as good as it used to be, so I think I'd end up in one of the second-rate (or third, or fourth, or fifth...) places if I go anytime soon.