GIVE ME TIPSS!!

[lofty arch]

im going too a mental hospital soon, i NEED tips!!

[tough hound]

Why?

[tough shard]

okay so

jkjk idk ive never been to a mental hospital

ig its just a hospital?

[woven wagon]

Dont go into the shower

[modern marten]

heyy i have been there a long time ago, and i know how to deal with this
first you need to clean yourself and take a good bath
second you need to pack some clothes that you love
get some yummy snacks
andd have atleast 1 toy that you love :) like a sketchbook or pen and paper
it's going to be okay and you just need to calm down when you feel overwlemed okay?
you can do this i believe in you <3

[modern marten]

that was NOT funny please do not repeat

[fallen ravine]

No insensitive jokes either, watch out your wording, I truly mean it

It can have really awful consequences

This is the third time I caught you, I am being really patient, but there’s limits

[brittle cliff]

Do not show you're ill. Act well and be polite and prove that you are well enough to get out. Dont tell them more than you need to otherwise they will use it against you.

[half nova]

what would you list as the top three things that might concern you about going to this hospital?

[lofty arch]

im here at the hospital, im so scared

[lofty arch]

not being home

[lofty arch]

tysm, im so grateful for this

[modern marten]

awh you're too sweet

[modern marten]

it's okay to feel that way, you're gonna feel better okay?

[frank mulch]

Don't sign any paper without reading properly what type of consent you are giving.

If you aren't doing that but someone else is doing on your behalf , then tell them the same.

Real story.
I know a certain person who once supported a very dire patient through their mental hospital visit.

What they did is , they made the patient's gaurdian sign the papers for stay but never told they are taking consent for ECT in the same form.

Later he had to step in and say that the patient is not that dire and they should first try other non invasive methods before jumping to ECT .

Then he realised how sneakily they took the consent for ECT

So 2 things

1. Don't sign any paper without reading

2. Take someone with you who doesn't shy away from standing up and speaking against when the situation calls for.

Oh last
If they allow then

3. Make sure there is always one person with the patient at all times. It can be different people in shifts but one person with patient is a must.