Tag: psychward

• Plan B

  Today I’m fortifying my castle walls and to protect myself as I rebuild, I’m not going to interact with anyone if I can help it. I’m going to stay in my room all day so that no one can talk to me. Yesterday really traumatised me and I’m not sure how to recover from it…

  janetdthomas77

  October 9, 2022

  anxiety, Burnt out, communication, depression, Fears, fed up, Grieving, Protecting myself

  anxiety, depression, mental illness, protectmyheart, psychward, stayalone, staysafe

• “I can take it”

  

  I want to help whenever I see someone hurting. I can’t seem to help but want to go over to them, put an arm around them or automatically lift up the other end of whatever huge burden they’re pulling along behind them so that between us, the burden won’t be as heavy on that person.…

  janetdthomas77

  October 8, 2022

  abuse, addiction, alcohol, anxiety, bullies, coercive control, death, depression, Fears, fed up, Grieving, hospital, Illness, loss

  anxiety, aroughday, burdenened, depression, family, grief, hospital, mental illness, psychpatientsshouldcomewithawarning, psychward, traumatised, triggerwarning

• Walking in the Forest with Cam

  One of the first things they tell you when they admit you into a Psychiatric ward is “Don’t get close to the other patients/don’t take on their problems/don’t try to fix them”…basically keep to yourself. While I understand that it’s important – especially in a Psych ward of all places – to focus on yourself…

  janetdthomas77

  January 11, 2022

  Friends, Group Therapy, hospital, Illness, Life, mental illness, Relationships, rest, Walking

  friendship, Health, KingsPark, Life, mental illness, Mindfulness, psychward, Relationships, Walking

• My week in a fancy psych ward

  I completed 7 full days. I asked – in great trauma and distress – on the 7th day to be released to go home as I was the most suicidal and out of control I’ve been in years and it was due to the treatment I received in hospital. First let’s do the pros and…

  janetdthomas77

  October 4, 2021

  depression, Fears, Grieving, Group Therapy, hospital, Illness, Life, loss, mental illness, suicide

  99problems, advice, afraid, anxiety, anxious, betrayal, I need hep, listen to me, mental illness, mental illness awareness, no help, psychward, suicidal thoughts, suicide

• My 1st full day in a Psych Ward

  As fancy as my “Suite” here is, the pillows are inflatable and very uncomfortable so I didn’t get much sleep last night. Have you ever tried to sleep with a BALLOON as your pillow? It’s infuriating. Especially after a long day when all you want to do is sleep. Apart from that, it seems to…

  janetdthomas77

  September 25, 2021

  depression, Fears, Group Therapy, hospital, Illness, Life, loss, self help

  depression, hospital, mental illness, mental illness awareness, psychward

• I’ve been admitted to a Private psych ward

  I’ve been in so much mental anguish for so long that I knew I had to reach out for help. I asked my Doctor to write me a referral to 4 of the Private Psych Hospitals here in Perth and God made a way because I got admitted to HC yesterday afternoon. I shook as…

  janetdthomas77

  September 25, 2021

  anxiety, depression, Fears, grief, Grieving, hospital, Illness, Life, loss, mental illness, rest, self help, self love

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