Today, I got out of a psych ward. I lied and said I was better, just so I could leave because it was that awful… but the truth is that I'm worse than when I went in. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I lied and told my friends I was a compulsive liar. Well, I think I lied. FML
Today, I returned from a month-long stay in a psych ward for severe depression and suicide attempts. The first words my friends say to me when I call them and let them know I'm out? "Does this mean you're not gonna be so emo? 'cause that was really annoying." FML
Today, I went through my boyfriend’s phone. He'd told his brothers, mom, and mutual friends that I was at a psych ward, after I went crazy. We have been back together for four months now after that situation, so no wonder I got the vibe they hate me. Why lie about something so stupid? FML
Today, I'm recovering from an emergency room visit. I was vomiting, sweating, shaking, crying, and couldn't even speak properly. I was scared of that, and scared of hospitals after a routine surgery nearly killed me two years ago. Most of my family are convinced I was faking all of it. FML
Today, I found myself lying to my diary. FML
Today, my girlfriend's best friend told me she was in hospital after having made a suicide attempt. In shock, I had a panic attack and ended up in the hospital myself. Turns out it was all a lie to see whether or not I was committed to the relationship. FML
Today, I lied to my father. I told him I got money yesterday. In fact, I just got fired yesterday. I kept a really happy jolly voice when I spoke to him on the phone. FML
Today, my housemate picked me up from the psychiatric ward, after I'd spent ten days there with a major depressive episode. She said that she thought it rather odd that I'd gotten so bad, since she'd replaced my antidepressants with homeopathic pills. FML
Today, I lied to my diary about my weight. FML
Today, I came out to my parents. My mom and dad think that I'm lying, just so I could "fit in" with everyone else. FML
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Anderling 33
Maybe find a different psych ward somewhere else? Like I recognize and empathize that this psych ward made your mental health actively worse, but I don’t think that dropping treatment is going to help you any, you know? Best of luck and I hope things get better
Brightside86 31
I suspect that's alarmingly common.
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Anderling 33
Maybe find a different psych ward somewhere else? Like I recognize and empathize that this psych ward made your mental health actively worse, but I don’t think that dropping treatment is going to help you any, you know? Best of luck and I hope things get better
RichardPencil 32
Look at the bright side: you're an effective liar. You have a future in politics! George Santos' seat might open up. He really overplayed his lying and serves as a cautionary tale of the boundaries of deceit.
Brightside86 31
I suspect that's alarmingly common.
xaddrus 17
you got this 🥺🥺
wendbreez 7
I did the same in 2017
Charlie Given 28
Statistically speaking you are all correct actually being put into a psychiatric ward situation when it is unnecessary will make the patient far more unstable, psychiatric wards are meant for violent and dangerous mentally ill people not people who just need help.
Suaria 38
That is pretty untrue about how psych wards are only for dangerous people. From my experience working in psych hospitals for years now most people are there to get help. Obviously there's still dangerous people