Feelings on a Psychiatric Ward

I was recently admitted to a psychiatric ward for about ten days.

My first response was disbelief. It had been a year since my last admittance. I had been well and bipolar disorder had not got the better of me. So disappointment and disbelief were my initial emotions.

I basically slept on and off for the first three days. The medications enabled my behaviour and mind to calm down, I guess.

So on day four or five, I decided to enter the open ward and leave my room. I had decided that I did not want to interact with anyone, and initially kept to myself. By this time, I had accepted the situation, and was keen to get better, so that I could go back home.

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