Insane Asylum, a mental hospital and a mental health facility are different things. An insane asylum deals with criminals who are mentally let's say crazy, while a mental hospital or psychiatric hospital are people who are really struggling with life and need 24/7 help and protection from themselves.
I was in one, if you aren’t crazy when you enter, you will be once you leave. Please don’t ever send anyone there. The abuse and trauma the patients suffer is horrific and still haunts me
dude, coloring/art therapy groups are the best part imo. music therapy is not bad either. one time, i was actually in the psych ward with my guitar teacher and they let us jam out, it was great.
@@StephenMiller2001 Yeah all of mine were super dried out lol. We didn't have a music therapy. We had these radios that would play the local country stations and even then half of the time the reception was bad and we just heard static.
I worked at a mental hospital. I died laughing everytime they did journaling. The patients were only allowed to use crayons. To keep them from stabbing us. Some of the patients would eat crayons.
I consented to going into a mental hospital for depression and seeing things that weren't there after I had been asleep .Turns out I have a sleep disorder that gives hallucinations.Kind of awake and asleep at the same time. The scariest thing is being in there with crazy people and absolutely some of the Drs are crazier than the patients .
I was admitted into a psych ward for having really deep depression. This is pretty accurate to the actual schedule within a mental health hospital. Food was predetermined the day before, they give you a menu and with a red crayon you circled what food you wanted the day before. Admittedly it makes you kinda hungry for the food the day before, and you look forward to the food for an entire day. The basic schedule went like Wake up Eat breakfast Therapy class Social skills class Lunch Recreational therapy Visitation hour/relaxation hour Snack time Relaxation hour Dinner Shower hour Some more relaxation Bed time Occasionally every 15 minutes a nurse will come around and peep through the door and watch as you sleep to ensure you’re not trying to do something harmful to yourself.
In the case you admit yourself for severe depression, did you find improvement by the end of your stay? I’ve been back and forth scared to do it but also know I need the help with depression/anxiety becoming unbearable.
@@FuckinEmoElmo if you really need it, please get advice from an actual doctor or mental help hotline before determining if you should go to a mental health hospital. For some people, it can be stressful since things can become boring in these wards. For me, it helped in the end but you can easily be put into the ward for extended periods more so than what you thought you’d be in for if the doctors feel that you may attempt something harmful to others or yourself when you’re released. Again, I’d recommend talking to mental health hotlines and family or friends before considering going to these hospitals.
Yea my mental hospital I went to was not the best it felt like prison and the staff that took care of you cussed all the time even tho there were kids there and I was only 13 or 14 I forget and there was even fights and they let it happen and watch them for entertainment and they all picked on the kid with down syndrome they need to do something better and fix these hospitals
@@outsider2639 I’ve been in three and in my second one they tried to make me go to an rtc and the doctor told me my parents were okay with it. I called my parents later that day and they said they didn’t agree to that. My parents bailed me out of that because of the doctors lie. I’m forever thankful.
@bOuLeVaRd oF bRoKeN dReAmS thank you for the condolences. My battle with Depression and anxiety waves on; but mental hospitals are traumatic, and often horrible places, such as the facility I was in.
Impossible to answer, because there are no stable factions or no stable territory. If the US has a civil war, it will look like no other war in history.
@@etherraichu I mean my favorite part about this whole channel is that they’ve dove into hypothetical territories before. I would just like to see them cover it
I’ve been admitted 4 times, and, frankly, it doesn’t help. I become so desperate to leave this boring stressful environment, I just say or do whatever I need to get out. Maybe I’d get more out of it if I wasn’t forced to stay with people far more unstable than me?
As someone who has been through 5 of these things I can highly confirm that this video 99% accurate. The only thing that they got wrong is the group meetings for personal treatment is usually just you and your doctor unless your a minor then you have you're legally guardians present as well. And group therapy is a complete oxymoron, if you say you are starting to feel more sane or mentally healthy then the councilor present is only a second away from saying, your not ready. And the questions asked to patients are a crime all of there own. They ask extremely personal questions in front of other patients who have no business knowing the answers to. To top it all off if you don't answer these extremely personal questions during group therapy then its considered refusing medical help which can get you more time in the ward. They do this purposely because they know you don't feel comfortable talking about it so that you dont participate that way they can say you are refusing medical help. This way they get you a longer sentence and make more money.
The nurse: Average day in a insane asylum casual screams a few chest stabs you know the usual. The guy who actually isn’t insane: wait a minute this isn’t Disneyland.
Yeah for some its awful, I have a friend who didn't respond but her memory of those months are hazy. Some people swear by it. So much is unknown still sadly. You're put under general anaesthetic for it in a hospital now adays, not strap a taser to you and hold you down. Horrific in the older days. Still a bit questionable now. I'm almost waiting to get it, I'm so deeply unhappy that I want to go commit die, so I have not much to lose lol.
Going through this with my dad, had him taken to hospital by police, released a few days later unable to cope, we are now trying to help put his life back together starting from the beginning by getting him a place to live and money to manage. Its scary and stressful not only for the person going through a mental health crisis but also for the families.
Modern mental hospitals are more boring than scary. The scary part is the anticipation of when you leave if you're getting services when you get out because of waiting lists
I was institutionalized at Psychiatric hospital “Cruz del Norte” at Hermosillo, Sonora and is far from being a good hospital, the staff make sure to dehumanize you, neglect you and turn your family against of you. I have bipolar disorder and they where giving me uppers like Ritalin to keep me manic. I am willing to share my story to everyone to make sure human rights are applied to EVERY SINGLE PATIENT.
I was a trainee in an asylum some years ago. Was very interesting to see their methods and treatments, especially the electro shock. It was also cozy sometines, I remember going with a patient to a museum owned by the asylum and generally taking walks with them, also to supermarket and a local recycle store. It was generally quite peaceful there, well, I was in the ward for depressive patients, so not the most difficult or active one, but we still had all kind of patients with different diagnoses like schizophrenia, eating disorders and one time even taking in a forensic psychiatric patient temporary. Sometimes serious things would happen like depressed youngsters swallowing razor blades and self harming or bipolar or schizophrenic patients freaking out, maybe damaging themself too by bumping their head into a wall. I'm glad I was at that ward though, one of the other trainees was in a ward with many schizophrenic patients and she experienced a bizarre episode of one that was basically touching himself while being in the common room. They do get medicated ofcourse but you'll still experience episodes of patients with inappropriate behaviour sometimes. Personally for me it was be quite energy draining to be there, very interesting and educational but the patients can require much attention and care besides the treatment itself. So, huge respect from me to the workers in asylums! I did leave the field I was studying that time (occupational therapy) since I found out working so close with humans weren't for me and I was only getting more demotivated the further I got into the study, so of course the asylum was extra difficult for me since I didn't share the same motivation and interest in the field as someone else studying it would. But that doesn't mean the job in a ward isn't nice or interesting - if you like to help and work with humans, then it'll probably be an awesome field! Possibly challenging at times, but also very interesting
Ive been in one. I was 13, my routine was 7:30 wake up 8:00 indoor movement 8:30 breakfast 9:00 force counciling 10:00 group free time, room time 12:00 lunch 12:00-1:00 most common visiting time 1:00 free time and snack, lucky we got tv 4:00 head count, movement, and calls usually 5:00 coloring 6:00 dinner 7:00 downtime, not free time, you were in your bed but no sleeping 8:00 we got to use the rec room if we were lucky 9:00 bed Somewhere in there we go meds, naps, showers, ect, ect. We had a strap room, padded room, personal rooms, but horrible quality. We got to go on probation for a few hours but had to come back and sometimes we could leave the hospital grounds. Then you were let go. It Was A Horrible Time
I checked into an emergency facility once years ago. My depression was getting out of hand and I needed time away from daily life to adjust to new medication and some structure. Food wasn't bad, but not being able to shave without someone watching was a bit annoying. Mostly I was bored af, and did what I could to skip out on group therapy. Because of my job at the time, I was allowed to skip on group and only had to do one on one therapy with the shrink. They reluctantly let me go after 8 days. They didn't want to let me go because my assessment score was still not where they would have liked it, however I had to repeatedly explain that my score would never be the same as others because of my duties.
My dad works at a mental hospital. There's a lot of people there that claim false insanity for a more "cushioned" life. One of the only mental hospitals in Missouri, the patients are allowed out of their rooms for a lot of time and are allowed to play ps4s and watch TV. The unfortunate thing is youre not allowed to fight back if you're attacked. My dad got punched 17 times in the head and bit one day and has had many issues and even surgery because he couldn't fight back. Had to lay there and take it.
I'm sorry he went through this. But ain't no way I could just lay there while a nutcase beats on me Lol. What happens if you push them off, aka fight back ?
This video makes mental hospitals seem somewhat nicer that they really are. They're not all bad, but most are like ultra-authoritarian prisons where the inmates have no clearly defined release date, cease to have most human rights, and are far too often at the mercy of uncaring, or outright sadistic staff members on a power trip. From what I've read and seen on videos, documentaries and testimonies, most people end up traumatized by the experience, and forcefully drugged with dangerous, highly addictive neurotoxins.
This is extremely accurate. I volunteered to spend time in a mental hospital because I decided against suicide. I was scared of it being like the old hospitals, but it was actually helpful, and they did keep a close eye on us.
I hate the stigma around mental health facilities. If you’re truly struggling and aren’t sure what the next step in order for you to heal, please don’t be hesitant to reach out for help - however that looks like for you. Your diagnosis does NOT define you. No matter what the situation is, no one deserves to feel alone. My thoughts, prayers and well-wishes are with you. Stay strong and know you are not alone. I wish you the absolute best! ❤️
1 minute in and I'm having an anxiety attack thinking this is about modern facilities like I've been to lol. I'm scared to continue this. If it is modern I wish they would use a term like mental hospital or treatment facility instead of "insane asylum" We're people. People that feel love and fear.
@@culdeestudios1725 it’s not about “political correctness” it’s about not demonizing people who suffer from mental health issues. labeling people as lunatics doesn’t do anything positive, it just spreads the stigma against mental health awareness
@@scrollingonthiswebsite yeah but what about the people who are actual lunatics? I mean still help them but u cant not call them crazy. Perhaps call the higher security levels insane asylums and lower levels mental hospitals.
I actually struggle with Bipolar Disorder and have been hospitalized 6 times for it. Every time has been voluntary. I either go for either severe depressive or severe mixed states and they can adjust my medications to get be back on track. Honestly it's nothing like the movies (I dunno about mental prisons where it's long-term/permanent) but the short term facilities aren't that bad. Just can be bored frequently. My stays are between 4 to 7 days.
I was on psych hold in a psych ward. It’s a very scary place with sketchy people and bathrooms that don’t lock. The food is horrendous, and you sit in an uncomfortable bed all day. I ended up with the choice of being referred to an in-patient facility, or an out-patient facility. I chose out-patient without a second thought. Never end up in a psych ward.
Mental Hospitals are different than an institution, mental hospitals are generally temporary to keep them from hurting themselves then they get rehabilitated in an institution
I got into a fight in a psych ward with a paranoid gangster-ish guy that was getting on my nerves. 1st they put me in a solitary cold white room for the night then him. I actually liked being solitary and later got to enjoy seeing the guy I'd fought with freak out at being trapped in a room alone. That was nice.
Uk mental health hospitals aren’t as strict as this from my experiences. We were allowed phones at all times and could go out into the garden when we wanted. There were some restrictions but not that many depending on the reasons why you’re there.
Im currently in a psychiatric ward for up to 28 days. Not allowed to leave or go outside. I believe in 50 years the imprisonment of suicidal and mentally ill patients will go down the same way labotomies and electrotherapy has. Appalling
You know, this is pretty spot on. We had a cafeteria, (there was a joke you would add 15 lbs, and I DID gain weight.)There were several sections for different kinds of patients: one for the elderly, one for adolescents, one for the more troubling and dangerous patients, and one for patients easier to handle. I was in the latter. I knew I had anxiety, depression, and Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD); but during those 5 days, I learned I had childhood PTSD, and Borderline Personality Disorder.
Psych holds are sooooo unconstitutional I'm angered that not enough have challenged this enough. Especially when pleding insanity is so difficult but you can easily be 5150 if you just say you don't care if you die and the big issue is that IT CAN DO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE IF ITS NOT WHAT THEY SHOULD'VE DONE
My great aunt went to a mental hospital because she was schizophrenic she called the police yelling " I killed somebody, I killed somebody". She named a person that doesn't exist
I went for depression and anxiety related to my schizoaffective disorder. The bed was uncomfortable and showers that barely worked. It was very strict. The food was good, though. I was in a luxury facility.
I wish I had watched this before I was sent away. The scariest time for me was when realizing how little I knew about what was to come. I still have nightmares.
There's some things that are a little off, but overall it's fairly accurate. The number one thing that I'll suggest to anybody and everybody is to make friends with the other patients and especially with the staff. That should be the very first thing you do. You have to be prepared to make the place home for a while because you're most likely not going to be getting discharged anytime soon. Making as many friends as possible will definitely help make your stay easier and hopefully shorter. Number 2 thing is to never ever say "I'm not crazy!" I'm sure you can understand why. Also the food will be trash, but if you don't eat then they will consider it self harm or possibly worse. If anybody reads this and is about to go in remember these words. They will help you!
I've been warded 7 times, most involuntarly. In eastern Europe, Poland to be exact. There wasnt much therapy but I could smoke cigs all day in smoking room, I could use my phone and once Ive been even allowed to keep my laptop and use hospital wifi. Food was bad each time though. I spent there few months in total.
@@fridgeanon so sociopath? And I don’t mean that in a rude way I’m actually very intreaged in mental Illnesses and would like to see a better treatment for some of them. What’s it like and do you lack empathy like psychopaths or is it different?
After being in a psych ward 16 times this is pretty accurate across all of the facilities these days. I’ve been there voluntarily and involuntarily. The weekends just have less therapy groups and more free time. If you’ve never been to one and end up on a situation where you have to go to one, it’s not that bad. Scary and confusing at first but it’s not hellish. I’ve made good friends in those places, very genuine people.
I been in and out of these since I was 11 I have seen and been abuse in mental hospital when I say abuse I mean u have one person who is underweight and is throwing up blood and in so much pain that they are rough with them and refuse to give them medical attention even when they beg for help when clearly they should be in a hospital not a mental hospital. Seeing that I cried for days because they threatened me if I did anything I get hurt too and I would be hit with a 72 as well. That was last year so yes places like that are still up and running they overworked the staff I would see some of them take 3 shifts back to back with no sleep it was badly run they only cared about the money not the people who had to stay there.
I live in New York. My brother lived with me, he had attempted suicide on multiple occasions even being brought to the hospital and being falsely pronounced dead. He hadn’t died but instead was put on a ventilator. He was then “screened” by the doctor who after a very short screening decided to let my brother out the morning after coming off the ventilator. My brother attempted suicide one last time on a fateful dec 18 2020 were he decided to hang himself in our houses attic. I hope that this fateful news helps to have people think about mental health and the lack of awareness for suicide. If you know someone who is suffering from thoughts of suicide I beg you as a human being do not let that person be alone.
The one I went to was like 60/30 for me. 60 bad 30 good. To me it was annoying how you couldn't opt out of a group meeting like AT ALL, it would start of as "Hi Greg, how do you feel today? " and you had to freaking answer but you weren't allowed to say fine, had to be something other than fine. I remember there were a couple times I just wanted to read my book and not interact (I'm introverted) and because of this the staff would pester me and threaten to take my book away. I get that they deal with a lot of unruly patients but honestly for me a lot of human interaction really wears me out. On top of that I had a smoking habit once I did get out because while being in there, patients were only allowed outside for a smoke break. I didn't smoke but bring indoors for so long really is maddening. So I went with the smokers just to get some sort of fresh air. Then on top of that one of the patients was a really creepy dude who made me very uncomfortable, pretty much stalker type. Which I've dealt with stalkers before, it's very stressful. When I tried bringing it to a nurses attention and showed her the creepy note he left on my bed, she just snatched the paper glanced at it, said ok and went back to talking to her Co worker. Definitely made me feel less than a human being. The good was that yes I did make some friends in there that were pretty cool and luckily the doctor assigned to me genuinely seemed like he wanted me to be on the right medications. I honestly get paranoid of the cops being called on me though because I feel like I'll just get taken back again for a 4th time.
It can be like that too, my brother was in a mental hospital when he was a Child, and he was very distressed so he was forcefully strapped to a chair...just like in movies
when i was in a psych ward i got the best food and when i called my mom i kept telling her home cooked meals taste better and my dad burns his food a lot and i told him i missed his burned food cause i missed him so much
I was in a mental hospital in 2004 on November 20th. The doctor said that I was so good there that I only had to stay three days and two nights. I did too good because my beloved grandfather had me check myself in. Today is his birthday and he is 79 years old today. I can't name all the things he did for me. I have compulsive depression disorder. I've really come a long way since then because where I'm living at the facility now, they let me have a baby doll since I cannot have young children. They used psychology about her on me and it works like a good time. Love Brayden waves are working perfect like a normal human being now. I was in the semi abusive relationship with Greg Gentry and his family. I probably could have done better to but I didn't know how. I'm doing great now
I have been to 4 mental hospitals. Each one was very different from another. Some were more „hospital-ly“ and some more of a resort(?). Like one of them was quiet far away from the he city, surrounded by beautiful nature. Trees, meadows, overall really good taken care off flowers and stuff, a little lake which led into a stream crossing the area and was home to two swans who lived there 😊 the water was so clear that you could see the bottom. there was also a special spot where you could take your shoes off and cool off your feet 😊 basketball, volleyball, soccer, tennis area… nice seating spots, a cafeteria with internet access and a pool table, guests where always welcome to visit. And the people who worked there were really nice and were really trying to help you and always took their time to listen to your problems. Nurses as well as doctors and therapists. 😊
Yet you still referred to it as an insane asylum in the title. I would like to think those days are mostly behind us and we can now stick with mental health hospital while educating about the asylums. As someone with mental health issues, the idea of an insane asylum sounds terrifying and not helpful at all.
Rehabs etc do NOT cold turkey you. If you are dependant on alcohol, for example, the withdrawal can cause death (my partner died that way) and withdrawal from benzodiazepines and opioids can be EXTREMELY unpleasant.
We had a killer menu. If we had freedom to go to the cafeteria, we got as much to eat as we wanted, and the food was delicious. We had a salad bar option if we didn't like what the cafeteria staff had prepared, or if we wanted a side salad. I *love* olives, green and black, and would often get a bowl and pig out on em...the other kids thought I was weird, lol.
Love the video for sure! Animation, narration and tone to sarcastically sweeten up the true anguish that goes on there for an inmate or patient (not a client like you are told) the hospitals dont have anything to stimulate the brain like your own clothes, shoes, books, plants and tones for the walls are horrible on purpose. You may have 30 minutes a day of rec to go to an indoor basketball hoop and ive been in a few with a t.v room and puzzles. All water except 1 maybe 2 juice boxes or coffee a day So that you are based out and the forced meds they give you (2 or 3 times a day) are the only stimulation you can have and theyre free to play around with drug combinations knowing theres no other factors in your head. which leads to a lifetime of pain and chaos. Its like jail without being able to go outside at all but id much rather jail. In jail or prison gotta watch your back on the other inmates. In Hospitals you really gotta watch out for the gaurds, nurses even the doctors. They're seriously overworked stressed to the highest degree and have complete control of your life and mind, im thinking need to switch things up occupationally when it became too much and wouldnt come into the psych fields with the intent to harm🙏🏼 but theres a lot of things that have happened behind those walls that are absolutely unforgivable, unforgettable and unmentionable making me shake just ttping.... I also know every crazy hospital isn't the same, theres so many of places in the world and there's different levels of facilities for mental health problems but i wish i was put in a spot like this for one of my stays for sure. Reminds me of a group psych house i had to stay at, or a group home. **I guess the reason for this is, if you or someone you know have mental health issues dont make the hospital your first thought, there's a lot of options. Just start hitting up your local community and dont feel weird about it because without help it just gets weirder and wierderer👍🏼Youre tagged for life with your hospital chart and a false diagnoses, or any diagnosis, could really mess up someone's life... Im sorry to anyone who has had to deal with the cruelty of these places and feel deeply for anyone who's mind is just acting funky on the daily and you cant do anything about it. Im with you all spirit and just keep movin! *And wanted to give a big shoutout to all the nurses docs and gaurds that treated people like people, trying to help me and everyone find a little peace in our heads. The world needs more of you, so much love to ya❤ And another appology about this long comment, i loved the video and it made me think a ton so figured id share some of dem thoughts🤘🏼 Have a great day cause if you reading this it means your outside and thats at least 1 positive for the day!
I miss being in the mental hospital. If I go back out will affect any medicine in about to be put on and I can't risk that. I hated being there at the time but now that I'm sane now for about 3 years I kinda miss it
@@sub2jackspedicey312 Don't be a dick, maybe this is his way of crying for help or asking for help. Sympathy might be what he needs to get help. A little bit of encouragement.
I remember when I had to work in an asylum for a couple of weeks. One old man got transfered from anoter asylum to this one. He wasnt talking for years. He didnt look at anybody. I asked what he has. Turns out when he was a young adult, he has been put in an asylum because his ex left him and he was heartbroken. The reason why he stopped talking and looking at anybody and was basically a shell of himself was because he spent his whole life in asyliums because he was a normal heartbroken young adult. I don't need to tell you guys how I was feeling after hearing that.
Couldn’t use my phone, couldn’t go out and couldn’t see my friends or family when I wanted to. Worst experience of life, but got to learn and experience what others had to go through in their lives. Interesting people in their
@Noor Latif when I was in their they would force medication on you with injections, but that taught me to be a man and keep my problems to yourself, because know one in their really care about how you felt. You don’t know what others are going through, which got me to think that’s what it’s like to grow up
I gained 20lbs in the mental hospital. We choose what we could eat from a list the day before. It was unlimited items; you could order as much as you want. Also there was snack time three times a day
I have been a patient is psychiatric facilities AND I’m currently working as a student nurse in one. ECT isn’t always a short term treatment. Once a week I go in to have it and I know MANY others who do also. This is called maintenance ECT. I’ve been having this for about 5 years now and I can honestly say without it, I’d be long dead.
There is also a band of staff doing rounds coming in every three hours to wake you up and to draw blood. Oh, you also have to hideous scrubs, hospital gowns, and grip-footed socks, and disposable underwear if you didn't bring your own clothing, you can't wear anything with strings including shoelaces.
An important point to cover is that spots in these hospitals in the USA are extremely limited with massive waiting lists around the country. I just finished my psychiatry rotation in medical school and saw how once one patient is discharged another one is immediately admitted. There really needs to be more funding of mental health facilities.
Hospitals in general are in need of more funding from the Federal government, my girlfriend who works at MGH in Boston has told me how crazy the whole system is even before Covid-19
@@keithprice4711 , just bout and hour ago I got back from visiting and there was no beds. It's a large hospital too all non-Americans getting free health care the hospitals are now flooded. be well.
Women many times who had bad endometriosis or postpartum depression were put in Insane asylums. Men had no clue really what their mothers wives and sisters went thru. They thought it was in our heads. Some males doctors still felt that into the very late 20th century
In the stone age, men would drag women to their cave! Some male neanderthals still did that despite it being 300 million years BC. Can you believe that? I literally cry every night in demand of justice for prehistoric women!
The treatment of the mentally ill in asylums was heavily influenced by those in positions of power, including medical professionals, administrators, and caregivers. Asylums became sites where the power dynamics of the time were played out, with patients often being the most vulnerable and powerless.
I remember I was playing a game called “Insane asylum” and basically a bunch of people were stuck In a white rook and me and the others started chatting but all of a sudden this guy said “I watched 10 hours of a dancing roach thats how I ended up here ;-;” I mecer wheezed so hard before
you don't get internet access at one due to HIPAA and fear of privacy breaches from other patients. you do have access to a telephone for if you want to reach friends or family or other support. my advice is bring a few books you like and or haven't read yet
@@dashamm98 even if privacy breaches happen its worth it. the law is so badly designed. i would talk to the interesting people there but i guess thats illegal too because maybe i would say something not approved of by some arbitrary list and cure someone.
I was involuntarily put in for a psych hold (it was BS and I hate how easily I was put into one - I almost lost my job). The staff was good but the experience was horrible. i was pushed in this processing area - the psych ward was split into two. One was all men and the other was almost all females. I was put with the girls as I wasn't considered potentially violent. I had to stay for 3 days. I didn't have any family around, I thought the Dr's would see that no one was visiting me and think that I was crazy. When interviewed by staff I was very assertive letting them know that I wasn't going to commit suicide and this was making things very difficult for me professionally. - After the interview I thought they wouldn't let me out but they did. My exGF found out about this and embarrassed me about it in horrible ways (I had been in an abusive relationship). It did mess me up professionally as well, I was a sr manager and everything was a mess and the director more or less beat me down further - I got fired a few months later. My Dad died about a month after I got out (he had terminal cancer), I lost my job, I became an addict. I've been looking for a job for MONTHS but I get told I'm too overqualified for what's available??? I NEED a paycheck so I can get my life back - I need a way in. I never had this issue with getting a job At the end of the day, it's just my 15 year old dachshund and me watching the world pass us by
Insane Asylum, a mental hospital and a mental health facility are different things. An insane asylum deals with criminals who are mentally let's say crazy, while a mental hospital or psychiatric hospital are people who are really struggling with life and need 24/7 help and protection from themselves.
Not criminals but people who cant be fixed and are danger to society
@@Palladiumavoid like some criminals
Yeah
Insane asylums don’t even exist anymore, at least not in the US. We only have mental hospitals.
@@lonecalzone6901 wont criminals just be in prison then
I was in one, if you aren’t crazy when you enter, you will be once you leave. Please don’t ever send anyone there. The abuse and trauma the patients suffer is horrific and still haunts me
im so sorry!
Agreed mental hospitals are horrible places. One might say the workers are the crazy ones
@Dare 15k for a 4 day stay ?? holy
@Dare Sounds like cap
This comment is dramatic and false
It was like halfway between a prison and a preschool. I got to color during my visit but I couldn’t leave when I wanted
dude, coloring/art therapy groups are the best part imo. music therapy is not bad either. one time, i was actually in the psych ward with my guitar teacher and they let us jam out, it was great.
We couldn't have pens. We got crayons and golf pencials...lol
@@StephenMiller2001 Yeah all of mine were super dried out lol.
We didn't have a music therapy. We had these radios that would play the local country stations and even then half of the time the reception was bad and we just heard static.
Wait you can color?? I love coloring!
I worked at a mental hospital. I died laughing everytime they did journaling. The patients were only allowed to use crayons. To keep them from stabbing us. Some of the patients would eat crayons.
This narrator really is the best on this channel. Confession: I tend to skip those "The Infographics Show" videos that he doesn't narrate 🙊
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I consented to going into a mental hospital for depression and seeing things that weren't there after I had been asleep .Turns out I have a sleep disorder that gives hallucinations.Kind of awake and asleep at the same time.
The scariest thing is being in there with crazy people and absolutely some of the Drs are crazier than the patients .
Like that South Park episode with Butters and MPD
Those "crazy people" have an illness just like you do.
bro i thought insane asylums were just rooms with pillows and tests that make you go insaneeeee
@@lovinitall6639 hello could you please tell me more about your experience. I wish to know ur story
I was admitted into a psych ward for having really deep depression. This is pretty accurate to the actual schedule within a mental health hospital.
Food was predetermined the day before, they give you a menu and with a red crayon you circled what food you wanted the day before. Admittedly it makes you kinda hungry for the food the day before, and you look forward to the food for an entire day.
The basic schedule went like
Wake up
Eat breakfast
Therapy class
Social skills class
Lunch
Recreational therapy
Visitation hour/relaxation hour
Snack time
Relaxation hour
Dinner
Shower hour
Some more relaxation
Bed time
Occasionally every 15 minutes a nurse will come around and peep through the door and watch as you sleep to ensure you’re not trying to do something harmful to yourself.
Yup
I was in mental hospital too. I got out in the middle of January. I had severe depression.
Ngl apart from the therapy bit it sounds like a preschool...
In the case you admit yourself for severe depression, did you find improvement by the end of your stay? I’ve been back and forth scared to do it but also know I need the help with depression/anxiety becoming unbearable.
@@FuckinEmoElmo if you really need it, please get advice from an actual doctor or mental help hotline before determining if you should go to a mental health hospital. For some people, it can be stressful since things can become boring in these wards. For me, it helped in the end but you can easily be put into the ward for extended periods more so than what you thought you’d be in for if the doctors feel that you may attempt something harmful to others or yourself when you’re released. Again, I’d recommend talking to mental health hotlines and family or friends before considering going to these hospitals.
I've been in and out of mental hospitals. I've felt worse off in the hospital..
Is it because they dont treat you as a human being?
for me I dont like the first couple days until I meet the cool ppl that are usually there then i hate the weeks after being discharged
@@culdeestudios1725 from my experience they treat yo very well and are usually very accomidating
Yea my mental hospital I went to was not the best it felt like prison and the staff that took care of you cussed all the time even tho there were kids there and I was only 13 or 14 I forget and there was even fights and they let it happen and watch them for entertainment and they all picked on the kid with down syndrome they need to do something better and fix these hospitals
@@outsider2639 I’ve been in three and in my second one they tried to make me go to an rtc and the doctor told me my parents were okay with it. I called my parents later that day and they said they didn’t agree to that. My parents bailed me out of that because of the doctors lie. I’m forever thankful.
Pretty true to life. I’m a former patient of a mental hospital, and this is very accurate.
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@bOuLeVaRd oF bRoKeN dReAmS thank you for the condolences. My battle with Depression and anxiety waves on; but mental hospitals are traumatic, and often horrible places, such as the facility I was in.
what was it like? your version of the story?
Did it susk
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@@etherraichu Yeah, so many different opinions and views nowadays, it would be less like a civil war and more like the purge.
@@etherraichu I mean my favorite part about this whole channel is that they’ve dove into hypothetical territories before. I would just like to see them cover it
I’ve been admitted 4 times, and, frankly, it doesn’t help. I become so desperate to leave this boring stressful environment, I just say or do whatever I need to get out. Maybe I’d get more out of it if I wasn’t forced to stay with people far more unstable than me?
Was it a fun place to be in there?
@@dmana3172 Read my post above. -_-
@@dmana3172 Mental Hospitals are never fun
Imagine him being your history teacher.
he is.
@@SundayLeaf but seriously he probably is one tution teacher
@@L.G.X.69420 hey can I ask what an insane asylum is
@@L.G.X.69420 what is an insane asylum
@@AhmAd-yw5sy for people with mental issues are put into a room with cushioned walls and stuff so they can't harm themselves or others.
As someone who has been through 5 of these things I can highly confirm that this video 99% accurate. The only thing that they got wrong is the group meetings for personal treatment is usually just you and your doctor unless your a minor then you have you're legally guardians present as well. And group therapy is a complete oxymoron, if you say you are starting to feel more sane or mentally healthy then the councilor present is only a second away from saying, your not ready. And the questions asked to patients are a crime all of there own. They ask extremely personal questions in front of other patients who have no business knowing the answers to. To top it all off if you don't answer these extremely personal questions during group therapy then its considered refusing medical help which can get you more time in the ward. They do this purposely because they know you don't feel comfortable talking about it so that you dont participate that way they can say you are refusing medical help. This way they get you a longer sentence and make more money.
The nurse: Average day in a insane asylum casual screams a few chest stabs you know the usual.
The guy who actually isn’t insane: wait a minute this isn’t Disneyland.
THIS IS DISNEY WORLD WHAT A SCAM
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Average day: *Patients get their heads tased and they act even worse*
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Yeah for some its awful, I have a friend who didn't respond but her memory of those months are hazy. Some people swear by it. So much is unknown still sadly. You're put under general anaesthetic for it in a hospital now adays, not strap a taser to you and hold you down. Horrific in the older days. Still a bit questionable now. I'm almost waiting to get it, I'm so deeply unhappy that I want to go commit die, so I have not much to lose lol.
people need genuine mental health assistance at some point in their life.. hospitals with psychiatrists are not the answer.
@@tuwf555 Are you slow?
@@sadmermaid for some it’s awful? No is not. It’s treatment
Going through this with my dad, had him taken to hospital by police, released a few days later unable to cope, we are now trying to help put his life back together starting from the beginning by getting him a place to live and money to manage. Its scary and stressful not only for the person going through a mental health crisis but also for the families.
Modern mental hospitals are more boring than scary. The scary part is the anticipation of when you leave if you're getting services when you get out because of waiting lists
It feels like you are being treated like a child in places like that so its really annoying and kinda humiliating.
I was institutionalized at Psychiatric hospital “Cruz del Norte” at Hermosillo, Sonora and is far from being a good hospital, the staff make sure to dehumanize you, neglect you and turn your family against of you. I have bipolar disorder and they where giving me uppers like Ritalin to keep me manic. I am willing to share my story to everyone to make sure human rights are applied to EVERY SINGLE PATIENT.
I was a trainee in an asylum some years ago. Was very interesting to see their methods and treatments, especially the electro shock. It was also cozy sometines, I remember going with a patient to a museum owned by the asylum and generally taking walks with them, also to supermarket and a local recycle store. It was generally quite peaceful there, well, I was in the ward for depressive patients, so not the most difficult or active one, but we still had all kind of patients with different diagnoses like schizophrenia, eating disorders and one time even taking in a forensic psychiatric patient temporary. Sometimes serious things would happen like depressed youngsters swallowing razor blades and self harming or bipolar or schizophrenic patients freaking out, maybe damaging themself too by bumping their head into a wall. I'm glad I was at that ward though, one of the other trainees was in a ward with many schizophrenic patients and she experienced a bizarre episode of one that was basically touching himself while being in the common room. They do get medicated ofcourse but you'll still experience episodes of patients with inappropriate behaviour sometimes. Personally for me it was be quite energy draining to be there, very interesting and educational but the patients can require much attention and care besides the treatment itself. So, huge respect from me to the workers in asylums! I did leave the field I was studying that time (occupational therapy) since I found out working so close with humans weren't for me and I was only getting more demotivated the further I got into the study, so of course the asylum was extra difficult for me since I didn't share the same motivation and interest in the field as someone else studying it would. But that doesn't mean the job in a ward isn't nice or interesting - if you like to help and work with humans, then it'll probably be an awesome field! Possibly challenging at times, but also very interesting
Thats pretty cool huh?
Shock therapy jesus was this back in the 1960s
@@jonnym4670 Yep. Still happens today.
@@ReccquiemBST who is doing shock therapy today?
@@jonnym4670 Sorry, long story.
Ive been in one. I was 13, my routine was
7:30 wake up
8:00 indoor movement
8:30 breakfast
9:00 force counciling
10:00 group free time, room time
12:00 lunch
12:00-1:00 most common visiting time
1:00 free time and snack, lucky we got tv
4:00 head count, movement, and calls usually
5:00 coloring
6:00 dinner
7:00 downtime, not free time, you were in your bed but no sleeping
8:00 we got to use the rec room if we were lucky
9:00 bed
Somewhere in there we go meds, naps, showers, ect, ect. We had a strap room, padded room, personal rooms, but horrible quality.
We got to go on probation for a few hours but had to come back and sometimes we could leave the hospital grounds.
Then you were let go.
It
Was
A
Horrible
Time
@Trav Yes. They strap you up for you and their safety
@Trav no, only if it has to happen
@Trav legs and arms
@Trav we had a bed, 1 strap per, and sometimes on the waist. TH-cam could probably describe it much better haha.
@Trav no, but it did happen to a.kid with schizophrenia
I checked into an emergency facility once years ago. My depression was getting out of hand and I needed time away from daily life to adjust to new medication and some structure. Food wasn't bad, but not being able to shave without someone watching was a bit annoying. Mostly I was bored af, and did what I could to skip out on group therapy. Because of my job at the time, I was allowed to skip on group and only had to do one on one therapy with the shrink. They reluctantly let me go after 8 days. They didn't want to let me go because my assessment score was still not where they would have liked it, however I had to repeatedly explain that my score would never be the same as others because of my duties.
My dad works at a mental hospital. There's a lot of people there that claim false insanity for a more "cushioned" life. One of the only mental hospitals in Missouri, the patients are allowed out of their rooms for a lot of time and are allowed to play ps4s and watch TV. The unfortunate thing is youre not allowed to fight back if you're attacked. My dad got punched 17 times in the head and bit one day and has had many issues and even surgery because he couldn't fight back. Had to lay there and take it.
I'm sorry he went through this.
But ain't no way I could just lay there while a nutcase beats on me
Lol.
What happens if you push them off, aka fight back ?
@@j.khuster2024 if you fight back you instantly go under investigation and you have a big chance of getting fired.
This video makes mental hospitals seem somewhat nicer that they really are. They're not all bad, but most are like ultra-authoritarian prisons where the inmates have no clearly defined release date, cease to have most human rights, and are far too often at the mercy of uncaring, or outright sadistic staff members on a power trip. From what I've read and seen on videos, documentaries and testimonies, most people end up traumatized by the experience, and forcefully drugged with dangerous, highly addictive neurotoxins.
This is extremely accurate. I volunteered to spend time in a mental hospital because I decided against suicide. I was scared of it being like the old hospitals, but it was actually helpful, and they did keep a close eye on us.
I hate the stigma around mental health facilities. If you’re truly struggling and aren’t sure what the next step in order for you to heal, please don’t be hesitant to reach out for help - however that looks like for you. Your diagnosis does NOT define you. No matter what the situation is, no one deserves to feel alone. My thoughts, prayers and well-wishes are with you. Stay strong and know you are not alone. I wish you the absolute best! ❤️
1 minute in and I'm having an anxiety attack thinking this is about modern facilities like I've been to lol. I'm scared to continue this. If it is modern I wish they would use a term like mental hospital or treatment facility instead of "insane asylum"
We're people. People that feel love and fear.
PC tho. Life aint pretty sometimes. An insane asylum houses the insane so it makes sense.
@@culdeestudios1725 it’s not about “political correctness” it’s about not demonizing people who suffer from mental health issues. labeling people as lunatics doesn’t do anything positive, it just spreads the stigma against mental health awareness
@@scrollingonthiswebsite yeah but what about the people who are actual lunatics? I mean still help them but u cant not call them crazy. Perhaps call the higher security levels insane asylums and lower levels mental hospitals.
People who violate other humans rights by being a social disturbance
@@scrollingonthiswebsite there’s no stigma, just lack of funds. Feel free to donate to one if you want to help
I just like how their topics are completely random
too random
Ya it's cool keeps you from not getting bored
I actually struggle with Bipolar Disorder and have been hospitalized 6 times for it. Every time has been voluntary. I either go for either severe depressive or severe mixed states and they can adjust my medications to get be back on track. Honestly it's nothing like the movies (I dunno about mental prisons where it's long-term/permanent) but the short term facilities aren't that bad. Just can be bored frequently. My stays are between 4 to 7 days.
My little brother went to one called Brentwood. He didn't want to be there anymore because a couple of kids older than him tried to hurt him.
Thats too bad
😂
i was committed wrongly for 17 days and it was the worst experience of my life. i say this even though i’ve been in 4 medically induced comas.
I was on psych hold in a psych ward. It’s a very scary place with sketchy people and bathrooms that don’t lock. The food is horrendous, and you sit in an uncomfortable bed all day. I ended up with the choice of being referred to an in-patient facility, or an out-patient facility. I chose out-patient without a second thought. Never end up in a psych ward.
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@@pha-qall6435 eh, i’ll have fries on my ketchup
I’ve been in and out of mental hospitals because of my schizophrenia and bipolar and this video is definitely accurate.
So, an average day in grandparents’ schools. Got it.
Mental Hospitals are different than an institution, mental hospitals are generally temporary to keep them from hurting themselves then they get rehabilitated in an institution
Some facilities have both long term and short term care
I was in a mental ward for a while till I got discharged early after another patient punched me in the face :p
Did they find you a somewhat irritable personality?
I got into a fight in a psych ward with a paranoid gangster-ish guy that was getting on my nerves. 1st they put me in a solitary cold white room for the night then him. I actually liked being solitary and later got to enjoy seeing the guy I'd fought with freak out at being trapped in a room alone. That was nice.
I was literally hate crimed
That's sad
Lol
Uk mental health hospitals aren’t as strict as this from my experiences. We were allowed phones at all times and could go out into the garden when we wanted. There were some restrictions but not that many depending on the reasons why you’re there.
I was in one for my ptsd and it was great! The staff and patients were very friendly and honestly helped me alot
Yes same for me I really seen it as a peaceful place it wosent boring nor a bad place ngl💯
Not to be a stranger but what state are you in? Because i never been in one.
Im currently in a psychiatric ward for up to 28 days. Not allowed to leave or go outside. I believe in 50 years the imprisonment of suicidal and mentally ill patients will go down the same way labotomies and electrotherapy has. Appalling
It’s so interesting how mental health is so different around the world. Some hospitals are great some aren’t
You know, this is pretty spot on. We had a cafeteria, (there was a joke you would add 15 lbs, and I DID gain weight.)There were several sections for different kinds of patients: one for the elderly, one for adolescents, one for the more troubling and dangerous patients, and one for patients easier to handle. I was in the latter. I knew I had anxiety, depression, and Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD); but during those 5 days, I learned I had childhood PTSD, and Borderline Personality Disorder.
my father uses this to make me behave myself because "i cause his trauma" when he causes my trauma first.
I need to behave but I don’t like to behave I’m physiologically damaged though
the mental hospital sounds like a dream for me rn
Psych holds are sooooo unconstitutional I'm angered that not enough have challenged this enough.
Especially when pleding insanity is so difficult but you can easily be 5150 if you just say you don't care if you die and the big issue is that IT CAN DO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE IF ITS NOT WHAT THEY SHOULD'VE DONE
My great aunt went to a mental hospital because she was schizophrenic she called the police yelling " I killed somebody, I killed somebody". She named a person that doesn't exist
I went for depression and anxiety related to my schizoaffective disorder. The bed was uncomfortable and showers that barely worked. It was very strict. The food was good, though. I was in a luxury facility.
I wish I had watched this before I was sent away. The scariest time for me was when realizing how little I knew about what was to come. I still have nightmares.
There's some things that are a little off, but overall it's fairly accurate. The number one thing that I'll suggest to anybody and everybody is to make friends with the other patients and especially with the staff. That should be the very first thing you do. You have to be prepared to make the place home for a while because you're most likely not going to be getting discharged anytime soon. Making as many friends as possible will definitely help make your stay easier and hopefully shorter. Number 2 thing is to never ever say "I'm not crazy!" I'm sure you can understand why. Also the food will be trash, but if you don't eat then they will consider it self harm or possibly worse. If anybody reads this and is about to go in remember these words. They will help you!
Who let the simpleton out of the Asylum - Arthur Morgan
As a former psych ward patient, this is very accurate :)
I’ve been in 3 for depression and suicide attempts and this is very true. Thank you so much for this video.
Hope you’re doing well now Dylan 💪🏼 all the best!
I’m almost 3 years clean from self harm thank you!!
@@DFozz24 I’ve not done it for a year now. Here’s a cuddle from me 🤗 💕
Ive gone twice for the same reasons. Congrats on your discharge and growth from that time.
Congrats to all of you. Stay strong
I've been warded 7 times, most involuntarly. In eastern Europe, Poland to be exact. There wasnt much therapy but I could smoke cigs all day in smoking room, I could use my phone and once Ive been even allowed to keep my laptop and use hospital wifi. Food was bad each time though. I spent there few months in total.
Was it really scary?
@@danjones9493 im not easly scared, Im diagnosed with AsPD
@@fridgeanon so they threw you into an asylum basically. Did they give you any support after or just throw you into the streets?
@@danjones9493 not much to be honest
One, max 2 hours therapy a week and talk with psychiatrist
@@fridgeanon so sociopath? And I don’t mean that in a rude way I’m actually very intreaged in mental Illnesses and would like to see a better treatment for some of them. What’s it like and do you lack empathy like psychopaths or is it different?
After being in a psych ward 16 times this is pretty accurate across all of the facilities these days. I’ve been there voluntarily and involuntarily. The weekends just have less therapy groups and more free time. If you’ve never been to one and end up on a situation where you have to go to one, it’s not that bad. Scary and confusing at first but it’s not hellish. I’ve made good friends in those places, very genuine people.
I been in and out of these since I was 11 I have seen and been abuse in mental hospital when I say abuse I mean u have one person who is underweight and is throwing up blood and in so much pain that they are rough with them and refuse to give them medical attention even when they beg for help when clearly they should be in a hospital not a mental hospital. Seeing that I cried for days because they threatened me if I did anything I get hurt too and I would be hit with a 72 as well. That was last year so yes places like that are still up and running they overworked the staff I would see some of them take 3 shifts back to back with no sleep it was badly run they only cared about the money not the people who had to stay there.
Hate to say it, but it doesn't surprise me.
I don't trust any type of hospital, let alone an asylum.
Take care.✌️
Dude this sounds sick, don’t know why I’ve chosen to be sane up until this point.
Food. Food.
“Whats the menu?”
I live in New York. My brother lived with me, he had attempted suicide on multiple occasions even being brought to the hospital and being falsely pronounced dead. He hadn’t died but instead was put on a ventilator. He was then “screened” by the doctor who after a very short screening decided to let my brother out the morning after coming off the ventilator. My brother attempted suicide one last time on a fateful dec 18 2020 were he decided to hang himself in our houses attic. I hope that this fateful news helps to have people think about mental health and the lack of awareness for suicide. If you know someone who is suffering from thoughts of suicide I beg you as a human being do not let that person be alone.
my favorite infogfx animation : the moving uvula when they scream LOLL
The one I went to was like 60/30 for me. 60 bad 30 good. To me it was annoying how you couldn't opt out of a group meeting like AT ALL, it would start of as "Hi Greg, how do you feel today? " and you had to freaking answer but you weren't allowed to say fine, had to be something other than fine. I remember there were a couple times I just wanted to read my book and not interact (I'm introverted) and because of this the staff would pester me and threaten to take my book away. I get that they deal with a lot of unruly patients but honestly for me a lot of human interaction really wears me out. On top of that I had a smoking habit once I did get out because while being in there, patients were only allowed outside for a smoke break. I didn't smoke but bring indoors for so long really is maddening. So I went with the smokers just to get some sort of fresh air. Then on top of that one of the patients was a really creepy dude who made me very uncomfortable, pretty much stalker type. Which I've dealt with stalkers before, it's very stressful. When I tried bringing it to a nurses attention and showed her the creepy note he left on my bed, she just snatched the paper glanced at it, said ok and went back to talking to her Co worker. Definitely made me feel less than a human being. The good was that yes I did make some friends in there that were pretty cool and luckily the doctor assigned to me genuinely seemed like he wanted me to be on the right medications. I honestly get paranoid of the cops being called on me though because I feel like I'll just get taken back again for a 4th time.
When I think of a insane asylum I think of people being strapped to chairs and being forced pills
Dang
I think of Arkham Asylum
It can be like that too, my brother was in a mental hospital when he was a Child, and he was very distressed so he was forcefully strapped to a chair...just like in movies
@Trav 11 i think
when i was in a psych ward i got the best food and when i called my mom i kept telling her home cooked meals taste better and my dad burns his food a lot and i told him i missed his burned food cause i missed him so much
Doctor: " I shouldn't be here...I can't stay here any longer......I have to go......let me out!"
Supervisor: "Not until your shift is over."
I was in a mental hospital in 2004 on November 20th. The doctor said that I was so good there that I only had to stay three days and two nights. I did too good because my beloved grandfather had me check myself in. Today is his birthday and he is 79 years old today. I can't name all the things he did for me. I have compulsive depression disorder. I've really come a long way since then because where I'm living at the facility now, they let me have a baby doll since I cannot have young children. They used psychology about her on me and it works like a good time. Love Brayden waves are working perfect like a normal human being now. I was in the semi abusive relationship with Greg Gentry and his family. I probably could have done better to but I didn't know how. I'm doing great now
imagine this guy being your teacher
Woah, this is totally different in Poland. MUCH WORSE. I'm still recovering from the trauma from 2 hospitals, i was there 3 years ago for 2 months:(
I have been to 4 mental hospitals. Each one was very different from another. Some were more „hospital-ly“ and some more of a resort(?). Like one of them was quiet far away from the he city, surrounded by beautiful nature. Trees, meadows, overall really good taken care off flowers and stuff, a little lake which led into a stream crossing the area and was home to two swans who lived there 😊 the water was so clear that you could see the bottom. there was also a special spot where you could take your shoes off and cool off your feet 😊 basketball, volleyball, soccer, tennis area… nice seating spots, a cafeteria with internet access and a pool table, guests where always welcome to visit.
And the people who worked there were really nice and were really trying to help you and always took their time to listen to your problems. Nurses as well as doctors and therapists. 😊
And if I wouldn’t have been there I wouldn’t be typing this right now :)
The beginning is actually nice- but when the nightmare starts DX ITS the worst..
Yet you still referred to it as an insane asylum in the title. I would like to think those days are mostly behind us and we can now stick with mental health hospital while educating about the asylums. As someone with mental health issues, the idea of an insane asylum sounds terrifying and not helpful at all.
Yeah like i clicked on this expecting something from like the 50’s- or the 1800’s lol but its litterally just a pysch wards? There fine and modernised
Rehabs etc do NOT cold turkey you. If you are dependant on alcohol, for example, the withdrawal can cause death (my partner died that way) and withdrawal from benzodiazepines and opioids can be EXTREMELY unpleasant.
We had a killer menu. If we had freedom to go to the cafeteria, we got as much to eat as we wanted, and the food was delicious. We had a salad bar option if we didn't like what the cafeteria staff had prepared, or if we wanted a side salad. I *love* olives, green and black, and would often get a bowl and pig out on em...the other kids thought I was weird, lol.
Love the video for sure! Animation, narration and tone to sarcastically sweeten up the true anguish that goes on there for an inmate or patient (not a client like you are told) the hospitals dont have anything to stimulate the brain like your own clothes, shoes, books, plants and tones for the walls are horrible on purpose. You may have 30 minutes a day of rec to go to an indoor basketball hoop and ive been in a few with a t.v room and puzzles. All water except 1 maybe 2 juice boxes or coffee a day So that you are based out and the forced meds they give you (2 or 3 times a day) are the only stimulation you can have and theyre free to play around with drug combinations knowing theres no other factors in your head. which leads to a lifetime of pain and chaos. Its like jail without being able to go outside at all but id much rather jail. In jail or prison gotta watch your back on the other inmates. In Hospitals you really gotta watch out for the gaurds, nurses even the doctors. They're seriously overworked stressed to the highest degree and have complete control of your life and mind, im thinking need to switch things up occupationally when it became too much and wouldnt come into the psych fields with the intent to harm🙏🏼 but theres a lot of things that have happened behind those walls that are absolutely unforgivable, unforgettable and unmentionable making me shake just ttping....
I also know every crazy hospital isn't the same, theres so many of places in the world and there's different levels of facilities for mental health problems but i wish i was put in a spot like this for one of my stays for sure. Reminds me of a group psych house i had to stay at, or a group home.
**I guess the reason for this is, if you or someone you know have mental health issues dont make the hospital your first thought, there's a lot of options. Just start hitting up your local community and dont feel weird about it because without help it just gets weirder and wierderer👍🏼Youre tagged for life with your hospital chart and a false diagnoses, or any diagnosis, could really mess up someone's life...
Im sorry to anyone who has had to deal with the cruelty of these places and feel deeply for anyone who's mind is just acting funky on the daily and you cant do anything about it. Im with you all spirit and just keep movin!
*And wanted to give a big shoutout to all the nurses docs and gaurds that treated people like people, trying to help me and everyone find a little peace in our heads. The world needs more of you, so much love to ya❤
And another appology about this long comment, i loved the video and it made me think a ton so figured id share some of dem thoughts🤘🏼
Have a great day cause if you reading this it means your outside and thats at least 1 positive for the day!
Infographics and insane asylums? My favorite thing ever. Hold up, let me grab the popcorn 🍿
This is exactly howit was I just got out of oschner medical facility and yeah it's so boring especially if you can't sleep at night.
My parents would send me here for about a week to ground me, because grounding me at home would not work
I miss being in the mental hospital. If I go back out will affect any medicine in about to be put on and I can't risk that. I hated being there at the time but now that I'm sane now for about 3 years I kinda miss it
Sometimes i feel like i need this especially when i feel suicidal
I've been to a teenage general psychiatric hospital, it isn't that bad. I don't know about the adult ones tho
Pediatric hospitals aren’t that bad. It was honestly kind of fun. Like the other dude said Idk what the adult hospital is like. But please get help
@@sub2jackspedicey312 How?
@@zaidanp7258 ?
@@sub2jackspedicey312 Don't be a dick, maybe this is his way of crying for help or asking for help. Sympathy might be what he needs to get help. A little bit of encouragement.
I remember when I had to work in an asylum for a couple of weeks. One old man got transfered from anoter asylum to this one. He wasnt talking for years. He didnt look at anybody. I asked what he has. Turns out when he was a young adult, he has been put in an asylum because his ex left him and he was heartbroken. The reason why he stopped talking and looking at anybody and was basically a shell of himself was because he spent his whole life in asyliums because he was a normal heartbroken young adult. I don't need to tell you guys how I was feeling after hearing that.
This is really accurate and I'm talking from personal experience but they forgot to mention consolatory confinement
Were You Crazy?
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@@Dumify Mental hospitals are for people with disorders too
Couldn’t use my phone, couldn’t go out and couldn’t see my friends or family when I wanted to. Worst experience of life, but got to learn and experience what others had to go through in their lives. Interesting people in their
@Noor Latif when I was in their they would force medication on you with injections, but that taught me to be a man and keep my problems to yourself, because know one in their really care about how you felt. You don’t know what others are going through, which got me to think that’s what it’s like to grow up
I gained 20lbs in the mental hospital. We choose what we could eat from a list the day before. It was unlimited items; you could order as much as you want. Also there was snack time three times a day
And you can watch tv and play board games with the others
I was in it twice for self harming🔪🩸 and major depression😭 and anxiety disorder😦
I was actually thinking about this a few days ago
I have been a patient is psychiatric facilities AND I’m currently working as a student nurse in one. ECT isn’t always a short term treatment. Once a week I go in to have it and I know MANY others who do also. This is called maintenance ECT. I’ve been having this for about 5 years now and I can honestly say without it, I’d be long dead.
There is also a band of staff doing rounds coming in every three hours to wake you up and to draw blood. Oh, you also have to hideous scrubs, hospital gowns, and grip-footed socks, and disposable underwear if you didn't bring your own clothing, you can't wear anything with strings including shoelaces.
I didn’t see the joker in this video
An important point to cover is that spots in these hospitals in the USA are extremely limited with massive waiting lists around the country. I just finished my psychiatry rotation in medical school and saw how once one patient is discharged another one is immediately admitted. There really needs to be more funding of mental health facilities.
I completely agree.
Hospitals in general are in need of more funding from the Federal government, my girlfriend who works at MGH in Boston has told me how crazy the whole system is even before Covid-19
Non Americans are more important now :-(
@@MegaBait1616 what do you mean?
@@keithprice4711 , just bout and hour ago I got back from visiting and there was no beds. It's a large hospital too all non-Americans getting free health care the hospitals are now flooded. be well.
I can't imagine how draining it would be to work here.
Outlast experience.
Love the videos
Bye the way watching this every day makes me happy
@Cameron Armstrong His opinion
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@@benecrim1724 I'm not your bruh
@Cameron Armstrong I'm not your bruh either
Women many times who had bad endometriosis or postpartum depression were put in Insane asylums. Men had no clue really what their mothers wives and sisters went thru. They thought it was in our heads. Some males doctors still felt that into the very late 20th century
In the stone age, men would drag women to their cave! Some male neanderthals still did that despite it being 300 million years BC.
Can you believe that?
I literally cry every night in demand of justice for prehistoric women!
Best sandwich I ever had was in a mental health facility. Plus sides to everything.
Pretty accurate. Thankfully the staff doesn't refer to the duration of your stay as "a vacation" like *others* sometimes do
“the average day in an insane asylum”
that basically describes my life during quarantine
Whatever your being dramatic
actually, all of us.
You mean a day of highschool?? (I know an Insane asylum is way worse than school, it was a joke)
No it doesn't 🙄
@@ella17734 r/wooosh
The treatment of the mentally ill in asylums was heavily influenced by those in positions of power, including medical professionals, administrators, and caregivers. Asylums became sites where the power dynamics of the time were played out, with patients often being the most vulnerable and powerless.
I remember I was playing a game called “Insane asylum” and basically a bunch of people were stuck In a white rook and me and the others started chatting but all of a sudden this guy said “I watched 10 hours of a dancing roach thats how I ended up here ;-;” I mecer wheezed so hard before
" And I watched 10 hours of Vietnam war sounds for sleep and relaxation. "
" *w a t c h e d.* "
The best narrator on channel by far, the other guy just sounds like he's not interested in anything.
As a psych nurse, I can confirm.
Fake
My PTSD got worse after I came out of a mental hospital
if i had a computer and didnt have to take medication i would probably be fine there
else i'd go insane
If I had a phone, tablet, or computer I'll be fine.
you don't get internet access at one due to HIPAA and fear of privacy breaches from other patients. you do have access to a telephone for if you want to reach friends or family or other support. my advice is bring a few books you like and or haven't read yet
@@dashamm98 even if privacy breaches happen its worth it. the law is so badly designed. i would talk to the interesting people there but i guess thats illegal too because maybe i would say something not approved of by some arbitrary list and cure someone.
@@dashamm98 fine then I'll just bring some books
I was involuntarily put in for a psych hold (it was BS and I hate how easily I was put into one - I almost lost my job). The staff was good but the experience was horrible.
i was pushed in this processing area - the psych ward was split into two. One was all men and the other was almost all females. I was put with the girls as I wasn't considered potentially violent. I had to stay for 3 days. I didn't have any family around, I thought the Dr's would see that no one was visiting me and think that I was crazy. When interviewed by staff I was very assertive letting them know that I wasn't going to commit suicide and this was making things very difficult for me professionally. - After the interview I thought they wouldn't let me out but they did.
My exGF found out about this and embarrassed me about it in horrible ways (I had been in an abusive relationship). It did mess me up professionally as well, I was a sr manager and everything was a mess and the director more or less beat me down further - I got fired a few months later.
My Dad died about a month after I got out (he had terminal cancer), I lost my job, I became an addict. I've been looking for a job for MONTHS but I get told I'm too overqualified for what's available??? I NEED a paycheck so I can get my life back - I need a way in. I never had this issue with getting a job
At the end of the day, it's just my 15 year old dachshund and me watching the world pass us by