The times I have spent in hospital, and the staff were awful. I was constantly told that I was taking up a bed someone else needed. So I learned to say that I was fine, no matter how crappy I really was, just to get discharged
That isn't right, they shouldn't be saying things like that at all. I remember telling a staff member in one hospital I was in that I felt like I could be discharged because I knew they needed the beds and she said they weren't bothered about things like that. Who are they to say which people need to have a bed? They should be focusing on the patients who are already in there. Some places have bad staff, I've had a terrible experience in one hospital but another hospital I was in a few years ago was excellent. Depends on the kind of people they have working in them, some people are just there for the easy money and so they can sit around not having to do much compared to other jobs.
I was a voluntary patient for just under 4 weeks, following a SERIOUS suicide attempt. I am a FIERCELY intelligent man, and some of the staff treated me/spoke to me like I was a CUNT. But I NEVER reacted to them/shouted at them, or CHINNED them, but I WANTED to. I SINCERELY believe and in fact KNOW (through my own personal experience) that a LOT of staff at Mental Health Hospitals, HATE THEIR JOBS/THEIR LIVES/THEIR PATIENTS. They're not all 'Saintly, and lovely.' Some are horrible unintelligent cunts. End of. Anyone find this upsetting/harsh? Your problem, and fuck off. I have LIVED through my catastrophe, and this is MY LIVED EXPERIENCE, of being a voluntary patient in a Mental health Hospital (The Maudsley) In London. If you're MASSIVELY depressed as I was, and virtually everyone else is on Carbamazepine/Olanzapine/Risperidone, and are hearing voices/seeing things (auditory & Visual hallucinations) and were frankly fucking POTTY, whilst in there, for someone like ME, who just wanted to be DEAD, it was totally and utterly ghastly, and frightening. One geezer (devoid of talent) Thought he was a famous RAPPER. Drove me round the fucking twist, he did!
Hi there! Thanks for sharing your experiences. I have bipolar and I've been admitted voluntary 4 times and I have to say it - you hit the nail on the head as to what it's like on a ward. Perfectly described 👍 I really do wish those windows let more air in! 🤣🤣
Good on ya mum💐 jj keep on loving your self and your mum. You are doing a great thing here mate. I really hope it helps you and helps others with whatever they are going through. Good on you bud for making asking for help a little less scary for those who are frightened of reaching out. And also jj for showing others that you can come out ok and grow. Also kudos for the depo. Keep spreading the word about how helpful that is. ✌️🇦🇺
This is actually a quality insight, the way you pre recorded the things you were going to discuss in the video and how it synchronises perfectly, good job mate. Seriously, I wish you the best going forward buddy.
Hi I just came across your channel. Thank you for your info on hospital stays. I have clinical depression and anxiety. Our mental health is everything. If we don't have it, we have nothing. It is still not really spoken about in society, and that needs to change. I am glad you have found something to help aid your digestion. That in itself is terrible. Thank you for sharing part of your journey, it is appreciated. Prayers
As a person whom has suffered from mental health disorders for around nearly 3 decades is tiring & I seem to question everything like society & the universe since I was a child, and nobody used to listen to me for years tbh. But eventually I began to get emotionally abused by most of my town & I ended up with PPD which manifests the most disturbing waves of paranoia, I've actually been diagnosed with nearly ten different disorders. The worst was the PPD though, I don't like diagnosing myself cause it demoralises individuals such as myself & puts you into a little square box, but overall I think it's the most appropriate one. Social anxiety or any for a matter of fact turns into paranoia which makes you lose sanity, friends family and yourself such as me become all strangers & you feel like your not allowed to talk to certain people cause they might get livid with you for saying something offensive cause of anxiety etc, so I'm paranoid about myself and everyone becomes a stranger within these concrete landscapes of no show or tell, it made me have common out of context panic attacks, mental breakdowns & proper self abuse & suicidal behaviour making you manic. I wouldn't go near windows in fear of getting a brick through my window with delusions becoming more & more painful becoming real pain, you become feeble to social situations etc. And out of all my disorders the PPD or eternal paranoia gave me 9 suicide attempts as a teenager to adult, these wounded me up in various psychiatric units throughout Manchester. And yes I do remember those endless takeaways and most of your experiences; but I used to just flush some of my medications down the toilets, I did take some but mostly got rid, I dont think it's proper help. And each time I got psychiatric talks I'd make the women or man start crying because I talked about society & the universe in such a deep way that I could take but I suppose some couldn't. But yes I like this vid, and I love your honesty if it is!
Thanks for being so honest and open my friend. I am so sorry you have had to suffer like you have. All I can say is that I hope you feel better soon. I know rejecting medication can feel like the only right choice at times but it’s the only thing that can help you. There’s only so much care and attention another human being can give. Do you take any medication at the moment? I’m on depot injection still, and though it’s not very pleasant to take it, it really does help me. I rejected the help for many years my friend. I hope you can be open to it and find some help for yourself. Thank you for your comment and very interesting story. There is always hope! Don’t give up!
@@JJArden now yes I'm getting better, I've not really taken any medication for nearly a couple of years, I may only consume if the paranoia gets too much and other disorders I have, but I've made a lot of very deep thinking friends like myself, the years are frustrating but not as frustrating as it once was; I don't believe you can ever get rid of a mental illness but you can make it better, theirs no doubt about that.
I love seeing these videos because i feel like its spreading awareness of how horrible psyche wards are. I am so sorry everyone is having such a hard time though. I am personally in a horrible homeless shelter rn while experiencing severe symptoms and i have no family. However even though it is very obvious to me @JJArden is coming from a good place, I must warn you both not to take medication. Read Robert Whitaker's book "Anatomy of an Epidemic" it asks and answers the right questions. It has been an open secret for decades that the truth is the benefits of these drugs are actually from their brain damaging effects, they mellow out psychotic symptoms by a harmful doping effect. They also create chemical imbalances that ACTUALLY CAUSE psychotic symptoms. The reason people have severe relapses is because once they are on drug the brain adapts to having the drug in its system, so when you come off things can go haywire in the brain leading to potentially very serious mental health issues. People kill themselves and others from this effect when they come off the drugs, in the worst cases so a slow tapering process is ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. Dont just stop taking them cold turkey if your on them! I know this is sensitive stuff and i say these things out of love ❤
@@hummingbird4934 thank you! Yes I am not denying the whole experience was quite traumatic for me as well at the time. But it was mainly everything that led up to me being sectioned, each time I have been. When I got there I did not like it at first, but it turned out to be quite therapeutic for me personally. I am sorry to hear you had a bad experience. If you want to talk about it I’d love to know more.
Listen my friend thank u so much for sharing ur experience with us! Tons of prayers ur way for strength! I get they do great work but so sad how clinical/even prison like these caring wards look. I jus find it, i dunno- uncaring & friendly looking. Tbh Iam shocked they r so harsh looking. Ur a strong dude cause u came fighting back, i admire that. Again ta for ur upload m8 💪
Haha thanks a lot mate!! Yeah I agree it can feel like a prison when your in there and can be a bit of a horrible experience. But looking back on it I really did receive a lot of help from the doctors and staff and even patients which I could not have got on my own! Amazing people. Thanks again my friend all the best!!
@@JJArden ur a admiration & carry a strong positive msg but the great thing was seeing u fight back- brilliant! Very powerful video m8. #stick_with/the_winners 💪
I've just a few hours ago, watched my mum get taken away under sector 2 of mental health, with the police restraining and cuffing her, and going in the ambulance with her, she refuses any help, and refuses to ever see a doctor/nhs or take medicine. but now after 9 years of trying, I have finally managed to get her the help she needs. they will keep her upto 28 days, but i am so worried.
Don’t be worried my friend! And well done for being there for her and getting her the help she needs! It might be daunting at first for her, and she might not want to be there, but mental health wards are very safe places and the staff will be keeping an eye on her around the clock. Hopefully she will come to terms with the idea of taking medication and see that the doctors and nurses there only want the best for her. It might take a long time, but this may well be the first step towards her getting better. It changed my life for the better going in hospital under a section. I also refused any help and fought the system for years and had to be forced to take medication. I have been through the worst times of my life still rejecting the help simply because I truly believed they didn’t understand and would make me worse. But, after a year or two I was a changed man! I didn’t want to be there at the time, but looking back on it, hospital was a really positive experience for me. I even spent Christmas and new years in there once! I’m so glad I went through it and I am now out of the other side. Hopefully I will never have to go through it again, but it’s reassuring that this system is in place to help me get on the right track again if I ever do relapse. I wish you and your mum all the best and hope she gets well soon!
@@JJArden yes it can be at first but I’ve been sober and clean seventeen years now so that’s easy but the medicine makes things difficult like sleeping regular hours and stuff
@@JJArden yes it was awful told everyday we treat it like hotel git told we are racist when all we wanted was help someone to talk to and be treated like human beings with respect told by top doctor to pack and leave no where to go fur therapy or help just given pills told to shut up and go away released patients that are still very unwell who need lots of support but just told to go and no outside support at all this is why they end up killing themselves
@@carolbarrett9207 yeah I have had a similar experience once when I was actually in prison and was seeking the doctors help. They said they had heard enough of what I had to say and kicked me out of the mental health wing. I should have been sectioned instead of sent there in the first place. Upon my release I eventually got the help I needed. Keep going. Sometimes the medication is the only thing that will help. But I also know how hard it is having no one to talk to. What sort of mental health problems do you suffer with?
Personally I believe every human on earth has some form of mental health. But obviously some more obvious than others amd coping differently. I know I do.
Those pictures you drew were hilarious, mate this is really heavy shit though dude you've been through a lot I'm glad to see your doing better mate, very glad I love ya lad, but yeah gimme a text boyo xx
This video is absolutely smashing it. Well done man, well done for being open about your mental health problems you'll have helped a lot of people with this video!
I've studied the tiny amount of footage. They look like they're down a well and like the actor Lionel Jeffries. I hate those cells in mh wards. Those beds😢 I was first sectioned in 1997 and it's changed so much for the worst.
@@ClaraDbvl thank you! Tbh it’s not that bad now they used to all be dormitories but at least now they have single rooms some with a private toilet and shower. Hope you are doing well!
Your montage of images is ACE. It's really compelling...maybe experiment with creating content without narration or with a montage of your own narration over the montage of images? It could be even more ace.
I spent time on a psyc ward 13 years ago. I was a volunteer patient and I really can't complain about it at all the staff where lovely and I met some some lovely people . I have seen some very poorly people aswell.
When you say very unwell, what where you doing? Did you see any strange stuff? Did you hallucinate? Did you have strange dreams such as out of body experience or lucid dreams? Did you go days with little to no sleep just before you got sectioned?
It was mainly the fact that I was poisoning myself with peppermint oil and not eating that was the reason I was unwell. But I may well have had delusional thoughts and hallucinations/hearing voices etc
@@LouiesLog hahahahha!!!!! Someone finally noticed and commented. Yea the sound quality on this vid is annoyingly bad. I used a good mic but I didn’t realise at the time I recorded in stereo with one microphone. So the sound is panned to the left 🙃 you don’t really notice it unless you use headphones. My apologies!
I got sectioned back in feb this year I was really paranoid was hearing voices of a spirit beeing thats what I thought, I've had mental health problems going back to my teens never fitted into society friends only one relationship and it did not last long, I did struggle educational learning and devolpment problems from primary school, I've said some really upsetting things to people and I don't know why find it hard forgiving myself had problems at work as a result can't make sense out of anything feeling like my emotions are hard to control beeing feeling a lot of anger over the last few years had thoughts to hurt people which really worries me and upsets me makes me feel really anxious, never been diagnosed for any mental disorder but I'm waiting for some tests for Autism and dylexia
@@richardmell299 sounds rough mate. The world is a cruel place and I can relate to a lot of the things you have mentioned. I’m here if you want to talk. I found something that works for me. I’m not on any medication at the moment though I do not deny it helped me in the past. However, maybe this is something I needed all along. I discovered it a few years ago and mention it in this video. It’s food grade peppermint oil. Calms the soul. It is very strong. I put it on my skin and I take it orally. It is healing me better than anything I have ever used before. Check the link in the description of the video. I highly recommend using it.
They let you have a camera in there? I thought it was not permitted. What medications did they put you on? Is it a life long medicine? After the first time did you get given meds did they prescribe pills and how did they monitor it?
I snuck a camera in this admission was in 2014 I did not have a phone then but phones are permitted with cameras on. As long as you don’t record other patients it’s not actually against the rules. I am on Zuclopenthixol under a community treatment order which means it is reviewed once a year to determine whether or not they want to keep me on it. It is administered via injection. But they did give me tablets for the side effects of this drug. I do not need to take them anymore but the side affects were bad in hospital and I needed to take them.
I’m probably gonna be going to prison soon. I here the mental hospital is bad however I cannot fight at all and I’m weak so will be a target in prison, is it bad I’m debating faking a mental illness to go here? People say it’s worse but personally for me (who has social anxiety and can’t talk to anyone) this place would be better
Hi 😢im being sectioned next time i flip i have medications but also suffer lots of pain due to rhumatiod authritis bowel disease and nerve damage which means i dont sleep much im on morphine that does not help .i am now morphine dependent .i dont see point taking medication .thrn i get stressed angry bitter start getting paranoid .😢i see things ehat im unsure i feel the walls starting to close in on me i just want to explode .i am very scared that in next few weeks its coming as i have a cpn nurse shes a cow but comes to my home stressing me out causing me to flip yes iv said i want to selfharm and done . nothing major ..i live in cheshire were will i be put .i just feel very helpless any advise please total respect to you my friend you are a trooper varry on mate getting well 🙏🙏❤️❤️🩹
@@angelsnow2695 sorry to hear you’re going through a tough time at the moment. Don’t worry about being sectioned though if it comes to that. It’s nothing to be afraid of. It’s a very safe environment and there are staff looking after you around the clock. It might not seem ideal at first but only good things can come from it in my experience. The doctors and staff there may be able to examine you more closely and be able to prescribe a more suitable medication for you that gets rid of the pain. That’s what happened for me. I was in a lot of physical pain before I was sectioned and nothing would get rid of it. I also didn’t see the point in taking the medication the mental health doctors would prescribe as I didn’t think it would treat my physical pain. But after being forced to take it for a year or two my pain went away. I’m not sure where you will be sent to if you are sectioned, they try to keep you as local as possible but it is wherever there is a bed available so it could be quite a distance away. You are allowed visits and your phone though to keep in touch with those close to you. Try not to worry! Whatever happens, happens for a good reason and I’m sure your CPN just wants the best for you!
Hay bud,.came across your vid a few days back,.what would be your advice on going into a phyc hospital for drug withdrawal,.if it was putting you in a unstable bad state of mind,do they accommodate for stuff like that
Thanks for watching mate! It’s not really the place for drug withdrawal and I have seen people come in who are going through that, but they are given some basic care and then allowed to leave. I think rehab is the best place for that kind of thing. As Mental Health Wards are designed for people with mental illnesses rather than people withdrawing from drugs.
@@JJArden cheers for the reply man,.yea I’ve had somet going on with mental health before the withdrawal bud,.half the reason i started the withdrawal,mental health is a bitch when it’s out of control
It’s more than co operative, it’s appreciative of the help and the realisation that you are un well and these people are just trying to help you. It takes trust, guts, determination and a whole lot of belief in the greater good. That’s the only way you will ever get better
Yes you are allowed visitors. I was in during covid though so visitors were not allowed for some time in there because of that. I also was in a hospital that was far away from home so didn’t have any visitors during my last stay there. Thanks for watching!
pardon me for commenting you seem like your doing well now not long before you get unescorted sec17 leave you bounceback so i hope your not wprrying whenever youre locked up ive been sectioned 15 times now and it looks like your on an open ward maybe you been medium secure i have and sometimes tihe staff do b eat you up the hospital your in seems good though and you are happy there im glad because i dont think you deserve bad treatment we would be mates i reckon if i was on your ward good man great video we need more people like you to show what mentally ill people have to go through
Thanks mate!! Sorry to hear you’ve had bad experiences in hospital even being beaten by staff which sounds awful! All I can say is my experiences have not been too bad I suppose I’ve been lucky really to have such nice staff and friendly patients. Hope you are doing well thank you for watching!!!
Bollox, he glorified staff, we all know the staff and even the dinner ladies are cruel man, I’ve sat back and watched so many times, I’m bipolar, I’ve seen the fakers, the “newbies” and the parasites, you only glorified it, well I’m glad you had such a wonderful experience, ye fkn idiot, disgrace to real shot mf
Look some people are mental ill, me too. I have to accept it. Its not easy for everybody not. During years i made some kind of peace with my illness. It is what it is. The lord is with me in good and bad times. I am what i am
Yes you are allowed your phone but if you have a long charging lead you won’t be allowed it on the ward. They will put the charger and it’s lead in a separate room off the ward where you can charge your phone. I suggest getting a smaller lead for charging your phone if you are ever looking at going to hospital, as then you are allowed to charge your phone on the ward. This is because patients use the leads to strangle themselves. There is a tv room yes but you don’t have one in your room. Thanks for watching!
@@JJArden hahahaha yeah that would be so grim, brave for sharing it dude! I didn't know you hadn't eaten for 2 weeks shit man, it's good to see you back dude ♥
I’m sorry to hear that! Do you live in the UK? Don’t give up and keep on at the doctors. You shouldn’t be allowed to go on like that. Sometimes you have to keep saying the same things over and over to get anywhere, I know it can be frustrating.
I used to have that injection but it was awful I couldn't keep still and had a terrible distressing restless feeling, had to stop having it. its an old depot injection the newer ones don't really cause any of those problems but they're expensive that's why they try patient's on the old ones first to see if they can cope with it...I'm currently on quitiepine for schizoaffective disorder
I was on a section and then ended from the ribs system guess what helping support I've got now out in the community none because I'm classed as a whistle blower on child abuse so now I get no help with anything so trust me when I say things are struggling I'm struggling and I can't have no help from nobody because nobody wants to help nobody wants to get involved no matter what I've had that many people over the years and I will help but never do soon as I find it all out to turn the backs every single person nobody will take the state on when the mate mistakes a mental health is being used as a guideline to shut people up so I mentally ill when I try and complain and then they can leave me alone and not even take up the complaint trust me I've tried I've been on TH-cam I've tried I've gone to the office when I've tried I've gone to NBC I've gone to everything anything you can think of in the UK regarding the NHS in making a complaint I have nothing at all nothing at all just in a worse situation with nowhere to turn
@@JJArden yes I IV bin this many times I'm live victim IV got few medical problems that are not being treated so very poorly same I won't be round to see
@@adella-zw9nv mate they came for me just now and took my door off I’m back in Derby as we speak. Check the link in the description. It’s what helped me. I’m here if you want to talk
My partner was in clock View hospital Walton Liverpool I wouldn't take a dying dog to this hospital my partner schizophrenia there was nothing nothing to do on the ward he was there for 8 Months this year he should of been allowed home he didn't feel listened to he died on July 25th the police were investigating his death this has a reputation of alot of suicide
@@Kath-gk3yv yeah that’s very sad I’m so sorry for your loss. I am hoping to change things for the better so things like this don’t happen again. As I know full well what it’s like on a mental health ward. And some people take the medication all their lives and are never truly better.
@@JJArden thank you some people who work in mental health just don't belong there they don't give time or patience thats why I'm highlighting this hospital its disgusting how many people took there lives there
@@Kath-gk3yv yes there is definitely a reason for it. The doctors and nurses aren’t quite understanding the deeper hidden issues that cause mental health in the first place.
You’re left ear will especially enjoy this video! 🤣 if you know you know! Technical issues. Sigh.
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The times I have spent in hospital, and the staff were awful. I was constantly told that I was taking up a bed someone else needed. So I learned to say that I was fine, no matter how crappy I really was, just to get discharged
I’m really sorry to hear that. The staff obviously shouldn’t say anything like that to a patient. How are you doing now? I hope you’re okay!
That isn't right, they shouldn't be saying things like that at all. I remember telling a staff member in one hospital I was in that I felt like I could be discharged because I knew they needed the beds and she said they weren't bothered about things like that. Who are they to say which people need to have a bed? They should be focusing on the patients who are already in there. Some places have bad staff, I've had a terrible experience in one hospital but another hospital I was in a few years ago was excellent. Depends on the kind of people they have working in them, some people are just there for the easy money and so they can sit around not having to do much compared to other jobs.
I was a voluntary patient for just under 4 weeks, following a SERIOUS suicide attempt. I am a FIERCELY intelligent man, and some of the staff treated me/spoke to me like I was a CUNT. But I NEVER reacted to them/shouted at them, or CHINNED them, but I WANTED to. I SINCERELY believe and in fact KNOW (through my own personal experience) that a LOT of staff at Mental Health Hospitals, HATE THEIR JOBS/THEIR LIVES/THEIR PATIENTS. They're not all 'Saintly, and lovely.' Some are horrible unintelligent cunts. End of. Anyone find this upsetting/harsh? Your problem, and fuck off. I have LIVED through my catastrophe, and this is MY LIVED EXPERIENCE, of being a voluntary patient in a Mental health Hospital (The Maudsley) In London. If you're MASSIVELY depressed as I was, and virtually everyone else is on Carbamazepine/Olanzapine/Risperidone, and are hearing voices/seeing things (auditory & Visual hallucinations) and were frankly fucking POTTY, whilst in there, for someone like ME, who just wanted to be DEAD, it was totally and utterly ghastly, and frightening. One geezer (devoid of talent) Thought he was a famous RAPPER. Drove me round the fucking twist, he did!
The patients brilliant staff shit
So incredibly proud of you mate. Thank you for this thoroughly, well made video!
Thanks a lot my friend!!
Hi there! Thanks for sharing your experiences. I have bipolar and I've been admitted voluntary 4 times and I have to say it - you hit the nail on the head as to what it's like on a ward. Perfectly described 👍
I really do wish those windows let more air in! 🤣🤣
Hahaha those windows!!! Glad you liked the video and I hope you are doing well! Thanks for watching!! Where abouts you from?
Patients jump out of the windows if you open them.
They put those windows in, as people have managed to hang themselves from normal windows
@@taraelizabethdensley9475 wow I didn’t know that how awful! I’m glad that’s not possible at least
Thankyou for sharing your experience with us Josh. Respect
Thank you for watching!
Well done. Proud of you. Love you. Mum. 💞xx
Thanks mum xxx
Good on ya mum💐 jj keep on loving your self and your mum. You are doing a great thing here mate. I really hope it helps you and helps others with whatever they are going through. Good on you bud for making asking for help a little less scary for those who are frightened of reaching out. And also jj for showing others that you can come out ok and grow. Also kudos for the depo. Keep spreading the word about how helpful that is. ✌️🇦🇺
What a balanced , clear description, I think this will help many people, thank you for sharing and making this video.
This is actually a quality insight, the way you pre recorded the things you were going to discuss in the video and how it synchronises perfectly, good job mate. Seriously, I wish you the best going forward buddy.
@@brendonwilhelmi_7251 thank you so much for the kind words!
Hi
I just came across your channel. Thank you for your info on hospital stays. I have clinical depression and anxiety. Our mental health is everything. If we don't have it, we have nothing. It is still not really spoken about in society, and that needs to change. I am glad you have found something to help aid your digestion. That in itself is terrible. Thank you for sharing part of your journey, it is appreciated. Prayers
So very true! We have nothing without our mental health! Thanks for stopping by. I wish you all the best!
Thanks for being so open and sharing your experience 🙂
You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!
As a person whom has suffered from mental health disorders for around nearly 3 decades is tiring & I seem to question everything like society & the universe since I was a child, and nobody used to listen to me for years tbh. But eventually I began to get emotionally abused by most of my town & I ended up with PPD which manifests the most disturbing waves of paranoia, I've actually been diagnosed with nearly ten different disorders. The worst was the PPD though, I don't like diagnosing myself cause it demoralises individuals such as myself & puts you into a little square box, but overall I think it's the most appropriate one. Social anxiety or any for a matter of fact turns into paranoia which makes you lose sanity, friends family and yourself such as me become all strangers & you feel like your not allowed to talk to certain people cause they might get livid with you for saying something offensive cause of anxiety etc, so I'm paranoid about myself and everyone becomes a stranger within these concrete landscapes of no show or tell, it made me have common out of context panic attacks, mental breakdowns & proper self abuse & suicidal behaviour making you manic. I wouldn't go near windows in fear of getting a brick through my window with delusions becoming more & more painful becoming real pain, you become feeble to social situations etc. And out of all my disorders the PPD or eternal paranoia gave me 9 suicide attempts as a teenager to adult, these wounded me up in various psychiatric units throughout Manchester. And yes I do remember those endless takeaways and most of your experiences; but I used to just flush some of my medications down the toilets, I did take some but mostly got rid, I dont think it's proper help. And each time I got psychiatric talks I'd make the women or man start crying because I talked about society & the universe in such a deep way that I could take but I suppose some couldn't. But yes I like this vid, and I love your honesty if it is!
Thanks for being so honest and open my friend. I am so sorry you have had to suffer like you have. All I can say is that I hope you feel better soon. I know rejecting medication can feel like the only right choice at times but it’s the only thing that can help you. There’s only so much care and attention another human being can give. Do you take any medication at the moment? I’m on depot injection still, and though it’s not very pleasant to take it, it really does help me. I rejected the help for many years my friend. I hope you can be open to it and find some help for yourself. Thank you for your comment and very interesting story. There is always hope! Don’t give up!
@@JJArden now yes I'm getting better, I've not really taken any medication for nearly a couple of years, I may only consume if the paranoia gets too much and other disorders I have, but I've made a lot of very deep thinking friends like myself, the years are frustrating but not as frustrating as it once was; I don't believe you can ever get rid of a mental illness but you can make it better, theirs no doubt about that.
I love seeing these videos because i feel like its spreading awareness of how horrible psyche wards are. I am so sorry everyone is having such a hard time though. I am personally in a horrible homeless shelter rn while experiencing severe symptoms and i have no family. However even though it is very obvious to me @JJArden is coming from a good place, I must warn you both not to take medication. Read Robert Whitaker's book "Anatomy of an Epidemic" it asks and answers the right questions. It has been an open secret for decades that the truth is the benefits of these drugs are actually from their brain damaging effects, they mellow out psychotic symptoms by a harmful doping effect. They also create chemical imbalances that ACTUALLY CAUSE psychotic symptoms. The reason people have severe relapses is because once they are on drug the brain adapts to having the drug in its system, so when you come off things can go haywire in the brain leading to potentially very serious mental health issues. People kill themselves and others from this effect when they come off the drugs, in the worst cases so a slow tapering process is ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. Dont just stop taking them cold turkey if your on them! I know this is sensitive stuff and i say these things out of love ❤
Hi Josh! Thanks for sharing your experience of what it's like in a UK Mental Health Hospital. Hope you're doing well!💃
It's my pleasure! Thank you so much! I am doing fantastic I hope you are well too!!
Great video! Very brave in sharing your story we need to see more of these. Unfortunately my experience was quite traumatic but I’m glad it helped you
@@hummingbird4934 thank you! Yes I am not denying the whole experience was quite traumatic for me as well at the time. But it was mainly everything that led up to me being sectioned, each time I have been. When I got there I did not like it at first, but it turned out to be quite therapeutic for me personally. I am sorry to hear you had a bad experience. If you want to talk about it I’d love to know more.
Listen my friend thank u so much for sharing ur experience with us! Tons of prayers ur way for strength! I get they do great work but so sad how clinical/even prison like these caring wards look. I jus find it, i dunno- uncaring & friendly looking. Tbh Iam shocked they r so harsh looking. Ur a strong dude cause u came fighting back, i admire that. Again ta for ur upload m8 💪
Haha thanks a lot mate!! Yeah I agree it can feel like a prison when your in there and can be a bit of a horrible experience. But looking back on it I really did receive a lot of help from the doctors and staff and even patients which I could not have got on my own! Amazing people. Thanks again my friend all the best!!
@@JJArden ur a admiration & carry a strong positive msg but the great thing was seeing u fight back- brilliant! Very powerful video m8. #stick_with/the_winners 💪
Thank you for sharing and the footage you filmed too.
You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!
I've just a few hours ago, watched my mum get taken away under sector 2 of mental health, with the police restraining and cuffing her, and going in the ambulance with her, she refuses any help, and refuses to ever see a doctor/nhs or take medicine.
but now after 9 years of trying, I have finally managed to get her the help she needs.
they will keep her upto 28 days, but i am so worried.
Don’t be worried my friend! And well done for being there for her and getting her the help she needs! It might be daunting at first for her, and she might not want to be there, but mental health wards are very safe places and the staff will be keeping an eye on her around the clock. Hopefully she will come to terms with the idea of taking medication and see that the doctors and nurses there only want the best for her. It might take a long time, but this may well be the first step towards her getting better. It changed my life for the better going in hospital under a section. I also refused any help and fought the system for years and had to be forced to take medication. I have been through the worst times of my life still rejecting the help simply because I truly believed they didn’t understand and would make me worse. But, after a year or two I was a changed man! I didn’t want to be there at the time, but looking back on it, hospital was a really positive experience for me. I even spent Christmas and new years in there once! I’m so glad I went through it and I am now out of the other side. Hopefully I will never have to go through it again, but it’s reassuring that this system is in place to help me get on the right track again if I ever do relapse. I wish you and your mum all the best and hope she gets well soon!
Nice decorating of your home mate like it a lot I do.
Thanks mate. I like to try and make it look nice. I don’t like painting the walls though so just threw some fabric up haha does the job.
@@AlunDavies-tm2lt how are you mate?
@@JJArden I’m okay mate I take my medicine and stay sober nowadays so that helps
@@AlunDavies-tm2lt yeah good on ya mate hard work init
@@JJArden yes it can be at first but I’ve been sober and clean seventeen years now so that’s easy but the medicine makes things difficult like sleeping regular hours and stuff
Brilliant video mate and some top notch words of wisdom
Hahaha thanks man!!
Thank you for this-most interesting it is too. I hope this fellow feels better soon. Well done anyway!!
Thanks man! I’m feeling much better now!! Hope you are well!!
@@JJArden Thank you for that. I am not too bad at the moment. Take care too!!
They probably use metal nets at the windows instead of bars because bars would allow you to break the window and use the glass for self harm.
My exsperience at oakwood bristol was terrible scared me for life stephen barrett
Why was it so bad?
@@JJArden yes it was awful told everyday we treat it like hotel git told we are racist when all we wanted was help someone to talk to and be treated like human beings with respect told by top doctor to pack and leave no where to go fur therapy or help just given pills told to shut up and go away released patients that are still very unwell who need lots of support but just told to go and no outside support at all this is why they end up killing themselves
@@carolbarrett9207 yeah I have had a similar experience once when I was actually in prison and was seeking the doctors help. They said they had heard enough of what I had to say and kicked me out of the mental health wing. I should have been sectioned instead of sent there in the first place. Upon my release I eventually got the help I needed. Keep going. Sometimes the medication is the only thing that will help. But I also know how hard it is having no one to talk to. What sort of mental health problems do you suffer with?
Personally I believe every human on earth has some form of mental health. But obviously some more obvious than others amd coping differently. I know I do.
I agree
Does recreational sports amd the like not help better than medication?
I don’t really do sports but I go on long walks with my dogs and that definitely helps me
Are all costs of hospitalization in the UK paid for by the government?
Yes unless you go private
@@JJArden Do you know how to go private? I can't find any places willing to offer diagnosis
@@Ayururu I’m not entirely sure but I know you have to pay yourself. I would ask your GP about it.
@@JJArden Thanks I checked on Priory website they have like posh rooms n such, need to help a family member this seems like the kinder option I guess.
Those pictures you drew were hilarious, mate this is really heavy shit though dude you've been through a lot I'm glad to see your doing better mate, very glad I love ya lad, but yeah gimme a text boyo xx
What is this film does anyone know? @ 2:50
This video is absolutely smashing it. Well done man, well done for being open about your mental health problems you'll have helped a lot of people with this video!
Thanks mate!!@@TheCreatorMindSkool
it almost looks like the adventures of mark twain, but i'm not sure!
I've studied the tiny amount of footage. They look like they're down a well and like the actor Lionel Jeffries.
I hate those cells in mh wards. Those beds😢 I was first sectioned in 1997 and it's changed so much for the worst.
@@ClaraDbvl thank you! Tbh it’s not that bad now they used to all be dormitories but at least now they have single rooms some with a private toilet and shower. Hope you are doing well!
Your montage of images is ACE. It's really compelling...maybe experiment with creating content without narration or with a montage of your own narration over the montage of images? It could be even more ace.
Thank you!! Yes I may well try that!!
I spent time on a psyc ward 13 years ago. I was a volunteer patient and I really can't complain about it at all the staff where lovely and I met some some lovely people . I have seen some very poorly people aswell.
When you say very unwell, what where you doing? Did you see any strange stuff? Did you hallucinate? Did you have strange dreams such as out of body experience or lucid dreams? Did you go days with little to no sleep just before you got sectioned?
It was mainly the fact that I was poisoning myself with peppermint oil and not eating that was the reason I was unwell. But I may well have had delusional thoughts and hallucinations/hearing voices etc
You really worried me. I thought my brand new headphones had a broken ear piece already!
@@LouiesLog hahahahha!!!!! Someone finally noticed and commented. Yea the sound quality on this vid is annoyingly bad. I used a good mic but I didn’t realise at the time I recorded in stereo with one microphone. So the sound is panned to the left 🙃 you don’t really notice it unless you use headphones. My apologies!
I got sectioned back in feb this year I was really paranoid was hearing voices of a spirit beeing thats what I thought, I've had mental health problems going back to my teens never fitted into society friends only one relationship and it did not last long, I did struggle educational learning and devolpment problems from primary school, I've said some really upsetting things to people and I don't know why find it hard forgiving myself had problems at work as a result can't make sense out of anything feeling like my emotions are hard to control beeing feeling a lot of anger over the last few years had thoughts to hurt people which really worries me and upsets me makes me feel really anxious, never been diagnosed for any mental disorder but I'm waiting for some tests for Autism and dylexia
@@richardmell299 sounds rough mate. The world is a cruel place and I can relate to a lot of the things you have mentioned. I’m here if you want to talk. I found something that works for me. I’m not on any medication at the moment though I do not deny it helped me in the past. However, maybe this is something I needed all along. I discovered it a few years ago and mention it in this video. It’s food grade peppermint oil. Calms the soul. It is very strong. I put it on my skin and I take it orally. It is healing me better than anything I have ever used before. Check the link in the description of the video. I highly recommend using it.
Well said love ya too 🎉
@@zion727 ♥️
The mental health teams on and off ward are simply disgraceful
They let you have a camera in there? I thought it was not permitted. What medications did they put you on? Is it a life long medicine? After the first time did you get given meds did they prescribe pills and how did they monitor it?
I snuck a camera in this admission was in 2014 I did not have a phone then but phones are permitted with cameras on. As long as you don’t record other patients it’s not actually against the rules. I am on Zuclopenthixol under a community treatment order which means it is reviewed once a year to determine whether or not they want to keep me on it. It is administered via injection. But they did give me tablets for the side effects of this drug. I do not need to take them anymore but the side affects were bad in hospital and I needed to take them.
Thanks for sharing.
I’m probably gonna be going to prison soon. I here the mental hospital is bad however I cannot fight at all and I’m weak so will be a target in prison, is it bad I’m debating faking a mental illness to go here? People say it’s worse but personally for me (who has social anxiety and can’t talk to anyone) this place would be better
It’s definitely better than prison you are allowed your phone etc but I wouldn’t recommend faking an illness to get yourself admitted
Back in the 2000s I was on mental health wards many times. I was told by the doctors I was a 'revolving door patient' and they couldn't help me.
Sorry to hear that my friend. Have you found any help since? How is your mental health now? Hope you are doing good!
🗣️ Keep well young man
Thanks mate!!
@duxe_tripz on Instagram Sells_Psychede this is not the place for that kind of advertising
Thank you
You’re welcome! 😊 thanks for watching!
Hi 😢im being sectioned next time i flip i have medications but also suffer lots of pain due to rhumatiod authritis bowel disease and nerve damage which means i dont sleep much im on morphine that does not help .i am now morphine dependent .i dont see point taking medication .thrn i get stressed angry bitter start getting paranoid .😢i see things ehat im unsure i feel the walls starting to close in on me i just want to explode .i am very scared that in next few weeks its coming as i have a cpn nurse shes a cow but comes to my home stressing me out causing me to flip yes iv said i want to selfharm and done . nothing major ..i live in cheshire were will i be put .i just feel very helpless any advise please total respect to you my friend you are a trooper varry on mate getting well 🙏🙏❤️❤️🩹
@@angelsnow2695 sorry to hear you’re going through a tough time at the moment. Don’t worry about being sectioned though if it comes to that. It’s nothing to be afraid of. It’s a very safe environment and there are staff looking after you around the clock. It might not seem ideal at first but only good things can come from it in my experience. The doctors and staff there may be able to examine you more closely and be able to prescribe a more suitable medication for you that gets rid of the pain. That’s what happened for me. I was in a lot of physical pain before I was sectioned and nothing would get rid of it. I also didn’t see the point in taking the medication the mental health doctors would prescribe as I didn’t think it would treat my physical pain. But after being forced to take it for a year or two my pain went away. I’m not sure where you will be sent to if you are sectioned, they try to keep you as local as possible but it is wherever there is a bed available so it could be quite a distance away. You are allowed visits and your phone though to keep in touch with those close to you. Try not to worry! Whatever happens, happens for a good reason and I’m sure your CPN just wants the best for you!
Hay bud,.came across your vid a few days back,.what would be your advice on going into a phyc hospital for drug withdrawal,.if it was putting you in a unstable bad state of mind,do they accommodate for stuff like that
Thanks for watching mate! It’s not really the place for drug withdrawal and I have seen people come in who are going through that, but they are given some basic care and then allowed to leave. I think rehab is the best place for that kind of thing. As Mental Health Wards are designed for people with mental illnesses rather than people withdrawing from drugs.
@@JJArden cheers for the reply man,.yea I’ve had somet going on with mental health before the withdrawal bud,.half the reason i started the withdrawal,mental health is a bitch when it’s out of control
@@Dji2stellar-C no worries man! Aah right yeah man I feel ya best thing to do is see your GP if you’re suffering mate. Hope you feel better soon!
If you are not cooperative you'll be there for life.
It’s more than co operative, it’s appreciative of the help and the realisation that you are un well and these people are just trying to help you. It takes trust, guts, determination and a whole lot of belief in the greater good.
That’s the only way you will ever get better
Hi JJ are you allowed visitors when you've been sectioned?
Yes you are allowed visitors. I was in during covid though so visitors were not allowed for some time in there because of that. I also was in a hospital that was far away from home so didn’t have any visitors during my last stay there.
Thanks for watching!
@user-kw7yk3yz4u Hi thanks for replying. Wishing you all the very best for 2023
@@fibrowarriors no worries you too!
It is amazing mate that we have the mental health act, it wont be in so many other countries people just wont be getting help
I know init man it’s definitely an amazing thing
@@JJArden deffo lad x
At the end drawing on that guy, it's good you can frame it positively dude
pardon me for commenting you seem like your doing well now not long before you get unescorted sec17 leave you bounceback so i hope your not wprrying whenever youre locked up
ive been sectioned 15 times now and it looks like your on an open ward maybe you been medium secure i have and sometimes tihe staff do b eat you up
the hospital your in seems good though and you are happy there
im glad because i dont think you deserve bad treatment
we would be mates i reckon if i was on your ward good man great video
we need more people like you to show what mentally ill people have to go through
Thanks mate!! Sorry to hear you’ve had bad experiences in hospital even being beaten by staff which sounds awful! All I can say is my experiences have not been too bad I suppose I’ve been lucky really to have such nice staff and friendly patients. Hope you are doing well thank you for watching!!!
Bollox, he glorified staff, we all know the staff and even the dinner ladies are cruel man, I’ve sat back and watched so many times, I’m bipolar, I’ve seen the fakers, the “newbies” and the parasites, you only glorified it, well I’m glad you had such a wonderful experience, ye fkn idiot, disgrace to real shot mf
Low resolution thinking
@@Eire4lifewhat do you mean?
Look some people are mental ill, me too. I have to accept it. Its not easy for everybody not. During years i made some kind of peace with my illness. It is what it is. The lord is with me in good and bad times. I am what i am
Here, here sir! Good on you! Don’t let it get you down! We are human after all
It's better than it was in hospital n view of mental health is better x 😅
Yes definitely! It’s come a long way in the past few years
Are you aloud ur phone and is there a tv
Yes you are allowed your phone but if you have a long charging lead you won’t be allowed it on the ward. They will put the charger and it’s lead in a separate room off the ward where you can charge your phone. I suggest getting a smaller lead for charging your phone if you are ever looking at going to hospital, as then you are allowed to charge your phone on the ward. This is because patients use the leads to strangle themselves. There is a tv room yes but you don’t have one in your room. Thanks for watching!
Well done!
Thank you!!!
I've been in 7 and most of them were fucking horrible
Love you too xxx
Love you too bro! Xx
Brave guy
Thank you!!
Made 1 friend in this one. We help each other, me more as I believe it's necessary tbh
Just seen this dude really interesting vid! ollie
Thanks Ollie!!! Glad you liked it !!
I feel like he would know that term
someone smelly 😂 sorry haha, but the straight face, great video mate really insighful dude, gimme a message when you can 😎
tried to escape 😂
Hahaha been in there with some right stinker trust thanks man!!!
@@JJArden hahahaha yeah that would be so grim, brave for sharing it dude! I didn't know you hadn't eaten for 2 weeks shit man, it's good to see you back dude ♥
@@TheCreatorMindSkool hahahahaha thanks man!!!
Where i live the mental health service is a absolute joke ive been left with no medication for my mental health and left to deal witb it on my own
I’m sorry to hear that! Do you live in the UK? Don’t give up and keep on at the doctors. You shouldn’t be allowed to go on like that. Sometimes you have to keep saying the same things over and over to get anywhere, I know it can be frustrating.
not me watching this in my room in a ward
You can get through this! Hope you feel better soon!
Me now!
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I used to have that injection but it was awful I couldn't keep still and had a terrible distressing restless feeling, had to stop having it. its an old depot injection the newer ones don't really cause any of those problems but they're expensive that's why they try patient's on the old ones first to see if they can cope with it...I'm currently on quitiepine for schizoaffective disorder
Been sectioned, held by force, many times because I am autistic
It’s the way of the world. I hope they helped you.
@@JJArden No nothing helped at all, got raped and abused by staff there. It was terrible time. I would never ever go back to such a place in my life
@@zebasd do you take any medication?
@@JJArden no psychiatric medication
@@zebasd how do you manage?
I was on a section and then ended from the ribs system guess what helping support I've got now out in the community none because I'm classed as a whistle blower on child abuse so now I get no help with anything so trust me when I say things are struggling I'm struggling and I can't have no help from nobody because nobody wants to help nobody wants to get involved no matter what I've had that many people over the years and I will help but never do soon as I find it all out to turn the backs every single person nobody will take the state on when the mate mistakes a mental health is being used as a guideline to shut people up so I mentally ill when I try and complain and then they can leave me alone and not even take up the complaint trust me I've tried I've been on TH-cam I've tried I've gone to the office when I've tried I've gone to NBC I've gone to everything anything you can think of in the UK regarding the NHS in making a complaint I have nothing at all nothing at all just in a worse situation with nowhere to turn
@@adella-zw9nv it’s like that isn’t it. Hang on in there and don’t give up. The truth will out one day.
@@JJArden yes I IV bin this many times I'm live victim IV got few medical problems that are not being treated so very poorly same I won't be round to see
@@adella-zw9nv mate they came for me just now and took my door off I’m back in Derby as we speak. Check the link in the description. It’s what helped me. I’m here if you want to talk
My partner was in clock View hospital Walton Liverpool I wouldn't take a dying dog to this hospital my partner schizophrenia there was nothing nothing to do on the ward he was there for 8 Months this year he should of been allowed home he didn't feel listened to he died on July 25th the police were investigating his death this has a reputation of alot of suicide
@@Kath-gk3yv yeah that’s very sad I’m so sorry for your loss. I am hoping to change things for the better so things like this don’t happen again. As I know full well what it’s like on a mental health ward. And some people take the medication all their lives and are never truly better.
@@JJArden thank you some people who work in mental health just don't belong there they don't give time or patience thats why I'm highlighting this hospital its disgusting how many people took there lives there
@@Kath-gk3yv yes there is definitely a reason for it. The doctors and nurses aren’t quite understanding the deeper hidden issues that cause mental health in the first place.
Sorry I'll stop attacking the comments now lol
@Aran Houlihan ???
Lol it’s called 1to1
I thought 1 to 1 is where you speak to a member of staff just you and them. What were you referring to?
fake
What you on about what’s fake??