Medical ptsd and forced treatment
i wanna share my story n talk bout it in a mre polished way
being forced into this psych place when i didn't want 2 b there sucked ass. they used the law to keep me locked up under 51/50 and 52/50. i told them i was raped 2 days before but no one checked on that. some ppl called the cops cause they thought i was a danger or something. i coulda gone to the hospital myself if i wanted, but i had no say. i got drugged against my will. it's my body and no one else has the right 2 tell me what 2 do with it. forcing meds on u isn't cool. they took away my control, dignity, freedom. felt so trapped there.
i'm still traumatized after 3 yrs. they made me stay longer even when i didn't need 2. instead of helping me get better, they created this dependency on the strong ass pills that alter your brani cehm. now i don't trust any doctor because of this. hospitals make me scared bc i feel like seeking care could lead to being forced into one again.
i deserve care where i can say no,refuse treatment if i want 2, have my experiences validated and the harm acknowledged. somethin that helps me be independent rather than stuck as a patient on meds forever. psych inpatient hospitals r so dehumanizing, they need 2 go. we need a socal movement to get rid of laws like 51/50 and 52/50. i can only imagine how bad other ppl's experiences r. it left me toally traumatized. treated like some object, not a human at all.
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u gotta get like serious help for wt u went thru, yno? like therapy stuff nd maybe some grps for women dealing with sim stuff. take evry bit of support u can find, it rlly does matter. idk abt specific grps but def look 4 sumthin. ur worth it, dont skp on helpin yrself
thx 4 de support & recs ngl really aprec it
I totally get where you're coming from, really. I was ffiteen when I got involuntarily committed-I remember they took me out while I was tied to a chair. They shot me up with Thoarzine and shackled me to the ground before putting me on a gurney in four-point restraints. That was how I first experienced mental health treatment. Later, though, I became invollved in the peer support movement and started advocating for changes in the system-I even protested against the APA and forced ECT. It's kind of like it's too late for me now to make a big difference today, but you know what? Looking at that beautiful sky makes everything a bit better. How about you?
Thanks for checking out my post! It really means a lot that I've been able to put into words what happeneed during those 51/50 and 52/50 holds as FORCED PSYCHIATRY and FORCED MEDICAL TREATMENT. These weren't my choice-they were kind of like being trapped in a situation you can't escape from. It's tough because if you're not actually ready or willing to get help, how deos it even work? You know, when you're forced into something like this-it feels impossible for healing to happen under those circumstances.
forced "treatment" rly isn't treating anyone right...it's hitting the homeless super hard rn...so messed up