I got sent to a semi-lockdown (ok, ok, if you got near the doors you’d get tackled) because some dipshit therapist thought because of my past history I was a danger to myself. First visit, he’s asking my past history, a 1-10 scale of the likeliness I’d off myself (I give a 3, 10 is the likeliest). He tells me I need to be hospitalized despite the fact the day before my psychiatrist, who I’ve seen for years and years, didn’t feel I was in need of hospitalization.
I missed a day of school and my brain was ready to kill itself out of boredom. It’s not Girl, Interrupted in there, it’s dull. I never realized how dull it was before. Happy Mothers Day to my mom, I guess, I got put away for five days.
So today I’ve been studying and catching up and eating normal meals. The food in there is shudder-worthy and I missed out on three and a half days of study time.
I did indeed cancel the appointment the hospital made with the guy who got me locked up. I know I should have put up a fuss but he made it sound official (he’d call my mother and the hospital and whoever necessary to make sure I was there). Next time I’ll say unless the police have me in cuffs I’m not going to go in over completely garbage reasons like that. I was not going to do anything. He didn’t even ask me if I’d contract for safety. Ugh.
How incredibly stupid! A 3 on a 1-10 scale is nothing! I don’t think someone who’ve only met you once should make such a decision unless you were really messed up.
And no, it’s not like Girl, Interrupted. I was locked up for two days back in 2003 and I was going crazy after the first. If you’re not into board games and bonding with your fellow patients there’s absolutely nothing to do. I really wish it had been like Girl, Interrupted. Drugging the nurses, running around in the underground tunnels and stuff like that.
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I guess you have to go to a extremely cool hospital for quality entertainment.
Wonder what Cedar Sinai would be like since it has celebrities and all. 
I thought it was so stupid, too. I still haven’t made an appointment with anybody but I feel all right so I’m not rushing.