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Re: Psych Hospital Abuse Storys

Postby InterestedObserver » Sun Jul 22, 2012 5:20 pm

Your story absolutely disgusts me. I think there are far too many megalomaniacs working in mental health as my own experiences have verified. After 30 or so different Psychiatrists / Psychologists / Counsellors I ended up diagnosing myself. Most of them are close to useless and the DSM is even recognised within the Psychiatric community as a 'rough guideline' - it is by no means definitive. The most helpful shrink I've ever had came from the social school perspective; whereby every individual is treated as such and contextualised by THEIR PERSONAL STORY. They drop the labels and work with the 'individual'.
I guess I'm a bit off topic, but I wouldn't trust the average mental health worker to tie my shoelace, let alone direct my life in any way. I have a degree in Psychology myself and I met some of the most ###$ up people I've ever come across in that course - (me being one of them). I find it's more useful to talk with people who have had similar experiences than visit some imbecile with preconceived notions of who you are based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual; after all, diagnosis is highly subjective.....
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Re: Psych Hospital Abuse Storys

Postby InterestedObserver » Sun Jul 22, 2012 5:37 pm

TruthSpeak wrote:Our stories are scattered all over this forum often because psychiatric hospital Abuse is often just result of one of the topics.

Please post your story here and on any review site for the hospital where this happened and[b] keep a copy for other sites.[/b]

One of my stories, also on all online review sites for this place :

First things first . If a loved one is calling you from this sadistic Hell-Hole saying please get me out of here, do it. This place Is Abusive.

My "Crime" I was in the state of **** and got sick from over drinking vodka and needed detoxification, That is how I became imprisoned at "***** Hospital". My stay started with the door locked behind me, I realized this when I went to go out for a cigarette so I could focus on the intake paperwork... Too Late I was to be another victim of these sick people who run this place. Your intake includes a "BODY CHECK" by this rubber glove pervert who gets off on it. He tells me "SQUAT AND COUGH" I attempt to refuse such disgusting treatment and am told to comply or things "could get rough" so its NAKED and SQUAT AND COUGH.

The next day I am accused of mental illness, coerced medication is part of the program. 800mg seraquel, trileptal (some "mood stablizer" Squat and cough put me in a bad mood) and haldol 20 mg. "Mouth Checks" That's for patients who don't know to or are afraid to refuse toxic amounts of CHEMICAL RESTRAINTS.

I will never forget at dinner when this young woman refused an "order" to sit down and said "No I want a salad, I didn't get a salad" and was forcibly grabbed and removed from the cafeteria . I was shocked . I will never forget her screams of terror as she is dragged to the elevator and then pinned in the back of the elevator forearm across the chest by this sick sadistic control freak. No female actor in any horror movie could replicate a real life terror screams like I heard in real life as this young woman was assaulted.

As for me "refusal to take medication is a symptom of the illness" DSM IV Whats my illness? Intelligence? Compassion for others?
Alcoholism, ya

I was threatened with "injectable form" by the doctor who allowed the staff to do the same and threatened with "state hospital".
I will be filing a lawsuit.

The human rights number on the bottom left 3rd floor patient rights bulletin is covered with a 4X6 inch square paper behind the protective glass.

Do not send your loved one to this place ! My lawyer said to use "***** hospital" for now.

I put this on every review site I could find for this place before being told to wait on that.

[b]Stories Wanted and Needed to stop the abuse ![/b]





Your story absolutely disgusts me. I think there are far too many megalomaniacs working in mental health as my own experiences have verified. After 30 or so different Psychiatrists / Psychologists / Counsellors I ended up diagnosing myself. Most of them are close to useless and the DSM is even recognised within the Psychiatric community as a 'rough guideline' - it is by no means definitive. The most helpful shrink I've ever had came from the social school perspective; whereby every individual is treated as such and contextualised by THEIR PERSONAL STORY. They drop the labels and work with the 'individual'.
I guess I'm a bit off topic, but I wouldn't trust the average mental health worker to tie my shoelace, let alone direct my life in any way. I have a degree in Psychology myself and I met some of the most ###$ up people I've ever come across in that course - (me being one of them). I find it's more useful to talk with people who have had similar experiences than visit some imbecile with preconceived notions of who you are based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual; after all, diagnosis is highly subjective.....
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Re: Psych Hospital Abuse Storys

Postby babybowrain » Mon Jul 23, 2012 11:03 pm

I was just in the hospital and they gave me a lot of medication and I fainted and blacked out and hit my head against the wall. I was afraid I'd faint against so I started calling for a nurse and no one came. I still have a bruise.
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Re: Psych Hospital Abuse Storys

Postby InterestedObserver » Tue Jul 24, 2012 10:41 am

babybowrain wrote:I was just in the hospital and they gave me a lot of medication and I fainted and blacked out and hit my head against the wall. I was afraid I'd faint against so I started calling for a nurse and no one came. I still have a bruise.



You dear little sweetie. I'm so sorry to hear your story. Stay strong and comply atm. It's safest (assuming you're still there). If not, continue coming here and talking to like-minded people and try to work on the aspects of your life that may have taken you there in the first place so you never have to go back.
I wish you well and take care of yourself <3
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Re: Psych Hospital Abuse Storys

Postby rkidsrgifts » Thu Jul 26, 2012 10:45 pm

this is my very first time sharing this outside of my individual therapist. i am ashamed to share and terrified. but, maybe responding here with no one knowing me, i want to try to share it. just maybe another can find comfort. here it goes.... when i was in one of the military branches, really hard to refrain from saying which, but i was involunarily admitted into the military base psych hospital due to my superior finding items that is different then this topic. i was admitted for 2+ months when my psychiatrist during a session, locked his office door. :x :cry: i can only say that I was raped by him. once back in my room I lost control of myself. to which i was surrounded by mental health staff holding me down, restraining me and of course given a shot. when I woke up, my psychiatrist was in my room standing next to my bed. he ordered me to remain silent. he said the Major/psychiatrist admitted to him what he had done to me, and apparently in detail. my order was to not speak to anyone on that ward which i was placed on line of site until they could transfer me to another ward and then off to another base psych hospital in a different state. the mp's needed to speek with me but terrified of the boss since i was ordered to say nothing. i am glad for the 2 mps as they allowed me to take my time and permitted me to type what happened. it was the exact same thing as what the psychiatrist said. he was court martialed, license evoked, and wife with 5 kids divorced him. this has traumatized me in ways i cant share right now. it took me years before i felt safe enough to share. sorry, but this is all i can say at this time as i am finding myself spiral some and i need to be careful not to self-harm from my trauma. please dont be too harsh replying to me as I already hate myself enough and couldn't feel more ashamed. thx
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Re: Psych Hospital Abuse Storys

Postby InterestedObserver » Mon Jul 30, 2012 7:36 am

Deleting this so I can address the person directly....
Last edited by InterestedObserver on Mon Jul 30, 2012 8:15 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Psych Hospital Abuse Storys

Postby InterestedObserver » Mon Jul 30, 2012 8:12 am

rkidsrgifts wrote:this is my very first time sharing this outside of my individual therapist. i am ashamed to share and terrified. but, maybe responding here with no one knowing me, i want to try to share it. just maybe another can find comfort. here it goes.... when i was in one of the military branches, really hard to refrain from saying which, but i was involunarily admitted into the military base psych hospital due to my superior finding items that is different then this topic. i was admitted for 2+ months when my psychiatrist during a session, locked his office door. :x :cry: i can only say that I was raped by him. once back in my room I lost control of myself. to which i was surrounded by mental health staff holding me down, restraining me and of course given a shot. when I woke up, my psychiatrist was in my room standing next to my bed. he ordered me to remain silent. he said the Major/psychiatrist admitted to him what he had done to me, and apparently in detail. my order was to not speak to anyone on that ward which i was placed on line of site until they could transfer me to another ward and then off to another base psych hospital in a different state. the mp's needed to speek with me but terrified of the boss since i was ordered to say nothing. i am glad for the 2 mps as they allowed me to take my time and permitted me to type what happened. it was the exact same thing as what the psychiatrist said. he was court martialed, license evoked, and wife with 5 kids divorced him. this has traumatized me in ways i cant share right now. it took me years before i felt safe enough to share. sorry, but this is all i can say at this time as i am finding myself spiral some and i need to be careful not to self-harm from my trauma. please dont be too harsh replying to me as I already hate myself enough and couldn't feel more ashamed. thx




I don't hate you and am pleased that you spoke out. You're a hero in more ways than one. The lack of psychological preparedness for military duty is astounding - perhaps the reason you were so traumatised in the first place. I believe, in societal terms, we should be better able to accept that 'duty' sometimes imposes a great psychological burden on the individual that needn't have been there in the first place if people were properly prepared.
You're a hero for risking your life in order to protect your national interest and for speaking out against the appalling treatment of war vets. I applaud you for having spoken out. (I'm assuming you're a war vet - I may be wrong, but my statements still stand. There's a prevalent callous disrespect for defence personnel who have risked their lives for the national interest).
I just hope you can move beyond this. I believe this forum could be really helpful to you. You're now confronting what happened to you - the first step toward recovery. Keep talking about it - as a victim of sexual abuse I know for a fact that talking helps.
Best wishes,
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Re: Psych Hospital Abuse Storys

Postby InterestedObserver » Mon Jul 30, 2012 8:26 am

I wasn't really addressing your rape. Sorry. Every time I come in here I end up skirting around the issue to some degree - it's because facing reality HURTS.
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Re: Psych Hospital Abuse Storys

Postby rkidsrgifts » Wed Aug 01, 2012 4:45 pm

I am sorry if I have offended anyone with my trauma. I realize I don't verbalize what is in my head well and could have written something offensive. I am so glad to have gotten responses and they've helped me to know I am not alone. Rehab is no fun, Hang in there. My therapist, who I trust, suggested I take DBT skills classes. Anyone take them? I am fearful of hearing others' personal stories in a group setting because its hard to talk for me. I am glad I found this forum as it provides me a safe place to share and hear from others. Can't believe I am hiding behind a computer. Even after being in the military, I still feel as if I am breaking rules by my rapists boss. I was ordered not to talk. I am glad that my rapist actully admitted what he had done. I feel for all out there that had/has to battle thru courts. reality sure does HURT. I feel myself separating/checking out now, so I'd best wrap it up for now. Replies are very welcome, and anyone who does reply, really does help me.
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Re: Psych Hospital Abuse Storys

Postby InterestedObserver » Thu Aug 02, 2012 9:11 am

rkidsrgifts wrote:I am sorry if I have offended anyone with my trauma. I realize I don't verbalize what is in my head well and could have written something offensive. I am so glad to have gotten responses and they've helped me to know I am not alone. Rehab is no fun, Hang in there. My therapist, who I trust, suggested I take DBT skills classes. Anyone take them? I am fearful of hearing others' personal stories in a group setting because its hard to talk for me. I am glad I found this forum as it provides me a safe place to share and hear from others. Can't believe I am hiding behind a computer. Even after being in the military, I still feel as if I am breaking rules by my rapists boss. I was ordered not to talk. I am glad that my rapist actully admitted what he had done. I feel for all out there that had/has to battle thru courts. reality sure does HURT. I feel myself separating/checking out now, so I'd best wrap it up for now. Replies are very welcome, and anyone who does reply, really does help me.



I think you’re in a relatively safe zone here and if anyone is ‘offended’ by your suffering that’s a reflection of their lack of heart and soul, not you. I thought what you wrote was beautifully worded; though tragic and heart-wrenching.
I’ve never done DBT but I hear it helps and is another tool in our kit-bag if you know what I mean (I’m fond of my Aussie slang and sometimes do it without remembering that not everyone will get it lol). I’ll explore it more and thanks for the advice.
Please don’t feel as though you are ‘hiding’ just because you are writing on a computer. Sometimes speaking out against our abusers and voicing our stories takes more bravery than we might need to defend ourselves against a killer – I think it’s the nature of rape and abuse – it destroys our strength to some extent (although we can ALWAYS come back from that) by making US feel responsible; even though we know in our rational mind that we are by no means responsible. You say you feel fear from your rapists’ boss – throw that out of the window and that is an ORDER! (lol)
I believe you are lucky that your rapist came forward, many don’t and won’t ever.
Anyway, I think you’ve found a good place here, and if you’re fearing the repercussions of speaking out, just don’t reveal any personal information to ANYONE. Keep yourself safe.
It’s good to know you feel as though you were helped here. I know I went all tangential on you but it’s a product of the pain. Keep talking though, even if you have to sneak down to the local Internet café to feel safe. It’s important.
OK sweet-heart. As you know, I’m off to detox soon though I’m still waiting for the big call that’s going to change my life! I wish they’d just hurry up and ring….
Take care and big cuddles,
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