I was voluntarily admitted to a Neuro-psych ward, when I was really poorly. I didn’t leave my flat without a chaperone for 18 months and still in my head didn’t want to go to hospital. I made friends but it was tough and I discharged myself after 6 weeks, luckily I lived within...
teen girls who devote multiple daily hours to social media. For an excellent 7-minute synopsis of their evidence—perfect for class discussion, youth groups, or the family dinner table—see here. Their solution is straightforward: We need to stop overprotecting kids from real-world challenges ...
Looking back now on why she was placed in the psych ward, Drew said she believes her mother institutionalized her because "she created a monster" and didn't know what to do with her.The Drew Barrymore Showhost said she and her mother are on much better terms today. ...
I’d seen all the psychiatric ward documentaries and had not understood how they couldn’t simply fix themselves—that mental illness was not just people not wanting to change how they felt and making everyone else have to deal with them. But it’s REAL. What a terrifying revelation it has...