kiki78

Hi All,
I havent posted in a long while , ive been really busy FINALLY concentrating on getting better from my ptsd.
It got to the point where I needed to stop "pretending" everything was ok, and that my councelling was enough for me, so I went to my family doc and she advised I go into a psychiatric hospital for treatment.
That was really scary for me at first but after the first night I was ok and I ended up staying for 2 weeks. They taught me that art therapy is very good for releasing emotions that are difficult to accept we have and are difficult to articulate. I stared to really enjoy it and have continued it since I have been out of hospital.

In some places , including my home town the words "mental illness" or "psychiatric illness" are met with fear and prejudice and I have to admit I myself expected to go in to hospital and see naked people running around banging pots and pans together!!!!- well maybe not that bad ,but you know what I mean.
In fact it was nothing like that , the people in there were kind and friendly and were suffering as I was ,so it was really nice to talk to them as they completely understood my symptoms etc.
Im not ashamed of having to go in and get the treatment I needed , in fact Im proud Ive done it and am now getting the proper care I need.
I guess what Im saying is , please tell someone if you are not happy with the treatment you are receiving or think you need something more because we deserve to recover from this and have "normal" happy lives.
Take care all
Love Kiki
xxx