sorry, my comment accidentally sent,. I am very stable on my meds, my kids are harder since their bodies change so much as children. I look at these pictures wondering what my grammie went thru in these places
My grandma went to this hospital (others too) She really did need the help, it is just too bad the meds and knowledge today was not there back then. I do know she got electric shock therapy in at least some of her hospitalizations. Today it would have baan a lot better. Pretty much everyone in my family is bipolar. I
My 13 year old daughter had to go to a state childrens hospital once due to being psychotic. She has been in a private hospital a few times before, and it was nice, but the state one she felt like a prisoner. I made sure she got out quickly as soon as she was marginally stable (about a week or 10 days I think) Even though they tried hard to make it nice for the patients, it was very hard for her there. I can't imaginge how it would be back then especially for children. I also could never imagine abandoning my mentally ill children like most were years ago.
One of the only regrets I had about taking care of my mom while she was dying last year was having to put up the rails on her hospital bed so she didn't try to get up and go to the bathroom on her own. Hospice told me to do that because she would fall. I once had to get my kids from school (gone no more than 10 mins). She wasn't strong enoutgh to come with me, and there was no one to stay with her. Hospice told me it was ok, but I still feel guilty leaving her like that. I made sure I offered her a potty run before, she couldn't understand why I had to do it. She was real out of it though. It was only a week (a very long week).
I couldn't imagine working there and having to do stuff like that all the time to patients.
I also have lots of experience with mental illness, myself, most of the people on my mom's side, and my kids all have been in and out of hospitals.