As someone who had to be institutionalized earlier this year due to a suicide attempt. Intuitions are not bad like they used to be. If you cooperate and stick to going to groups, you can be out of there within a week or two. Plus the worst part 1/2
2/2 other patients. Staff is usually very helpful and kind and they don't just look at you like you're a nut job, just a person with problems. Plus the food is usually very good.
I can imagine some of the other patients could difficult to deal with. But yeah, I even looked into the local mental hospital here where I live and it looked decent. I mean, most of the employees like you said want to help you.
But there will always be fucked up places that dont treat the patients correctly, but that will always be the case. Really most of them arent that bad, shitty to some while being there because ‘oh fuck i dont wanna be here’ ofc. But really, those people are there to help.
