I live in the US and I've struggled with mental illness for most of my life and have made a couple of suicide attempts, which I was fortunate to recover from. I still struggle. During the period when I was being hospitalized, I was subjected to a number of indignities, including being placed in 5 point restraints for multiple hours, being denied food and water, being denied restroom use, etc. I have never been able to find anything within the mental health field that was competent, kind, effective, and accessible. Because of this I have mostly lost faith in the mental health field.
What do you recommend for people who can't find help? I understand that part of the problem is the US system, but there's not much I can do about that.
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I live in the US and I've struggled with mental illness for most of my life and have made a couple of suicide attempts, which I was fortunate to recover from. I still struggle. During the period when I was being hospitalized, I was subjected to a number of indignities, including being placed in 5 point restraints for multiple hours, being denied food and water, being denied restroom use, etc. I have never been able to find anything within the mental health field that was competent, kind, effective, and accessible. Because of this I have mostly lost faith in the mental health field.
What do you recommend for people who can't find help? I understand that part of the problem is the US system, but there's not much I can do about that.
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