Posted by NikkiT2 on March 19, 2001, at 15:06:42
In reply to Re: Hospitalisation in the UK » NikkiT2, posted by ShelliR on March 17, 2001, at 22:26:19
Thanks for that Shelli.. a really helpful list.. I'm *terrified* about being made to make things!!! i imagine myself coming home with all these little hand made baskets!!!
If you see my post below, it'll explain why I'm not actually h tere. though I should be!!
Nikki xx
> Nikki, I'm being pressured to go into the hospital also. It's been a very unsafe week for me. If I didn't have to cancel a lot of appointments with clients, I wouldn't care. I find the hospital pretty relaxing. My therapist says I need to go because I've become unraveled and the hospital will help me get raveled. So we might be in the same situation on two continents.
>
> Advice:
> 1. Enjoy your time reading in the hospital.
> 2. Lobby for a good doctor.
> 3. DON'T get involved in patient hospital politics--it's energizing and distracting, but it's a waste of your time and energy there.
> 4.Remember everything you say to a staff member is being written down. (it's okay to say things, just don't forget that--in case you don't want every staff member to know).
> 5. Focus more of your time on getting better than on making friends. Getting better lasts longer.
> Hospital friendships seem closer than they are, due to the intensity, and most often fade after you are out. (You are already part of the main clique if you smoke).
> 6. Have your husband and friends bring you pizza and candy and whatever else you want. Especially remember to bring soda if that's what you like to drink.
> 7. Refuse to make collages (maybe that's an American thing)--cutting out little pictures and pasting them on a big sheet of paper to "show feelings."
> 8.Try to have one thought a day (positive) that you might have never had before.
> 9.Refuse to make anything with popcycle sticks.(Also maybe an American thing?)
>
> Good luck. Shelli
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