Posted by Christ_empowered on September 4, 2014, at 10:47:12
In reply to Re: what are group homes like?, posted by BrainDamage on September 4, 2014, at 10:10:41
Now that I think about it...I'll stay out of one, if I can.Part of the problem is stigma for ex-patients, particularly when you've been labeled a "trouble maker." Particularly in the south, I think.
Lots of issues--social class, sexuality issues, mental illness and treatment stigma, substance abuse stigma, etc.--have combined to make me persona non grata in my area. :-(
The only reason I'm not in a state mental hospital is because of my (newly) affluent parents. Welcome to psychiatry--your "mental health" isn't as big an issue as your social standing, or the social standing of those taking care of you.
Boo! I wish I'd never gone to a shrink :-(
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