Posted by ShelliR on March 17, 2001, at 22:26:19
In reply to Hospitalisation in the UK, posted by NikkiT2 on March 13, 2001, at 9:48:31
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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