u/JadedScholar1985

For context, I went to the psych ward 2 years ago for a manic episode.

I remember being in public speaking class last year and someone was making fun of the psych ward. We were doing a skit where you try to make someone laugh or something to practice our public speaking skills. They were saying things like, “Crazies go to the psych ward. Do you want to go there?” Then, they drew a picture of their perception of a psych ward on the board.

I think there might’ve been more, but I wasn’t paying attention because I felt offended. I went to the psych ward, so I felt like this was a very inaccurate and inappropriate way to depict a psych ward. I remember telling my dad about it and he was like, “That’s very immature. Don’t pay attention to people like that,” or something along those lines.

I guess my ultimate question is why do people believe psych wards are like this? I usually tell people that I went to the hospital because I’m afraid of saying psych ward after this inaccurate depiction of one.

It’s official, I let my bipolar disorder symptoms take over this semester, and it’s all my fault. I realized that I had been forgetting to take my medication for WEEKS. I failed out of all my classes and couldn’t recover. I’m just lucky I didn’t have a manic episode, but things are still terrible. I decided to ultimately withdraw from all my classes to save my GPA to transfer to a college closer to my house for more support, but my parents are going to be furious. How could I forget to take my medication? Omg.