one year

toffuna101

its been one year since ive been in a psychiatric hospital. on may 2nd it will officially be one year to the day that i got released. but i technically got discharged on the 7th of may because they wanted to check on me for the five days that i was at home on home leave. but i went into the psychiatric hospital on the 15th of march making it one year since ive been there. how do i feel about it? pretty positive because i havent been back there or to another psychiatric hospital since. i only had one A&E admission since then and that was for mental health reasons. i didnt go to a psychiatric hospital after that A&E admission in january of this year because they deemed that it wouldnt be in the best interests of the young person aka me. so yeah i havent been back since the 2nd of may and im pretty proud of myself not to get admitted again. i cant control my depressive or psychotic symptoms though so i have no idea whether ill be back to the adolescent unit or not. i was 15 back then and now im 16 so thats why i was in an adolescent unit.

shannon_164

hey @toffuna101 🙂

that’s such a big milestone, and i am really proud of you too!! it sounds like it’s been a tough journey, but also one where you’ve shown a lot of strength and resilience. one year without being admitted again is a huge deal, especially with everything you’ve been dealing with. it’s totally ok to not know what the future holds, you’re doing your best with what you can control, and that’s all anyone can ask. i am really glad you’re feeling pretty positive about it overall. you have come SO far already.

so so proud of you