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one year

toffuna101toffuna101 Posts: 2,225 Boards Champion
in Health & Wellbeing
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.

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  • shannon_164shannon_164 Community Connector Posts: 1,592 Extreme Poster
    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 <3
  • toffuna101toffuna101 Posts: 2,225 Boards Champion
    thank you @shannon_164
  • Sian321Sian321 Community Manager Posts: 999 Part of The Mix Family
    @toffuna101 , really wanting to echo what @shannon_164 has said here - that feels like a huge milestone, and it's really valid too to feel unsure about what the future might hold.

    I can hear that pride you're feeling towards yourself, which is so wonderful! That feels so important to be able to pause, reflect back, and take stock of just how far you've come.

    If you did ever want to share more about how you experience depressive or psychotic episodes, we're here to listen and Community is by your side!
  • toffuna101toffuna101 Posts: 2,225 Boards Champion
    thank you @Sian321
  • LeylaLeyla Community Manager Posts: 111 The Mix Convert
    @toffuna101 Here to echo what everyone else has said that you're truly doing great and have come majorly far in a year, and we are here for when things might still feel tough :)
  • toffuna101toffuna101 Posts: 2,225 Boards Champion
    thank you @Leyla
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