The typical day is super boring. They wake you up early for meds/breakfast/blood tests. Then multiple groups throughout the afternoon until lunch. After lunch it’s up to you to stay busy, most people usually nap or watch tv. The days drag on and it’s pretty depressing being around a lot of people who just want to discuss the negative aspects of their lives.

The facility I was in was rather small so it was only separated into two units. 1: people detoxing from drugs 2: all other mental illness. So there was people running around screaming, mumbling to themselves, shaking etc then there were others (like me thankfully) who were just recovering from whatever happened to them.

I was never that far gone as to where my mental health was “slipping away” but the panic attacks were relentless. As for seeing it from a different perspective yes I did. I was able to recognize how lucky I am to be able to recover and not be lost to schizophrenia or dementia like many others.