tw // rtc ; mental hospital

so I& #39;ve noticed a problem (kinda) on tff twt about us romanticizing treatment for mental health like psych wards and stuff like that. as the resident mental ward survivor, I& #39;d like to say that it& #39;s not an experience you& #39;d want to have. (1/4)

tw // rtc ; mental hospital ; abandonment ; general trauma

therapy? absolutely, despite being difficult, it can help so much to have a good therapist. But rtc& #39;s and mental hospitals are fucking terrible and are a last choice option. the trauma associated with- (2/4)

tw // involuntary hospitalization ; trauma

involuntary hospitalization is something I and many other survivors of the corporatized mental health system still strugle with today. hell, I still occasionally have nightmares about trying to escape from them. (3/4)

tw // trauma

so just please keep that in mind before tweeting abt that stuff. I& #39;ve made a decent amount of peace with my past experiences, I just don& #39;t want to be constantly reminded of them. so uh rant over ig (4/4)