Category: Hospitalization

What is the Baker Act

What is the Baker Act

If you’ve read through my posts, particularly the one where I spoke about my first inpatient experience, you might be curious about a term that I mentioned. That was the Baker Act. Read about My First Inpatient Experience. My wish for you today is peace, and so I offer you a cat tail, which in…

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Medication and Schedules – They’re Important

Medication and Schedules – They’re Important

Good evening. I hope that this fall evening is treating you well and that you’ve had a good day. Tonight, I offer you a Balm of Gilead, a flower which in Victorian times meant healing. Let’s Talk Medication Now Not all people with mental illness take medication. Sometimes a support system is enough, sometimes therapy…

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My First Inpatient Experience

My First Inpatient Experience

Hello, and welcome or welcome back, whichever it may be. It’s the same day, or evening, as my last post, but tonight I find that I have a lot to say and the motivation to get it out. This evening I find myself thinking about my hospitalizations and I want to share these things with…

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