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“At its worst, the purpose of a psych ward is to normalize you back into a community that is anything but. Its purpose is not to heal you, but to make you stay sick so that you can function alongside the lies of a country steeped in them, so you can function alongside the lies you are forced to tell about yourself. We are all doubling in order to live, and the psych ward tells you to squash that inner knowing. It's simply not useful if you hope to thrive. At its best, psychiatric care gives you tools to let your inner knowing walk alongside the insanity of the world and create survival tools to trust what you know and survive the gaslighting and discrimination that seeks to burn down your house.”

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Book:Becoming a Man: The Story of a Transition
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“When you go into the psych ward, you can’t have anything with you except colored pencils. You can’t have any electronics. If you have a drawstring on your pants, a belt, shoelaces, a hood, or extra-long fabric, your very clothes are ripped off your back. They search you with a metal detector like you’re a criminal, doing everything short of putting their hand up your butt. Before you go through those cold, automatic, barred doors, you know your life is not your own. This is especially true during the first week, while you stare at florescent lighting and wait impatiently for your meds to kick in. I wish I had remembered the psych ward prison cell a week ago. If I had, maybe I wouldn’t be wearing this hospital gown that they gave me until I can get more compliant clothes.”

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Book:Trace The Grace: A Memoir
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“They stared with asperity Yet kindness in hearts The eyes told stories That carried pain, so strong it turned wrinkles strong, the knuckles weak with agony, and the forehead perspire. Their minds were tired I told them I'm tired too, you know? I've tried... We've tried too...they say So we cry in silence Our hearts bond in the dark Yet a light bonds us From a source unknown From I do not know where But I bow in wonder We hold hands And smile, for the first time since years, This time I cry in jubilation They join, and we watch the stars in our dreams Constellations they form We fall asleep in wonder. - Inked Confessions: The Untold Psych Ward Letters”

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Author:Fathima Valliyangal
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