How to Survive a Night in a Mental Health Hospital

Staying in a mental health hospital can be like spending the night in prison. Once you are admitted to the hospital you are now a prisoner of that hospital. You are now set up to be punished for having a mental illness. You might face being locked inside of a room, being tied to a bed, being physically and emotionally abused by other patients, and you might even be subject to physical abuse from staff members. This is one man's story about spending the night in a mental health hospital.Travis shares his story about spending the night in mental health hospitals. Travis talks about the structure of the day at the hospital and all of the restrictions and limitations that are placed upon him during the hospital stay. Travis tries to enlighten the reader on what really goes on during these visits to mental health hospitals. Travis talks openly about bullying from other patients and abuse from staff members that he has experienced while staying in an inpatient mental health hospital in the past.In this boo Travis shares how the experience of being a patient in a mental health hospital has contributed to his mental health being worse upon release than it was before he went into the hospital. At the end of this short but informative book Travis challenges the reader to spend a night in the mental health hospital to find out what it is like before they make the decision to commit their child or loved one to the hospital.Travis shares experiences from 4 different mental health hospitals all of which are very similar and painful. This is a great book to read if you are interested in learning what really goes on behind closed doors. This book will teach you what these hospitals and institutions do not want you to see.