(10-3-22) Margalea Warner writes about her journey from being repeatedly hospitalized because of schizophrenia to her recovery today. To help others, she identified 27 “keys” that helped her. I’m delighted to share her story with you.
I Found 27 Keys To Better Mental Health: You Can Find Yours
The heaviness of my sigh matched the weight of the steel door that locked behind me with a loud clunk.
I hadn’t committed a crime and I wasn’t in jail. I was in a locked hospital psychiatric ward because I had a brain disorder called schizophrenia. The hospital wasn’t a terrible place to be. Unlike in the hellish insane asylums half a century ago, patients weren’t restrained with straightjackets. The awful practice of lobotomy had long since been discarded. This hospital was renowned for evidence-based medical treatment. There was a sunny day room. Eating with other patients in the dining room helped things feel a little more normal.
Except I didn’t want to be here. Again.