i just woke up dead
a memoir
by Justin Donner
mental illness
sex drugs alcohol
watch the trailer with scenes
only available in the book!
one lamb flew over the silent 12 interrupted monkey girl nests
the basics about what goes down in a psych ward
handbook for the 2 high-security units at the hospital
an explanation as to why the next 21 days would be in custody of a psychiatric hospital
agreeing to voluntarily remain under psychiatrist supervision until deemed fit for release rather than an arbitrary number of days ordered by the court (i.e. sentencing)
minnesota rule 25 addresses commitments for reasons of mental health and substance abuse
surprisingly, the hospital only disapproves of sexual relationships but does not prohibit them...
what an ordinary stay lacking stimulation looks like-this was how the first month was spent at the hospital
questions to determine the obvious - addiction was a serious problem!
although meant to gauge levels of depression they were often filled out jokingly because when suicide is a prevailing thought worksheets do not mean a thing
unlike "a million little pieces" the dental work in ijwd really happened
the buffet of drugs and vitamins taken daily
the bottom paragraph describes protocol that was allocated from day 1 to prevent self-harm
films like "girl, interrupted," "one flew over the cuckoo's nest," "silence of the lambs" and "12 monkeys" all offer pop-culture depictions of psychiatric hospitals
three months were spent in three units of descending security levels in a psych ward
avid notes were taken of the surroundings
conversations with patients and staff members were also documented
hollywood was mostly wrong
here are actual documents, assemssments, rules for sexual conduct and details of what it means to be on a state-committment as mentally ill and dangerous
authentication of commitment
at a psychiatric hospital
provides credibility
that the portrait painted in ijwd is
not author frabrication or exaggeration
this is a report -this is how it was
soul-searching moral redemption required more than just treatment - continue reading for research on the neurology that inhibits recovery and learn why
addiction and mental illness is not your fault