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involuntary.

by Ms. Diagnosed

Story time from inside America's locked door mental health facilities. I'm your host, Ms. Diagnosed, and with every episode I will take you through my life on the inside since the age of 15. I am now 44...and still institutionalized so...that's a lot to tell. Locations, names and likenesses will be changed for privacy reasons.

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Episodes

  1. Institutionalized

    Episode 4. In less than three weeks at the hospital, I had become institutionalized. When I was finally discharged home (because insurance ran out, not because I was doing well) I realized my whole world had changed. Home didn't feel like home anymore, I felt like a stranger in this world. I…

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  2. Consequences

    Episode 3. In this episode I talk about my first experience with room programs, locked door seclusion and four point restraints. Plus, I almost accidentally killed an old man with popcorn.

  3. Medication is for Sick People

    Episode 2. In this episode of involuntary I talk about my first week at my first inpatient psychiatric hospital. The year was 1991 and I was convinced I was going to catch AIDS from the shared bathroom. Even though I knew logically that was impossible. To combat this I began washing my hands...

  4. Easy Way or the Hard Way

    Episode 1. By the age of 15, I was deteriorating and pulling out my hair in clumps. My parents were recommended to place me in an inpatient adolescent unit in New Hampshire. Welcome to the first episode of involuntary. This is the story of how it all started. My journey through America's locked...

  5. Welcome to involuntary.

    Welcome to involuntary. I’m your host, Ms. Diagnosed and in this podcast I will take you on a journey through America’s locked door mental health facilities.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Story time from inside America's locked door mental health facilities. I'm your host, Ms. Diagnosed, and with every episode I will take you through my life on the inside since the age of 15. I am now 44...and still institutionalized so...that's a lot to tell. Locations, names and likenesses will be changed for privacy reasons.

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Story time from inside America's locked door mental health facilities. I'm your host, Ms. Diagnosed, and with every episode I will take you through my life on the inside since the age of 15. I am now 44...and still institutionalized so...that's a lot to tell. Locations, names and likenesses will be...

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