My Hospitalisation 1

I was first Hospitalised in 2021 unfortunately this was a terrifying experience. I was at my parents house and for good or for bad they had put their own spin on the state of my mental health. I was definately in the midst of a Spychotic episode but I was managing my day to day life in a simplified way. Later I requested my medical notes and could see how my parents, through lack of education and fear had misrepresented my life as always exhibiting mental illness. This was a shock as I had a mental health condition until this present point. The day of my hospitalisation a group of very serious and potentially scared professionals arrived at my parents house and gave me a cursury assessment and assessed that I needed to be sectioned. They stood infront of me and treated it like I was being legally sentanced for a crime. I was dismayed, fearful and easily controled because of a complete lack of education around the mental health process. I was then told I had to leave imediately, I asked if I could gather my stuff as I was aware that I needed to take essentails like clothes, toiletries with me if I was going somewhere. I wasnt allowed to do this. I wasnt told where I was going, how long I would be there or if I would get out. It was horrifying. I was then put into an unmarked vehicle that had several large male sercurity guards inside. I was calm because I could tell this was a serious situation and it felt like my life was in danger. On arrival I was shown to a room it unfortuantly looked very dirty and I didnt even want to put my feet onto the floor in the shower. I wasnt welcomed by anyone and was just left to sit in the communal area. I was there for approx 10 days and as always was released because I appeared normal. Im sorry if you have experienced something like this as well. Hospitalisation should be about retreat and recovery not being made to feel like a criminal.