I admitted my teen to a psychiatric ward. With time apart, I realized I also needed to take care of myself. Essay by Brittany Miles Mavocado/ Getty Images Oct 21, 2024, 3:13 AM PT ...

Convincing Myself That I am a Person of Value, Psych Ward and All Luckily, I was a model patient, and the psych ward’s social worker made an effort to talk to me about my dire situation.

In the 1960s, a hospital in London held a ward full of women who suffered from a range of mental disorders. The women in this “sleep room” were subjected to various medical procedures… ...