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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No, you can’t telework. They will take your phone. And your French horn. And your shoelaces. No, your children won’t be allowed to visit. Maybe your husband, but not whenever he wants.

Have you spoken with your therapist and psychiatrist about your current symptoms? Do they think you should be hospitalized? Bipolar disorder is difficult but treatable if people follow a treatment plan. Are you doing that?

Realistically if you are hoping to continue participating in your regular life, you should consider things like PHP or IOP. Please ask your actual providers for help understanding what level of mental healthcare you need. When I worked in the DMV, Georgetown Hospital had a decent PHP program for adults so maybe start there. If they think you need to be inpatient, they will make sure you get there. [/quote]

That’s not necessarily true about her kids visiting.

Everyone needs to stop giving uniformed advice to OP. [/quote]

Okay. OP, it is possible that some psychiatric hospitals may allow your children to visit, but this is not common. Since the PP thinks that it is most important to be entirely accurate rather than convey a realistic impression to the OP about what it is like in a psychiatric hospital.

The issue here is that OP, despite her serious mental illness, does not seem to understand what hospitals are for. Having your husband ask for a divorce is a crisis and definitely OP should work on her mental health for reasons other than her marriage, but this is not a medical emergency. The psych ward is not a place to collect your thoughts, play some French horn, and work remotely. That’s not what it’s for at all. Just go to a resort if you want that vibe. [/quote]

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