I was in psychosis because of my bpd and they diagnosed me with bipolar disorder. Life is hard for me. I was there for six days and managed to call my supervisor and ask for a leave. Psych wards are stressful because you can’t have your phone or use the computer, so you’re basically in limbo while life goes on without you in the outside, but they let me use the phone once.
My supervisor asked me invasive questions but gave me the leave. I got out and now I’m dodging the psych ward’s calls because they want $2000 and I am incredibly poor because I live on my own in a big city working a minimum wage job. It’s a rich hospital that pays no property taxes and gives its board millions of dollars every year but hates its workers. We even striked last year successfully for a $25 dollar minimum wage, but they successfully managed to pay for a recall and delay the raise until a vote later this year.
I still owe another psych ward $800 dollars too. That money’s in collection. My job wants the psychiatrists to fill out a specific paper of theirs to justify my leave. They denied the letter that the social worker wrote for me to excuse me because it’s not the official work leave document. I’m scared to call the psych ward because they’ll just ask for the money.
I am frustrated but I guess I’ll just accept the write up. The psychiatrists didn’t give me medication because I challenged the 5250 and left against medical advice, but I need to go back to work so I don’t lose the roof over my head. I’m just so tired fighting mania, depression, and dissociation on my own. I’m also an addict in recovery, 8 months sober, so so I’m also trying so hard not to relapse. I’m basically fighting for my life right now and I don’t care about documents. Hopefully I don’t lose my job. I’m so poor.