Have you ever lived in supported housing because of your mental health problem?

Question

What was your experience of it?

Answer 1

Yes, I was in supported housing for about 18 months after living in a Mental Health Hostel. For the first year or so I did very well, and even came off my medication. Having a friendly 'family' environment helped with my sense of security, and I was able to function well and manage quite a number of activities. After a while though, I became increasingly frustrated with not having more freedom to do what I liked and when I liked, so I left and got my first flat. Overall, it was a positive experience though, and I think helped with the transition back into the 'community'

Answer 2

If your talking about being in a private house along with the different people with mental illness, my answer is yes, i think i am 21  at that time, it was 1 week after I gave birth to my second son, as far as i can remember the dra. said that i have psychosis i dont know if the spelling is right, my in laws bring me to that apartment like, and they pay the dr 12000 monthly, at first its really weird,and traumatic, can you just immagine forcing you to drink medicine, pampatulog yata yung pinainom nila sakin,kasi gabi na akong nagising non,takot kasi ako sa gamot dahil na overdose na ako noong bata pa pa ako, when they send me there i felt really very angry to my in laws and i think i still have that feeling, the question why they bring me there instead of giving me back to my family. I think the cause of it is too much depression. Got pregnant at the age of 18 and have a child, my family is very angry, and my tito wantsl me to get married to my husbad right now, and at that time my husband don't have any work yet, and his father that time don't know that we have a baby already because my biyenan doesn't to surprise my father in law coz he might got a heart attack, at that time also my husband want our second baby to be aborted but i stood up to bring up the child, its like your hanging, you have no place to go,,,,sensya na po talambuhay na anyway......what it feels like to be in a private mental house, at first scary because you've been with drug addicts, killer, maniac, palaaway, insecure, different kinds of people, doon kasi sa napuntahan ko ay parang townhouse bale 3 unit siya up and down and isang unit puro babae, yung dalawang unit puro lalake,meron kaming siesta after lunch nilolock na yung bahay, then kapag tapos na siesta pwede na kaming magvideoke, yun lang ata ang part kaya madali akong nakarekover tsaka self control na rin dahil kapag iyak pa rin ako ng iyak hindi ako makakalabas dun, syempre noh, kapapanganak mo lang dinudugo pa nga ako non, tapos wala kang kaalam alam dinala ka don, ang nakakainis pa wala kang dalaw kaya hanging talaga, sabi ng biyenan ko ayaw daw kasi ng dra.,mga di kanais nais na mga pangyayari, may maniac dun na matanda na bigla nalang akong hinalikan sa batok kasi noong time na yun kinalbo ko sarili ko,why do i do that gusto ko kasing mapatunayan na mamahalin pa rin ako ng nakabuntis sa akin kahit kalbo ako,kasi ang ganda ng hair ko eh,napatunayan ko naman na mahal niya ako. continuation, ang ginawa ko sinipa ko talaga, as in grabe kung makatitig. tapos my isa naman na bigla nalang akong sinuntok babae yun na mataba, sakit ah, then noong bagong bago palang  talaga ako naawa ako don sa itinali nilang si A nalang babae siya tapos buntis kaya yun kinalagan ko, ang nangyari tuloy ako ng naitali ang sakit ng pagkakatali nila, lumabag talaga sila sa human rights kasi hindi ka makakainom at hindi ka din makakakain. May isa pa, bininyagan ako ni sister B, bale ang kwento ng buhay niya ay isa siyang deboto ng simbahan tapos kabit lang ata siya, ganito ang nangyari si Ate C kasi eh may damit na itim syempre sinasampay lang namin mga damit namin dun sa double deck, biglang nakita ni sister B kaya ang ginawa niya nagsisigaw na put away the devil tapos tinatapon yung mga itim tapos may lipstic siya nagsulat siya sa dingding ng jesus christ, at that time call of nature ako, bigla siyang pumunta ng cr isa lang kasi ang cr tpos wala pang lock then sabi niya in the name of john the baptist, then binuhusan niya ako ng tubig. Sa totoo lang for two weeks iyak ako ng iyak sa pagkamiss, kung hindi dahil kay Ate V na nag-babantay sa amin p\tuluyan na akong panghihinaan ng loob, si ate vicky kasi naawa sa akin, kaya sinabi niya sa akin na dinadalaw naman pala ako ng inlaws ko ayaw lang muna ipakita sa akn ng dra tsaka tumatwg daw ang husband ko na ngayon at umiiyak nga daw sa nangyari sa akin, in that moment, tinibayan ko loob ko, parang ang nangyari ako ang nagpasaya sa mga taong nasa mental at kahit na nasa labas ng mental, kasi ba naman pmatay ang boses ko, I mean nasisiyahan silang lahat kapag kumakanta ako, may mga times din na delikado pala talaga sa mental, may instances kasi na merong nag-away dun sa taas, kung hindi pa namin narinig nina ate A at ate C sigurado patay na yung taong may insecurities hindi kasi kagandahan ang mukha, grabe namumutla na at that time si Miss H nalang buti at pinigilan nmin yung babaeng mataba din na kulot ang buhok. Tpos may nangyari din na dahil kay miss H namatay ang dinadalang sanggol ni miss A, ipinagtanggol kasi ako ni miss A kasi wala naman akong ginawa nanahimik lang sa isang sulok eh inaaway ako ni miss H, ayun nilabanan ako ni miss A sila na ang nag-away ni miss H dahil sa asaran at napikon si miss H nasipa niya ang tiyan ni miss A na siya naman niyang ikinamatay.  Kung iisipin ko kahit na isang marka sa buhay ko ang pagkaconfne sa mental ng 2 months pano ayaw pa akong palabasin ng dra kahit magaling na ako,dahil sa pera, ako na nga lang ang patagong k

Answer 3

I have a past history of suffering from Depression in my life ! I have never had to voluntarily admit myself to a Mental Hospital or been sectioned under Section 138 of the Mental Health Act 1983 ! I have no experience of living in supported housing because of a Mental Health problem ! All the Best !