I'm kinda on risk for being put into one, so I kinda wanted to learn some stuff about how is it inside those. I think my biggest fear there is boredoom. Like, will I be able to videocall friends and/or listen to music there? Will my mp3 player/portable chinese retro emulator/phone/any eletronic be confiscated there?

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[–] 4 points 10 months ago* (2 children)

You should add that to your post.


Oh you probably shouldn't take most of these comments seriously, most Fediverse users are from North America or Europe, I don't know about Brazil's Human Rights, so you might wanna ask local groupchat/forum or something.

Just an example:

I'm in the US, there are supposedly a lot of legal protections when it comes to patient's rights.

But, back in China where I was born in... the culture is very conservative and if I was ever involuntarily held there, I could be possibly be held indefinitely. They don't treat people mental illness very kindly. The legal system just reflects on the society's conservative attitude. I heard horror stories of my village just locking up a kid in their house because they view that kid as a danger.

I'm not saying that such hospitals can't help you, but you might wanna be careful. How Progressive/Conservative are the people? If they are very conservative, I'd try to avoid it as much as possible, seek legal help maybe.

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 10 months ago

    Brazil's psych wards hide a lot. No brazillians I ever talked to ever went to a CAPS (brazillian psych ward) and they hide even their interiors. Try to find a picture of a singular CAPS corridor. You can't.

    I'm gonna lie everything to my psychiatrist.

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