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Peninsula Village Q/A thread
act.da:
I'd be more than willing to answer any questions anyone might have about PV. Either post a question for me here or send me a PM.
Here's a few timeline points for me:
- 10+ months at PV
- 13+ months total (including other facilities)
- Out of "treatment" little over 1 year ago
Che Gookin:
Go back through the thread and answer the questions that seem to catch your attention. Once you get rolling I'll jump in and ask some if I get a hankering to ask a specific question.
act.da:
--- Quote from: ""nimdA"" ---What sort of social interactions where you allowed in the STU?
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There was a group meeting once sometimes twice a day, but that was just "shame games" and false confessions. During these, if you expressed disapproval, spoke out of turn, didn't pay attention, anything - you'd get sent back to your bed. No talking, gesturing, or sometimes even looking at other patients. Interactions with staff were very limited, mostly to them tormenting or ordering patients around.
--- Quote from: ""nimdA"" ---Did you have, or see, any acting out due to boredom in the STU?
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Oh yes. Of course there were "attention restraints" and things of that nature, but there were also more subtle clues that everyone was slowly going insane. Repetitive motions such as rocking back and forth, shaking your head, biting fingernails, picking at clothing, these sort of things were common. The walls were in deperate need of a new coat of paint, people would pick flakes of it off just for something to do. It probably could be a safety issue, there were quite a few layers of paint on it already and some of the older ones probably have lead in them.
--- Quote from: ""nimdA"" ---Describe the showering and bathing situation. What would happen if you took to long in the shower?
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There were only showers. Staff time you in the shower, and they give a VERY small amount of time to shower. Staff will actually start your time before you even make it into the bathroom, so patients sometimes wouldn't even bother trying to take a shower. Staff had no problem pulling patients out of the shower with a full head of shampoo, this caused severe dandruff and occasionally lice.
--- Quote from: ""nimdA"" ---When you first arrived were you searched? If yes what did that process entail? How did that process make you feel?
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When you first arrive, staff strip and cavity search you. They will also do this whenever they think someone has an item they aren't allowed to have. This could be food, a screw from a wall, a piece of an eating utensil, almost anything staff can come up with. I suspect that a few times this happened, it was done just to humiliate the patients - or possibly even to give some sort of sick gratification to the staff.
If anyone has questions they would like to be answered, ask and I'll try my best to answer in detail.
Anne Bonney:
And people wonder why we lump them all in together. I could have written that post about my time in Straight.
They sprang (have sprung?) from the same loins. They use the same techniques, levels systems, confessions, peer culture, compliance/comformity, break 'em down to build 'em up, etc. etc.
And the band played on.....
::noway:: ::noway:: :flame:
Che Gookin:
--- Quote from: ""Anne Bonney"" ---And people wonder why we lump them all in together. I could have written that post about my time in Straight.
They sprang (have sprung?) from the same loins. They use the same techniques, levels systems, confessions, peer culture, compliance/comformity, break 'em down to build 'em up, etc. etc.
And the band played on.....
::noway:: ::noway:: :flame:
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If you are gonna post in my forum at least show us your ass.
lols.. just kidding.. good point in your post.. Same old shit different wrapper.
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