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HLA drive-by...

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jjpinks:
Being a product of a hellish 1 year stint in a program as a teenager, I am on the lookout for "programs" that say they want to help with "troubled teens". I haven' t posted in this forum for a long time, but thought that I would tell you that the other day I was in Dahlonega with a friend of mine doing some shopping and I said, "lets go for a little ride in the woods". lol
We drove to HLA and I drove right into the place. I didn't realize how far back it is in the woods (never saw this lake) and how close it is to a military training base. Anywho, drove right into the grounds like I owned the place, didn't see a soul around. Took a right turn next to what looked like the admissions building and drove along what looked like the dorms (they all looked like they weren't being used). Got to the end of the road and had to make a u-turn (not what I wanted to have to do) and head back toward the admissions building where I saw about 15 people standing in the road looking at us. Ok, shit time! LOL I concocted this story (so that I wouldn't be charged with tresspassing) about how my 15 year old son is really needing some kind of help because he is always in trouble. And that I had heard about this place and thought that I would take a look at it and see what it looked like (innocent enough right?). I'll be damned, after about 30 minutes of listening to their BS about how great this place was and them trying everything that they could think of to get me to go into the admissions office, I bolted out of there.

WOW I can't tell you the feelings that came over me as I was sitting there listening to them. I felt like I was 15 again and back in the program. That just shows you, they still use alot of the same tactics that they were using back then.

Well, that was a little long, sorry. But I thought that I would share that.

Nicole :)

Anonymous:
good job...

but next time, dont wuss out and show the kids in there that people outside are working to shut the place down. you should have blared some music, and held up some signs.

Anne Bonney:

--- Quote from: ""Guest"" ---good job...

but next time, dont wuss out and show the kids in there that people outside are working to shut the place down. you should have blared some music, and held up some signs.
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Man, I went back to the Straight building a few years back with another survivor.  It was, um.....strange to say the least.  Its now a Verizon dispatch center but the building is the same, the intake rooms are still there although they're offices now.  The woman who took me around was aware of the building's history and more than a little creeped out to hear that my intake was done in her office.  

The same cinderblock walls.  The same paint.  The same bathrooms.  Same time-out rooms now being used for storage.  It was very odd.  I'm an atheist (well, prolly truly agnostic but I digress) but I could feel the ghosts all around me.

jjpinks:

--- Quote from: ""Guest"" ---good job...

but next time, dont wuss out and show the kids in there that people outside are working to shut the place down. you should have blared some music, and held up some signs.
--- End quote ---



LOL, I know, what a wuss!! I was truly unprepared to face them, but there is a possibility that I will go back. Just for shits and giggles. Maybe I will borrow someone elses car the next time, you know, one with a real good sound system in it. And blare something truly obnoxious!

Or....maybe I will just start honking and getting everyone's attention and tell everyone to jump into the car, you are free!!!! lol

Ok, it's a nice dream...

jjpinks:

--- Quote ---I could feel the ghosts all around me.
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I totally understand!!! I wasn't in HLA, but it didn't matter. I had that same old skin-crawling feeling there as I did where I was as a teen. And here I am 25 years later and I didn't realize that a place that I had never been to, could creep me out and give me the heebie-jeebies like I had as a kid. I thought that I was over those feelings....guess not.[/i]

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