Things I Hate About Life Here

 Alot of people will say that living here is cool bc you got ppl who cook and clean for you and to talk to.  However, it is not all roses here.  People like myself who live here make multiple sacrifices and many of the things you take for granted on the outside we cannot do.  Here is a list of things I hate about living in this place.....

1) We cannot browse any website we want unless we pay for our own data. I tried to type on my url to this page and could not view it. It is not just things like porn sites, online gambling sites but many sites that you think are ok will not be allowed to be viewed if you use the facility supplied computers or wifi

2)  We cannot bring a boyfriend over or girlfriend here and we cannot have sex.  This is a basic human need and right.  Most of us on my floor have our own rooms but masturbating is frowned upon.

3)  Staff come in every day and night with flashlights to do safety checks.  They cannot in my room bc it frustrated me and I took the front of my doorknob to my room off.  I am amazed that the staff did not force me to put it back on.  They eventually did about 1 yr later but I put a camera in my room and they wont come in bc of it now.  So that's good for me.

4) Most of us have a curfew and cannot come and go as we please.  Mine was 9pm.  They have not enforced it though on me in years though.  I do have to msg them at 9pm and every hr that I am ok when I am out past this.

5) You are not allowed to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs here or drink.  This makes sense to me. 

6) You will never be allowed a pet other then a fish and only sometimes.

7) If you ever want to travel you will need permission from your care team (meaning doctor and nurses) and if applicable any agent you have or guardian.

8)  If you go to a doctor in the community and bring rxs back from them the staff take them and hold them.  Until the facility doctor okay's the medicine you do not get to take it.

9)  They also hold all vitamins and herbal supplements.  A doctor has to "okay" them for you to take them.

10)  Staff can be extremely loud when talking to each other.  I live about 40ft down at the end of one hallway and can hear the staff joke around and laugh to each other.  It is very disturbing.  Alot of the staff are from cultures that can be quite loud.