Just a quick update, guys. So I drove over an hour this morning to visit my girlfriend in the hospital. I will also point out that I've never been to a mental hospital in my life.
When I got there, I noticed a lot of older people there and there was an old gentlemen walking straight into a wall. Something about this place just made me feel uneasy and uncomfortable. My girlfriend is actually the youngest inpatient here, everyone else is about 40 and above, grannies included.
When I finally sat down with my girlfriend in her room, I felt a sudden rush of the most confusing emotions through me and I literally broke down in tears in front of her. I just felt so sad and pitiful that my own girlfriend who is young with an exciting future ahead of her, is trapped in here with all these people. I just felt so strongly that she doesn't belong in a place like this.. there is also such a huge age gap between her and everyone else so I wouldnt even expect her to want to participate in group activities. She literally just spends most of her time in her room idling, and she's expected to stay here for 3-4 weeks.
A part of me just felt broken today, and I can't explain why.