Hi Honey,
I can relate to this a lot, as I'm sure many people can. Hospital is a safe, very restricted environment so it's natural to be afraid of being discharged and often it's very hard to adapt to the "real" world but you will and you can.
Have you discussed your fears about being discharged with your care team? It's worth discussing it with them because nobody is going to think any less of you, just perhaps put things in place to help the transition. I know you've said that you're having weekend leave, how has that gone? Even though you have wanted to go back to the unit, how have you managed to cope with not going back? Your care team will probably have helped a lot of people who have been afraid of going home so I hope you are able to tell them.
When you are first discharged it will be scary and hard but over the weeks you do start to adjust. Maybe when you are feeling positive about being discharged, write down a list of all the positive things that come from not being in hospital, like being able to go to bed at a time that suits you or having more freedom, more chance of a social life. When you are feeling sad about the loss of the unit, remember the positive things that comes with being discharged.
I have every faith that you will be happy at some point that you were discharged,
Lotti x
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