yeah peace, the hospitals ive been in here in the us are how you described. complete lockdown and you couldn't have anything except shampoo, toothpaste, a toothbrush, a comb, soap and a book if you wanted. no technology of any kind and no books with spirals. and there was no such thing as leave. we didn't even leave the unit for meals. there was a cafeteria on the unit. also, one of the hospitals didn't even allow smoking at all. and as for blow drying your hair, one hospital allowed it but only in a certain room and with supervision.
also, in one hospital i was in the intensive ward for a little while. that was truely intense. you couldn't even have your clothes in your room. you had to ask for them when you wanted them. all that was in your room was a bed. i asked for a book one night cause i knew i wouldn't sleep well because of the light in the room that you can't turn off, and they said they weren't supposed to let me have it in my room but they made an exception. everything was bolted down, also, so people couldn't throw things. it was interesting.
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