For me I loved art therapy! It was great because I expressed how I felt without having to use words. I'm not artistic really, but it didn't matter. I liked it better when we were given suggested themes to draw about and then talked about what we'd drawn and what it meant to us.
Drama therapy was great fun too. It was good to play team games, and then try acting different things and being someone else.
I really disliked community group or whatever it was called. It was the first group of the day and it was where any issues were raised that affected the community that was our ward. It was often a place for residents to talk about issues other residents were raising for them. It was often a challenging group and I struggled to speak, or to remain calm if someone had a problem with me (I took it very personally).
I also dislike general occupational therapy "art" groups where all they do is give you some things to colour in. I don't like being given activities like that in hospital, because I want to do something more challenging (like art therapy).
Though another group I LOVED was photography. Another great way of me exploring my feelings by taking photographs.
(this isn't based on one hospital, but about 5)
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