This article provides a realistic portrait of what patients can expect if they have to go to a hospital. James has never had to do this, but if it ever happened that I couldn't take care of him anymore, this is my absolute worst nightmare. Hospitals lock you in. It's a terrifying thing for a caretaker of a bipolar patient to face after making the commitment to their loved one's stabilization. Thankfully, James takes his medicine, and we are nowhere near this place.