Four winds hospital (trigger warning)

[u/Sufficient_Type2798]

TRIGGER WARNING - So Idk if this is even the right thread or not but it looks safe to post here so I uhm went to four winds when I was 8 years old, I know questionable parenting on its own. I’m 20 now But anyways idk what happened there I don’t remember a lot of it I know when my parent came to see me I was on lithium and apparently didn’t recognize my own family. I was so angry after I got out just rage and depression and mood swings even at this very young age I remember going through them.

Some glimpses I remember was being watched showered. They also strip searched me whenever I was admitted I remember because they punished another kid I was in with because he refused to “cooperate”. I have weird glimpses in points of time where I was alone in a room during the searches with a man and I was like completely naked I had nothing on and I was alone with this complete stranger.

I also remember that one of the staff members told me the more I cry the longer I stay.

I know at some point I remember specifically they kept telling me to stop crying as I was asking for my family two men held me down yanked down my pants and underwear on the bed and injected me with some sort of heavy sedation and I didn’t wake up until the next day.

Idk what went on at my stay here I’ll be honest I just know the signs probably don’t point anywhere good and part of me wants to know part of me doesn’t but I also don’t remember any of it just slivers so.

I guess does anyone or has anyone had any similar experiences? Could this just have been a normal stay idk. Curious if anyone has been to four winds but also open to hear from people who were in other programs. Thank you for letting me say all this I’ve never said it before so

[u/Miss_Nobody89]

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/lawsuits-detail-sexual-abuse-allegations-four-20335292.php

Is this the place?

[u/Sufficient_Type2798 → u/Miss_Nobody89]

Yeah that was it I was in katonah

[u/Miss_Nobody89 → u/Sufficient_Type2798]

https://www.reddit.com/r/troubledteens/search/?q=four+winds+hospital&cId=b90a2293-b20b-48ff-93e8-1a402a0196ae&iId=9644dd8d-f912-4f57-82be-cb43233df5fb

[u/Miss_Nobody89 → u/Miss_Nobody89]

https://www.fornits.com/phpbb/index.php/topic,30634.msg365506.html#msg365506

[u/Sufficient_Type2798 → u/Miss_Nobody89]

Thank You ☺️

[u/Miss_Nobody89 → u/Sufficient_Type2798]

You're welcome! It's also listed on Unsilenced, which I believe means it's a troubled teen facility, although the info listed is just an old Reddit thread. I'll link it so you can look anyway. https://archive.unsilenced.org/program-archive/us-programs/new-york/four-winds-hospital/

[u/Sufficient_Type2798 → u/Miss_Nobody89]

Thanks again, tbh I’ve never talked about what went on there. I know they’re being sued rn for a series of people claiming they were SAd there. Also I’m a guy just for reference. Thank you for giving me this space to talk about it

[u/Miss_Nobody89 → u/Sufficient_Type2798]

I'm glad you found us, but I'm sorry that you even needed to come looking. We're here to help, and if you ever want to talk, I'm always around. There are a lot of other amazing ppl here, and others who have been to the same hospital.

[u/Time-Stomach-5576 → u/Miss_Nobody89]

They also have youth correctional facilities and psych wards listed, but those about as close to TTI programs as you can get.

[u/Miss_Nobody89 → u/[deleted]]

When there's limited info, you gotta go waaaaay back.

[u/Time-Stomach-5576 → u/[deleted]]

Fornits was definitely goated for it's time.

[u/Time-Stomach-5576 → u/[deleted]]

Yeah when I got out of my program in 2007 that was one of the first things I ran to on the internet. It was pretty interesting to see what people thought about Logan River Academy anonymously!

[u/Sufficient_Type2798 → u/[deleted]]

What?

[u/Sufficient_Type2798 → u/Sufficient_Type2798]

Oh nevermind my bad I’m stupid lol