“The Quiet Room”, by Lori Schiller and “No Time to say Goodbye”, by Carla Fine display the multiple aspects of forcing an individual into treatment. Schiller described her experience as traumatizing as she compared her method of treatment to rape. The rough and hostile nurses along with being forced to take medication aggravated her mental illness even more, and there was nothing she could do about it as she had no say in her treatment plan. In “No Time to Say Goodbye”, no one in the personal account is hospitalized, however, it made me wonder if Carla’s husband had been forced into treatment before his suicide, he still may be alive. Treatment is something that should not be forced onto individuals unless they are a threat to themselves or
