*opens door at night & floods room with light every few minutes* You should try to sleep more!
Sh*t Psych Unit Staff Say
Tag: hospital
How I Passed the Time @UNCH… #Minions
Dancing and creating choreography for a bipolar-inspired dance. Being silly with new friends. 😉 Watching movies... and even the Superbowl... #Panthers ha Trying to get people to participate in recreational therapy i.e. DANCE WITH ME! Teaching myself how to play "House of the Rising Sun" on the keyboard. Talking to [...]
Psych Ward Facts: Mulan Style
Hospital showers can be freezing. FREEZING. Nurses may flood your room with light every 15 minutes... as you attempt to sleep... then act frustrated/confused the next morning over your lack of sleep... sigh... Sometimes, you want a BREAK from people. Just a little break... but you are CONFINED TO THE PSYCHIATRIC FLOOR. [...]
My Hospital Story: As Told by ‘Psych’
So... step out of the shower & hear a knocking on my bedroom door. Guess who? The COPS. For ME? Ain't I sumthin'? You really shouldn't have... REALLY. Why, hello there. Welcome to my humble abode, officers. So, I address their concerns and state that I know my [...]
Isolate the Patient, Isolate the Pain?
While at Duke Health, half of the psychiatric floor was closed off. Why? For ONE PERSON. Yes. Welcome to solitary confinement. Now, yes, I'll admit: this person was a bit 'off'. He was offensive, loud, rude... interesting, unique, intriguing... Naturally, others fixated on the negatives. Complaints from others may have been the reason [...]
“This is my FIGHT song… prove I’m ‘alright’ song…”
So... Question: where the hell have you been? Well... the hospital. Again. For A WEEK. YES. SEVEN. FREAKING. DAYS. FREEDOM is a beautiful thing, indeed.
Panic Attack Symptoms. Feels like a heart attack. NO EXAGGERATION.
It's a shame when I'm in a hospital as a patient and I am the only one [no NURSE OR DOCTOR] helping a patient through an episode...
When you ask a nurse for side effect information and get 21 pages of information for JUST ONE OF THE PILLS.
but... I read all that before it was even lunch time... if you tried to overwhelm me with information... try again. I'm tired of being underestimated. YES, I UNDERSTOOD THE MEDICAL PHARMACEUTICAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE MEDICATION. I WAS READING "ESSENTIAL PHARMACOLOGY" FOR FUN. SERIOUSLY.
The Calculating Mind 