Having ACTUALLY been in the mental ward of our local hospital...twice...I can assure you I can deal with this. I think some of the nuttiest people in that place were the doctors and nurses. After I took pills to off myself the 2nd time, my doctor showed no compassion or concern...he was just mad that I used HIS pills he prescribed to try to kill myself. What a jerk.
There was a nurse who had been there forever I suppose...and they had to evaluate us twice a day (three shifts of nurses...two while awake, one while you slept...supposedly). They always asked the same questions. After 3 weeks of this...it got pretty maddening. She said to me once, "It's time for your evaluation...would you like to do it here or in your room?" "Oh nurse.....let's do it in my room!" deadpan "Alright" Knowing what the first question was...after entering the room I exclaimed with exuberance "I HAD A BOWEL MOVEMENT!" Deadpan "Great...that's the kind of thing you can share in group." Another patient and I nearly died laughing at dinner over that one.
Post Merge: December 07, 2009, 03:23:17 AM
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