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Leaving
So tonight is my last night inpatient. I’ve been living at this hospital since June 6, and I didn’t realize how long that was until I just now typed that…
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It really is a MENTAL hospital, I guess.
Not to gross everyone out, but I’ve had this nasty thing happening with my feet for over a year. Itchy, scaly, dry skin on both soles. The internet diagnosed me…
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Med Patrol
I’ve never been one to refuse a good pill. Be it Advil, Omega-3, Percoset, or certain other remedies not approved by the FDA; if you’re giving, I, generally, will be…
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A Short List of Things that Mental Health Professionals Seem to Not Get
– the occasional swapping of benzos between friends– the occasional swapping of pain meds between friends– the time-honored ritual of wine while cooking– diagnosis-related jokes (ie: “it’s not like I…
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So I guess I wouldn’t do so great in a sensory deprivation tank after all.
When you’re wheeled into the ER on a stretcher, sent straight from the clinic via silent ambulance and complaining of dark unyielding depression, you might mistakenly assume that your mental…
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I grabbed my computer before I fled.
I write this from a locked unit on the second floor of a bulding at McLean’s, a mental health facility in Belmont, MA. How I got here is a fun…
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