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Used to work for the local health department. Spent plenty of time in various facilities.
It was always obvious who the folks making their first trip to the psych ward were, and who the frequent guests were.
I work in EMS. I was transporting a patient to the hospital one time for a minor complaint and was making small talk in the back of the ambulance. She mentioned wishing she could go on a vacation and I said something about how that sounded amazing and I hadn’t had a vacation in years. I asked where she would want to go. She started listing off psych hospitals and debating with herself which ones she wanted to go to for her “vacation”. Personally, I was thinking about hiking in the woods or swimming in the ocean, but I guess some people want to be locked in a psych ward.
I’m in ems as well, we call our involuntary psych admissions “72 hour vacations”
you know…meals provided, no bullshit from people I know, all the alone time I could want, no phones or computers, drugs.
sign me the fuck up.
The ol’ grippy sock vacation
Why is that?
Think about it.
Anyone who has done something before has an advantage over a complete newcomer.
Attitude first.
The noobs look dazed and confused; the Frequent guests know the staff and when the meals are.
And how can I avoid coming off as a noob?
They come prepared
BYOGS
Bring your own grippy socks