Posted by sleepygirl2 on August 30, 2011, at 12:11:20
In reply to Re: Would you rather be 'real' sick?, posted by Lepus on August 29, 2011, at 23:13:34
It should be illegal to have a "doctor" speak to you for 5 minutes and then have you involuntarily admitted with another "doctor" who can't remember your name (which is right in front of them).
That "doctor" could at least remember to prescribe effexor since withdrawal on top of everything else could really suck.
It ought to be illegal to have one's insurance company pay out tens of thousands of dollars to have a total of 15 minutes of interaction with their "doctor" during a one week stay in a "psychiatric" unit.
It ought to be illegal to be told "you'll go wherever they'll take you" when a "patient" asks about whether it might be possible to go to to one of a couple of different places suggested by one's therapist.
It ought to be illegal for a "patient" to not be permitted to speak with their "social worker" for 5 minutes during a one week stay in a "psychiatric" unit. Having said social worker roll their eyes when attempts are meant to speak with them about making one phone call that might be about saving the "patient's" job is also something not helpful. It's a little difficult to use the only payphone available in the midst of constant rap music to call one's place of employment.
It ought to be illegal then to have no access to one's phone to attend to responsibilities outside the "hospital"- yes even retarded "psychiatric" patients have jobs they could lose, obligations.
It ought to be illegal to be incarcerated for a week in a "psychiatric" unit without ANY therapy whatsoever.
It ought to be illegal to receive attitude and "ex....cuuuuse ME" from a "psychiatric nurse" when the "patient" lets them know that they are receiving the wrong amount of medication.
It ought to be illegal for some "psychiatrist" to tell a "patient" that their doctor is "very disappointed" in them.
It ought to be illegal to be drug tested when a "patient" tells a "nurse" that they are feeling "hyper". "Well, that medication isn't supposed to do that."
It ought to be illegal to be stuck in a infection control nightmare (community bathroom).
It ought to be illegal to have nothing to do but witness overgrown teenagers break down the unit door.
I have NO doubt that these conditions exist because the concerns of "psychiatric" patients are discounted, in large part because many of them cannot advocate for themselves.
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