Posted by garnet71 on February 1, 2009, at 20:18:28
In reply to Re: Suicidal, please help!!, posted by G-man885858 on February 1, 2009, at 1:17:58
Hi there Gman. I'm so glad you are checking in here and venting your anger. I'm glad you know we understand, and some of us out here in cyberspace can relate.
I forgot to mention - about psych wards...I am never going to a psychiatric hospital, or taking another person there again. I thought since the psychiatric hospital was connected with the medical university here in my city, that it would be the best place to go for the type of emergencies my sister had. I thought my sis would get the best care there. Not so.
Next time, but hopefully there will be no next time, I will go to the hospital in my region known for the best heart care. It is clean and the staff is very professional. I'm not saying there are hospitals that have 100% caring staff, but compared to the psych hospital..the psych hospital was dirty, more like a prison, and the pdocs we saw were so unempathetic - I thought the one's face was going to crack if she smiled. Her face could not even form a half smile...lol. When speaking to her and looking into her eyes, she seemed to have no empathy, and even seemed to enjoy letting my sister suffer. No exaggeration. I know doctors have to somewhat detach emotions from their patients, but this woman, I got the sense from her windows to the soul, along with her body language, was sadistic and cruel and loved having the authority over my sister's life.
When I took my sis there over and over, we would be positive despite the situation, relaxed and cooperative, and even joking at times to deal with the situation. The intake people and the security people were super...and one or two of the nurses..but the psych docs..horrible. Oh, and once you entered you were locked in and not permitted to go outside for fresh air, or in my sister's case a cig. Locked in the waiting room.
The also filmed everything. I don't remember them asking for permission; maybe they did, but I don't recall. I had to be a b*tch to even go in the room with my sister, who didn't want me to leave her side. They told me I wasn't allowed, but when I pushed by the nurse and caught the one more decent doctor in the hallway, he said sure, I could come sit by my sister while she was being 'interrogated'. How dare they say I can't be by her side while she loses her mind, but random students are allowed in while a group of people watch and question her under a camera. Why do these people think they are? Also, I am not comfortable thinking someone who knows me that decided to go to med school can sit there and watch my sister having her nervous breakdown, and hear about our childhood and the sexual abuse. Real nice exposing that for the world to see. I didn't mind the students being in the room. I talked to them about school and stuff. One seemed real nervous and uncomfortable. I wonder if these students knew what they were getting themselves into.
Interesting how they "were not permitted" to prescribe any medications to stop a total destructive nervous breakdown until I threatened to sue. Pdocs whole career is structured around prescribing pills, but when you need them for an emergency/acute situation, all they want to do is deny. :|
Nothing wrong with venting :) Keep us posted!
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