My 1st nurse in the psychiatric ER , leaned down and whispered
” honey you don’t belong here ” , which I knew in my heart but
I had to follow through . Later , I looked up to see a woman with her
arms and hands focused on choking me to death ; I screamed
and she was removed to solitary in a straight jacket..
nightmare stuff to a 37 year old Mom and wife of a highly distorted
man , never a partner , who needed me at home to watch his sons
age 11, 6, and 6 ..
Xanax , more addictive that the worst street drug , was determined to
be suspected Bipolar , disregarding my trauma , my abuse ( I’d been hit )
and altered my life forever more , removing me from sons , acknowledging
the dark heart and soul of X , but determined to make it work .
I had no one to work it out with …shadow swallowed him up long
ago.. he wanted company , he’s got ” his sons / grandchildren ” to
believe him ..
Nursing scholars explore the crisis in psychiatry’s approach to psychosis and highlights the potential for mental health nurses to drive scientific revolution.
— Read on www.madinamerica.com/2024/02/rethinking-psychosis-nursings-role-in-challenging-psychiatrys-biological-paradigm/
