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Snippet from the ER

Triage Nurse to the doc: 30-year-old drank a liter of scotch and vodka last night and he's been throwing up all day. Nurse #2: That's so strange. That's never happened to me before. -> Read More...

Published 31 Mar 2009 1:30 PM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: alcohol, medical professionals
Logic 101. Or, The Inner Workings of the Teenage Mind

Oh my Gawd. I'm SO sad. I can't BELIEVE how crappy I feel. The doctor gave me those pills, Prozac or whatever, to make me feel better and I so totally don't. I took my very first one like, an HOUR ago and I still feel horrible. Two must be...

Published 30 Mar 2009 5:45 PM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: mental health, RX meds, teens
Consultation!

Which is just a really nice way to say "monthly *** fest." I need to leave the house in 45 minutes for my consultation, the one and only meeting that I really quite enjoy. Because when you deal with the kind of people that I deal with on a regular...

Published 27 Mar 2009 1:10 PM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: the job
OY!

Most of the times these days, another person's tragic stories just don't affect me all that much. I'm able to go in, listen with all the empathy in the world, come out of the room, do the job I'm expected to do, and go home and sleep with...

Published 26 Mar 2009 12:59 PM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: alcohol, domestic issues, domestic violence, health insurance, in the field, mental health, suicide
I Know It's Difficult to Grasp

But.... A drug abuser who overdoses on pills because she's going for that super high isn't suicidal* She's just an addict. -> *I mean, we could get all philosophical on this one, but for the purposes of simplicity... Read More...

Published 24 Mar 2009 7:33 PM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: drug addiction, drug use
The Neophytes Are Calling...

I swear, I had another post like this one...one where a young woman called and asked for advice about the profession and my inclination was to tell her to run, quite fast, in the opposite direction. I don't remember what I titled it and I don't...

Published 23 Mar 2009 10:00 AM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: child welfare, life
I Missed the Palm Reading Unit in School

This post by Oregon Amy got me thinking... A while back I assessed an artist. She was the real deal in that she had her work in galleries across the country* and was able to make a living (even to the point of buying insurance!) from her work. She was...

Published 20 Mar 2009 2:45 PM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: medical professionals, mental health, suicide
Geodon Took Him Away!

All right docs, looks like we need to have another little chat. This won't take long, so stay with me. I know you're busy. I know you see a LOT of weird, wacky people in the emergency room on any given shift and that some of those weird , wacky...

Published 19 Mar 2009 12:57 PM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: in the field, medical professionals, mental health
Oh! And I'll Take A Car To Go, Please...

I saw a woman recently who apparently had not a trouble in the world--all was grand! (except for that minor issue of a suicide attempt) until I got to my questions about over-spending. Crickets. And then the very defintion of defensiveness: "I need...

Published 18 Mar 2009 10:00 AM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: compulsions, suicide
The Cat's Away

On a mini vacation, but just until tomorrow evening. Say you: Where did you go? Say me: Despite all my rage I am still just a bat in a cave !!! (Wait! That's not right, is it?) But I did see them today--we counted 11 during our tour. Apparently there...

Published 16 Mar 2009 10:00 AM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: life, music monday
Object Lesson

OK, look. Here's the skinny: If you have a problem with alcohol, there's going to be some tiny little red flags that wave every now and again. You might be a wee bit close to the situation, as people who drink too much sometimes are, so allow...

Published 13 Mar 2009 6:51 AM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: alcohol, mental health
Quotes from the Field...A Day Late

"If I'm not here then I don't have to feel anything." -> Read More...

Published 12 Mar 2009 10:26 AM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: quotes from the field
At The Office

I'm binging on The Office . Best. Show. EVER. Anyone else with me? And I'm just saying this about the American version. I'm sure the original, British version is just as good, if not better. (I mean, how could it not be, now that I think of...

Published 11 Mar 2009 1:02 PM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: life
Warning! I'm On My Soapbox Today!

As I was walking into the hospital last night, I noticed some new decorative elements on either side of the front doors (pic is soft, sorry). Now, I know that a hospital is ultimately a business. I get that. But it's not as if one is entering the...

Published 10 Mar 2009 5:04 PM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: health insurance, rants, wealth vs. poverty
You Gotta Help Me Out Here....

Everything's fine. No problems. No employment problems. No gambling problems. No money problems. No eating or sleeping problems. No relationship problems. No drug problems. No alochol problems. No depression. No anxiety. No voices in your head or...

Published 9 Mar 2009 5:36 PM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: mental health, suicide
Karma, I Do So Love You

So I'm driving down the highway heading for an assessment and I noticed a cop parked on the side of the road. I instinctively looked down to ensure I wasn't speeding (as, I will freely admit, at times I am wont to do. Especially in the middle...

Published 5 Mar 2009 10:09 AM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: in the field, law enforcement
Do Over!

Last night I worked late at the pottery studio, piddling around with my boxes and mugs and such and I got into a conversation about how to get my art "out there" with a woman who is making her living doing just that: being an artist. It got...

Published 4 Mar 2009 2:12 PM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: thoughts
Oh, Baby...

It's hard when you have that very first baby. Pregnancy wreaks havoc on your body, not to mention your emotions. You're excited and terrified and suddenly "responsibility" has a whole new meaning. In that it actually means something...

Published 3 Mar 2009 2:56 PM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: domestic issues, mental health, suicide, women's issues
Flash Dance

Years ago when I worked for a local mental health center, I was assigned to the "intensive case management" unit for a short time. This, in short, meant you had fewer clients who were more sick and therefore required more of your time. Often...

Published 2 Mar 2009 2:18 PM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: elderly, in the field, mental health

March 2009 - Trench Warfare

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Snippet from the ER

Logic 101. Or, The Inner Workings of the Teenage Mind

Consultation!

OY!

I Know It's Difficult to Grasp

The Neophytes Are Calling...

I Missed the Palm Reading Unit in School

Geodon Took Him Away!

Oh! And I'll Take A Car To Go, Please...

The Cat's Away

Object Lesson

Quotes from the Field...A Day Late

At The Office

Warning! I'm On My Soapbox Today!

You Gotta Help Me Out Here....

Karma, I Do So Love You

Do Over!

Oh, Baby...

Flash Dance