Comments on: Despair http://ambulancedriverfiles.com/2009/07/despair/ I doubt, therefore I think I am. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:37:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Anonymous http://ambulancedriverfiles.com/2009/07/despair/comment-page-2/#comment-17037 Anonymous Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:05:46 +0000 http://ambulancedriverfiles.wordpress.com/2009/07/16/despair#comment-17037 Imagine that man as a woman, a widow left with a young daughter. She lives in a small rural town, like "Mayberry," only less idyllic. The most popular indoor sport is gossip, and the nearest mental health worker is a single county employee. <br /><br />That, right there, is my childhood. Imagine that man as a woman, a widow left with a young daughter. She lives in a small rural town, like "Mayberry," only less idyllic. The most popular indoor sport is gossip, and the nearest mental health worker is a single county employee.

That, right there, is my childhood.

]]> By: Anonymous http://ambulancedriverfiles.com/2009/07/despair/comment-page-2/#comment-39290 Anonymous Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:05:00 +0000 http://ambulancedriverfiles.wordpress.com/2009/07/16/despair#comment-39290 Imagine that man as a woman, a widow left with a young daughter. She lives in a small rural town, like "Mayberry," only less idyllic. The most popular indoor sport is gossip, and the nearest mental health worker is a single county employee. That, right there, is my childhood. Imagine that man as a woman, a widow left with a young daughter. She lives in a small rural town, like "Mayberry," only less idyllic. The most popular indoor sport is gossip, and the nearest mental health worker is a single county employee. That, right there, is my childhood.

]]> By: Michelle http://ambulancedriverfiles.com/2009/07/despair/comment-page-2/#comment-17036 Michelle Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:57:53 +0000 http://ambulancedriverfiles.wordpress.com/2009/07/16/despair#comment-17036 WOW! That was an amazing post. <br />As an RN I see that all too often here in Los Angeles...very sad :( WOW! That was an amazing post.
As an RN I see that all too often here in Los Angeles…very sad :(

]]> By: Michelle http://ambulancedriverfiles.com/2009/07/despair/comment-page-2/#comment-39289 Michelle Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:57:00 +0000 http://ambulancedriverfiles.wordpress.com/2009/07/16/despair#comment-39289 WOW! That was an amazing post. As an RN I see that all too often here in Los Angeles...very sad :( WOW! That was an amazing post. As an RN I see that all too often here in Los Angeles…very sad :(

]]> By: HollyB http://ambulancedriverfiles.com/2009/07/despair/comment-page-2/#comment-17035 HollyB Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:57:42 +0000 http://ambulancedriverfiles.wordpress.com/2009/07/16/despair#comment-17035 Being the good, little BSW I am...and a former "consumer" of County MH services... I gotta say, there are some state systems that work. <br />Our local MHMR agency offers low-cost medications, and it's not always the 'zine Sisters or Haldol.<br /><br />They also have support groups, and in some severe cases like Roger's,case managers to help with referrals to organizations that assist with daily living activities.<br />You didn't say what type of Dx Roger has, but if he's not medication compliant none of the above will be beneficial for him. <br />For the commenter who was so down on psychotrophics and psychiatry... please refrain from criticizing a system that HELPS more clients than it hurts.<br />And Bless You, AD for caring about this wretched man. Being the good, little BSW I am…and a former "consumer" of County MH services… I gotta say, there are some state systems that work.
Our local MHMR agency offers low-cost medications, and it's not always the 'zine Sisters or Haldol.

They also have support groups, and in some severe cases like Roger's,case managers to help with referrals to organizations that assist with daily living activities.
You didn't say what type of Dx Roger has, but if he's not medication compliant none of the above will be beneficial for him.
For the commenter who was so down on psychotrophics and psychiatry… please refrain from criticizing a system that HELPS more clients than it hurts.
And Bless You, AD for caring about this wretched man.

]]> By: HollyB http://ambulancedriverfiles.com/2009/07/despair/comment-page-2/#comment-39288 HollyB Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:57:00 +0000 http://ambulancedriverfiles.wordpress.com/2009/07/16/despair#comment-39288 Being the good, little BSW I am...and a former "consumer" of County MH services... I gotta say, there are some state systems that work. Our local MHMR agency offers low-cost medications, and it's not always the 'zine Sisters or Haldol.They also have support groups, and in some severe cases like Roger's,case managers to help with referrals to organizations that assist with daily living activities.You didn't say what type of Dx Roger has, but if he's not medication compliant none of the above will be beneficial for him. For the commenter who was so down on psychotrophics and psychiatry... please refrain from criticizing a system that HELPS more clients than it hurts.And Bless You, AD for caring about this wretched man. Being the good, little BSW I am…and a former "consumer" of County MH services… I gotta say, there are some state systems that work. Our local MHMR agency offers low-cost medications, and it's not always the 'zine Sisters or Haldol.They also have support groups, and in some severe cases like Roger's,case managers to help with referrals to organizations that assist with daily living activities.You didn't say what type of Dx Roger has, but if he's not medication compliant none of the above will be beneficial for him. For the commenter who was so down on psychotrophics and psychiatry… please refrain from criticizing a system that HELPS more clients than it hurts.And Bless You, AD for caring about this wretched man.

]]> By: Mark p.s./Mark p.s.2 http://ambulancedriverfiles.com/2009/07/despair/comment-page-2/#comment-17034 Mark p.s./Mark p.s.2 Fri, 24 Jul 2009 23:38:42 +0000 http://ambulancedriverfiles.wordpress.com/2009/07/16/despair#comment-17034 For wasting your time it is a legitamite reason to hate the malingerer. The drugs issued for his broken mind do not help him, they encourage his belief he is medically ill ( and mess with his cognative brain in a bad way).<br />Why doesn't someone tell him the hard truth?<br />He needs the "mental illness" to not take responsibility for his choices and behaviour, so he doesn't feel guilty. We humans are supposed to feel guilty for screwing up, thats how we find a reason or motivation to change.<br />NO ONE HAS TAUGHT HIM ANY OTHER WAY TO LIVE. He can only do what he knows how to do. Feel sorry for him for trusting in psychiatry to help, not hate.<br />Psychiatry promotes the "its not my fault its mental illness that did it". For wasting your time it is a legitamite reason to hate the malingerer. The drugs issued for his broken mind do not help him, they encourage his belief he is medically ill ( and mess with his cognative brain in a bad way).
Why doesn't someone tell him the hard truth?
He needs the "mental illness" to not take responsibility for his choices and behaviour, so he doesn't feel guilty. We humans are supposed to feel guilty for screwing up, thats how we find a reason or motivation to change.
NO ONE HAS TAUGHT HIM ANY OTHER WAY TO LIVE. He can only do what he knows how to do. Feel sorry for him for trusting in psychiatry to help, not hate.
Psychiatry promotes the "its not my fault its mental illness that did it".

]]> By: Mark p.s./Mark p.s.2 http://ambulancedriverfiles.com/2009/07/despair/comment-page-2/#comment-39287 Mark p.s./Mark p.s.2 Fri, 24 Jul 2009 23:38:00 +0000 http://ambulancedriverfiles.wordpress.com/2009/07/16/despair#comment-39287 For wasting your time it is a legitamite reason to hate the malingerer. The drugs issued for his broken mind do not help him, they encourage his belief he is medically ill ( and mess with his cognative brain in a bad way).Why doesn't someone tell him the hard truth?He needs the "mental illness" to not take responsibility for his choices and behaviour, so he doesn't feel guilty. We humans are supposed to feel guilty for screwing up, thats how we find a reason or motivation to change.NO ONE HAS TAUGHT HIM ANY OTHER WAY TO LIVE. He can only do what he knows how to do. Feel sorry for him for trusting in psychiatry to help, not hate.Psychiatry promotes the "its not my fault its mental illness that did it". For wasting your time it is a legitamite reason to hate the malingerer. The drugs issued for his broken mind do not help him, they encourage his belief he is medically ill ( and mess with his cognative brain in a bad way).Why doesn't someone tell him the hard truth?He needs the "mental illness" to not take responsibility for his choices and behaviour, so he doesn't feel guilty. We humans are supposed to feel guilty for screwing up, thats how we find a reason or motivation to change.NO ONE HAS TAUGHT HIM ANY OTHER WAY TO LIVE. He can only do what he knows how to do. Feel sorry for him for trusting in psychiatry to help, not hate.Psychiatry promotes the "its not my fault its mental illness that did it".

]]> By: paul smith http://ambulancedriverfiles.com/2009/07/despair/comment-page-2/#comment-17033 paul smith Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:33:03 +0000 http://ambulancedriverfiles.wordpress.com/2009/07/16/despair#comment-17033 I have referred all the new emts in my agency to this wonderfully written story for some perspective. We know the glory calls attract us to the job...but these are the calls that make us realize how much we mean to those with nothing and no one. I have referred all the new emts in my agency to this wonderfully written story for some perspective. We know the glory calls attract us to the job…but these are the calls that make us realize how much we mean to those with nothing and no one.

]]> By: paul smith http://ambulancedriverfiles.com/2009/07/despair/comment-page-2/#comment-39286 paul smith Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:33:00 +0000 http://ambulancedriverfiles.wordpress.com/2009/07/16/despair#comment-39286 I have referred all the new emts in my agency to this wonderfully written story for some perspective. We know the glory calls attract us to the job...but these are the calls that make us realize how much we mean to those with nothing and no one. I have referred all the new emts in my agency to this wonderfully written story for some perspective. We know the glory calls attract us to the job…but these are the calls that make us realize how much we mean to those with nothing and no one.

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