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nfield69 t1_j1vh99o wrote

lol I worked hospital security...somewhere, and I would be afraid. Potential for a minimum 72 hour eval in a disgusting, locked down mental health unit in the emergency room with all your belongings taken from you and having to wear itchy paper scrubs you can't hang yourself with. Legitimately losing your freedom. One time a persons trailer park supervisor filled out paperwork on them and they got brought in by the PD. Taken in cuffs from their home because someone else said they were suicidal. Fucking ridiculous. Then if you do have issues, you'll probably be stuck there for weeks eating meds all day just to get through your misery while you wait to be sent to the state hospital for actual treatment, and be miserable there too. If you get pissed and freak out? Restrained to the bed and meds in your ass. The systems fucked, nurses crying at work and shit because it's all so fucked.

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w11f1ow3r t1_j1x2qyj wrote

Don’t forget losing your job and then the inevitable homelessness because you were locked up with absolutely no notice.

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Just-10247-LOC t1_j1yqtyt wrote

A woman was brought in to the institution. She was in the middle of moving from one state to another with both her possessions and her dog in transit. She needed to be present when her stuff and more importantly her dog arrived - there was no one else to take over. She was freaking out not because of her problems but because the institution would not even consider letting her go and care for her dog. As she was freaking out about this, lying on the floor screaming, some asshole nurse just tried to calm her down saying there, there, it's not that bad.

Myself, I was in the middle of job interviews for my current job. I needed that job but no, that wasn't a valid reason to leave. Nor was he need to help my partially disabled wife. Another woman who was there found out her 82 year old husband had been admitted for heart surgery just as she came in. Did this matter to the staff? Hell no.

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AnythingToAvoidWork t1_j1vqb94 wrote

This reeks of "I'm making shit up" or at least downplaying how actually fucked up the people "getting hauled away" are.

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nfield69 t1_j1vrh0q wrote

Yeah because I would have any motivation to make this up. Go work in the emergency room and see 10 year olds on psych holds for 3 weeks straight sitting in a room all day losing their mind because their parents suck and see if it still "reeks". Fucking moron.

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5ammas t1_j1x18hu wrote

Former NH Hospital employee here of over 8 years.

They unfortunately aren't making shit up.

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IncompetentYoungster t1_j1wp91y wrote

I'm super glad you don't have to worry about this, and don't care about people who do!

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