Psychiatry

Just posted in the psychiatric posting for 1week. It is a scary but interesting posting. We call psychiatry as a mental illness which means the patient is sick mentally. However, normal people would like to label them as crazy...

Before i enter this posting, I was having the exactly same thought as psychiatric patient are crazy, loss of connection with normal people and some of them may become violent as well. It was quite a shock when i notice that most of them are actually really smart. They know very well with their own problem and sometimes they can even challenge you with their thoughts.. of course, don't ever challenge them back as you might provoke them..

From there, I was told that psychiatric patient wouldn't hurt other people except someone they know.. friends, family members.. That's why I built up my confidence and go to interview thems. Sometimes, will find that what they said were pretty true.. luckily I was warned by a senior buddy not to think too much regarding what they said.. if not i will ended up like them also.. haha!!!

There was once in the ward when i was attacked by 4 of them together.. huh.. so scary..!! once of them caught me and ask about Pethidine (pain killer - opiods type). The other came forward and listen and interrupt by asking me to do researches.. then, the 3rd one came over and introduce herself to me and keep on talking non-stop regarding her conditions and her hobbies. There come the 4th person, asking me about Patients' Rights.. huh..

Schizophrenia patient have hallucination. Imagine how scary it is if they tell you that they see someone behind you.. hohoho.. Scary, right??? hehe.. but overall, i do feel pity on their conditions. This is not what they want. They also wish to be a normal person but there is some problem with their brain which make them into a "CRAZY" person.

Mental illness become more and more common nowadays which can be due to the stressful life events nowadays. We shouldn't stigmatized those people. If we are to diagnosed ourselves, I think most of us (esp medical students) have some mental problems which might progress to Psychiatry illness anytime..