Scary Stories From A Pediatric Psych Nurse: What Kids Are Like During The Night Shift (ep. 10)

[@micheleparker3780]

I'm an old, retired R.N who's only son was diagnosed schizophrenic at 17. Unfortunately, I didn't get the support I needed for my son from the psychiatric community here in Chicago, Illinois. But by the grace of God, my son is 35 now, and living independently and taking college courses.

[@NikkiScott1]

My oldest brother has drug induced paranoid schizophrenia. He is also doing really well right now, and he is about 36, I think.

[@badkitty4922]

I am so happy that you've been able to find the right help that your son needs. Schizophrenia is such a hard, taxing and painful condition to suffer from, and it's difficult on the family of the person with the condition as well. I've heard stories about how hard it is to not only find the proper medications that work, but also to keep the patient taking their medications once they feel better.

[@badkitty4922]

​@@NikkiScott1I'm so happy for you and your brother! I hope he keeps moving forward with his treatment and benefits the most from his medications/therapy as well. ❤❤❤

[@kimhohlmayer7018]

My love and prayers for you and your son! As a parent of a now adult son who had depression and massive anxiety as a teen after losing his dad to cancer at the start of middle school, you have my deepest empathy. I fought constantly to get him the right help. ❤

[@ReneeOConnor-i7e]

​@@badkitty4922is

[@cynner950]

I was a case manager at a group home for adults with severe and persistent mental illness (psychotic patients). I've also worked outpatient. First, I always felt safe because you learn they are people WITH schizophrenia, not schizophrenics who happen to be people and you treat them with the same care and respect that any person in need would get. Anyway, one day, I was getting ready to leave the group home, but stopped to speak to another case manager (we'll call Maggie) while another (we'll call MC) was across the room on the phone. In the middle of our conversation, a patient interrupted and said, "Maggie, I heard you and MC talking about me telepathically." I wanted to finish and leave so without missing a beat, I said, "No honey, they were talking about someone else." He replied, "Oh, okay" and walked away, seemingly satisfied. Sometimes, oftentimes, it just didn't seem helpful to fight the delusions. It exacerbates the confusion or triggers paranoia. And sometimes it's a work around. 😊

[@luishernandez2059]

0:07 0:07 0:07 0:07 0:07 0:07 0:07 0:07 0:07 0:07 0:08 0:08 😊

[@areyoukiddingme6741]

I worked on the psych floor of a LTC and had a patient who refused his meds every day. He did so because he “had to catch the train and couldn’t find his ticket” and all the staff got so frustrated with him. I decided to make him some train tickets for my next shift so I could give him his meds, it worked! Sometimes you have to appease them in order to help them, it was harmless and it made him so happy as well. I love this lady and her stories, thanks for sharing 😊

[@Introvertedcozygamer]

I spent a lot of my teenage years in psych wards. I never opened up to anyone, they would send me home while I still wasn’t safe. The last time I was there, a doctor sat with me for 4 hours until I finally told him what I was going through. It felt so good to just sit there and know I was being listened to, I haven’t been to the hospital in over a year when before I couldn’t go a week without being in the hospital

[@T3hXinro]

I was that bullied ten year old who wanted to die. Looking back on it, I can't imagine the fear and pain my parents felt when I came home and told them I wished I was dead. They did the right thing and got me psychiatric treatment and therapy right away. More than two decades later, I'm so grateful for all the therapists and psychiatrists who treat kids. Without them, I'm not sure where I'd be today.

[@amandar.9872]

Amen! I'm glad you are here too!!❤❤❤

[@cmaden78]

It hard to talk about things like that sometimes. I'm glad you got help and can speak about it. It speaks to how much better your mindset is now❤ I'm thankful that youre in a good place now

[@Patzi-l1w]

I am literally hanging onto every word that is coming out of this amazing ladys’ mouth! An absolute born psych nurse! Px

[@longwhitemane]

Adult psych patient here. Whatever they pay Nurse Taylor, it's not nearly enough. We don't get enough nurses, in any area, like Nurse Taylor. I want to thank her for dealing with us lunatics all these years. ❤

[@foxylady1692]

I agree with you 100% 😊

[@brooklynnselby3274]

When I was 17 i was in an inpatient facility in Oklahoma before it closed down due to abuse. I was in the suicidal unit and I remember being in the lunchroom eating while the adolescent sex offender unit went through to get their food. I'll never forget how young some of those kids were. Their little shoes falling off their feet as they walked cause they weren't allowed to have shoe laces. Crazy to think how bad it must have been for them as a victim if they're becoming perpetrators themselves at such young ages.

[@soxpeewee]

Mmm usually although some young offenders aren't sexually abused but may be mentally, emotionally and/or physically abused or neglected

[@jennifergraceh]

@@soxpeeweemost of the young sexual offenders have, themselves, been victims of sexual abuse at one point in time, thus continuing the cycle. It’s terribly sad for all involved-especially the completely innocent victims, but even them, because, had they gotten the help they needed from the start, perhaps the perpetrators may not have ended up committing the act of violence in the first place. But, you’re absolutely correct-if they weren’t sexually abused, they almost certainly were abused or neglected in some other way.

[@eringantz4508]

I spent 3.5 years of high school in 5 inpatients, 4 outpatients, and 2 residentials due to major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, PTSD, and dissociative identity disorder. I have so much love and respect for the psych professionals that helped me get through those really hard times in my life, supporting me and never giving up hope for me - even when I had given up hope on myself. On this note, I dealt with a self-harm addiction, anorexia, anger/property destruction issues, and so much self-hate and self-disgust. A lot of these issues didn't develop until my early/mid teens. When I saw kids half my age going through similar issues than me it broke my heart so much

[@itsmrclutch]

Wow. I didn’t realize they have psych units for people under the age of 13. I remember the one time I went I was 14. And I was the youngest one there. They said there was 2 units only. The downstairs one was for pediatric patients and upstairs was for adults. I remember throughly when I was the youngest I learned from everyone else in the unit who were 16-17 years old and it helped me a lot in the future. I haven’t been back since I was 15. I’m 19 now. Glad that the hospital treated me well.

[@elizabethdrace8592]

One of the roughest times I had was a 4yro. That kicked, bit, screamed, dug his nails in, spit, you name it. Took his mom, a security guard and me to subde him. So scary, it was my first time with a young child like that

[@debeckersley3850]

Listening to Nikki talk made me cry. It's been over 30 years since I worked with "my kids," and I wonder how are they now? God bless you Nikki.

[@lynnredding3288]

I just found this. I was a psych nurse for over 20 years at a major mental hospital in Alabama. Everything she talks about is so true. I worked with juveniles. I worked with young adults and I worked with old adults. It is so refreshing to hear of someone else who really enjoys psychiatric work. Because I loved it.❤ and we had spirits roaming the halls in that hospital that was over 150 years old

[@soxpeewee]

If not spirits, I feel like intense emotions cause strange occurrences

[@juelitran]

She talks like my aunt and it's very genuine and sweet.

[@NixieEppler]

I had several stays in acute and then residential psych units throughout my adolescence and one acute stay in adulthood. I’m chipping away at a psych degree now and my hope is to work at an inpatient facility as a tech. I have so much respect for psych nurses! It’s a job that requires a lot of patience and a lot of guts.

[@too_tired_for_this]

Psych techs and nurses are some of the best people that I’ve met. They have shown me patience Patient and concern in some of my darkest times. I know not all of them are perfect, but a lot of them are outstanding people.

[@NixieEppler]

@@too_tired_for_this absolutely! Of course I’ve had bad experiences and had some techs that probably shouldn’t have been in the field, but I’ve met SOO many great techs and nurses that made a HUGE impact on my life just by being there and listening to me. Helping me understand that I didn’t deserve what was happening at home. Hopefully I can make that difference for someone one day

[@mimimonster]

My son was in a psych unit at age 5 but luckily only a day program, not overnight. He needed it and we got a diagnosis and he is doing amazing now. Thank you for all of the pediatric psych nurses!! You’re doing amazing work.

[@jacquesbacques8706]

You can make 10 more video's with this beautiful lady, what a great storyteller she is

[@yaowsers77]

i worked with kids for 26 years and i guess i have an alpha presence. i'm perfectly happy being an easy going, jolly person but i guess i have an aura of authority. the "bad" kids are apparently my specialty because given some time, they come around. i don't treat them like little kids and i talk to them like i would adults. i also hold them to a higher standard. they definitely respond so much better that way. lol this one guy always recounts the way he met me and was shocked when i walked into a room and the kids all greeted like norm from cheers when he walked into the bar.

[@Fireandbubbles]

An “alpha presence”? 😂 No. It sounds like you may have, however accidentally, been convincing those kids you respected them. It’s not your “alpha presence” it’s the part where you actually talk to them without treating them like they are damaged goods. Some of those kids never had that before. So keep doing it, but stop being an ass about it.

[@Bassingal]

@@Fireandbubbles That was a very weird reply. It sounds like YOU need some therapy. Why the insults? Such an attitude you have- who hurt you? I myself have an 'alpha presence', I receive respect everywhere I go, I was never bullied and, in fact, classmates came to me for protection. Let me repeat- no one ever dared to bully me, because of the alpha presence that I projected. It's a real thing.

[@nc_cntrylife]

I found her experiences fascinating. My son-in-law works at a state run psychiatric hospital in Morgaanton, NC. There's been lots of documented strange occurrences there.

[@Marpa47]

As a (retired ), respiratory therapist, I have recollections of putting BIPAP on sleep apnea patients in every hospital setting including the adult psych unit. Just getting past the entrance was a complicated procedure! When I began working as a respiratory therapist I had a hazy notion of the three main levels of nursing: LPN; RN and NP. What a lot to learn! by the way I was once told that respiratory therapy only began when the oxygen tank delivery driver dropping off some tanks, stayed to help with patients by first just putting on a nasal cannula, and it went on from there….

[@tessaoshea5697]

If you want scary, lots of NHS hospitals used to be workhouses. When i started work in the 80's some old ladies refused to go to hospital because they remembered the stigma of it being the workhouse.

[@rubberbiscuit99]

It is barbaric to "treat" mental health problems by forcing people to work. It amounts to invalidation and abuse, and is exploitative of vulnerable people. Dehumanizing.

[@too_tired_for_this]

There are a thousand reasons to self harm. For me, it’s often to calm down during a really intense episode, or to help manage my chronic si in a safe way.

[@ADuvall-White]

Yes, exactly! An emotional release happens when you start bleeding.

[@soxpeewee]

Unfortunately besides being harmful immediately it also can lead to accidental death particularly with cutting. It's obviously better to find healthier ways to calm down instead of indulging in addictive self harm that ultimately doesn't treat your root issues. Please seek therapy and try alternatives such as journaling instead of self harm.

[@soxpeewee]

​@@ADuvall-WhiteMore so endorphins are released, similar to opioids. 😢

[@cinnamoslut]

​@@soxpeeweephysical exercise is an excellent healthy alternative to self harm. Exercise releases endorphins (endorphins = endogenous morphine, our body's own opioids!) just like cutting, but one is obviously much more healthy and safe. I used to struggle with self-harm, so I understand how hard it can be to stop. But yeah like you said there's so many potential risks that come with self-harm and it's just not a kind thing to do to yourself.

[@bethgramkow5225]

I lived in a shelter for awhile it was a place where you had your own rooms and paid a little bit of rent. The girl in the room next to me was a cutter. She cut her leg artery. There was so much blood every where. She lived but they wouldn't let her back in. She did in patient for awhile.

[@MurzelMachtMusik]

I used to be a cutter back in the day. For me it was like an induced shock on a biochemical level. I didn't feel the physical pain at all. It was a total break from all pain. I'd usually started to feel some kind of pain, when I had to go get it taken care of. But not an amount of pain that was to be expected. Much less. The other thing is, it's addictive. Biochemically and habitually. When this is your way of coping with stress, you don't have a proper other way to do just that. My self harm stopped when I cut contact with family. But I still had incidents, when the thought crossed my mind. I had to resist it and accept that there isn't any other coping strategy that gives me a similar kind of instant relief. I have alot of resiliency now and a lot of ways to deal with things. I even meditate on a regular basis. But it's more subtle and slower to provide calm. Cutting was my emotional kill switch. I had to get myself into a life where I have no need for one any longer.

[@alyxandraramsey5828]

The story about the girl who was molested by her brother, and then the parents allowed him back into the house? That happened to me too. I was set up with a therapist, but was not allowed to see her again after she urged my parents to keep him away from me. He too had "nowhere else to go". When I dared voice my discomfort at having to share a space with him, I was accused of trying to tear the family apart. I was never admitted to psych, but I should have been. I attempted suicide at 16. I kept my dad's gun in my bedroom for a week before getting the courage to pull the trigger. It didn't fire. I know how to use a gun. I didn't make another attempt for almost 30 years (attempted overdose that should have killed me, but again I was left unharmed), but I'm nearing 50 now and still have a lot of issues. If not for my amazing husband and son, I would not be alive today.

[@alyxandraramsey5828]

@@Prep-vu1tl I'd give you a hug if I could!

[@jacquelynbaisden1583]

The last little bit reminded me of a conversation my grandma and i were having.... There is a whole generation that never believed in and still doesn't believe in mental heath.

[@reneap9049]

OMG!! The psych hospital in my small town is RIGHT BY THE CEMETERY!! Never thought of that before…

[@miatree6073]

She is a wonderful story-teller. Love her! I hope she comes back again to tell more stories.

[@MissJane777]

So crazy!! I'm in Oregon and previously worked at the Oregon State Hospital (for the mental insane per say) and soooo much of what you said in this interview was nearly exactly how things ran at Oregon State Hospital! Not to mention, I also worked in an older building and since I stopped working there- I'll be honest- I also worked through an agency and had to do a similar thing you had to when you get to work and get off, go get keys from a main building before I could go to my building. It was kind of a hassle and almost creepy when you had to walk alone all the way go another building a bit away to return keys and such. But just as you said, you have to be tough to work in such a field as a psychiatric Hospital especially because those patients can definitely get violent and try to attack Staff at any given time! When that would happen, we had an alarm we'd hit that'd call all other units in different buildings and one person from each ward/building would have to get over to whatever ward called for backup help. It was even advised to call if the situation was minor but it could escalate at any given time and get bad. We knew the usual individuals who would often go into fits and try to attack and one time a dude had to have NINE people just to hold him down and restrain him until he calmed down a bit for us to get out of the solitary confinement that he was honestly used to going in after one of his fits. But solitary confinement was still in the ward, it was a room with only a wood bed nailed to the ground and a locked door with a little window to check on him. Although often times someone had to be designated to pull up a chair and literally watch him through the window the entire time he was in there and it could last for hours and even all day. He'd still go wild in the room for a while. It was the most craziest, yet coolest experience and job. I have my nursing license as well as my Bachelors Degree in Behavioral Psychology Counseling and Social Work. But what a wild rise! The things that happen!! Actually, have you seen 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest' with Jack Nicholoson?? That's the hospital I literally got to work in as it's only 20 minutes away from me. That made working there so much cooler and more fun! And ironically, just like your hospital, the Oregon State Hospital also tore down a good majority of all their old buildings because they opt to significantly upgrade the main building (which is where the movie was mostly filmed in). It started out in the main building, but then got too full one day decades ago so they built multiple other buildings to accommodate all the people. What's really neat is when they remodeled the main building, they added a museum of its history where you can learn all about the state if the hospital, all the former experiences the doctors would do on patients like lobotomys and such and there's also many historic old pieces of instruments, weird things in jars, old electric chairs, dental chairs... it's awesome! Heck, it even discussed the fact that should a husband and wife are having typical issues and arrangements, the husband could go right to a mental asylum and claim his wife has a mental illness and that's all it'd take for the Psych ward to admit her for who knows how long. I've heard stories of some wives being in there for years and they legit didn't do anything but was stuck there until told that they can go home. So horrible!! And as for working with children in that atmosphere, yeah it can be very hard and so sad! I worked with a variety of patients. I digressed, as I was saying about why I don't work there anymore... Well, it was my first job after I got my nursing license and it was drilled into us that in absolutely NO WAY do you leave a single bruise on a patient even during restraints. They tried to teach us ways to avoid leaving bruises. We were also told that should we leave bruises, we could be investigated for abuse and lose our license. I was terrified of that! Lol So anytime We'd have an out of control patients and had to restrain them due to safety for them and others! I'd seen staff tackle patients at times when they're really going at it and throwing things around, etc., but again, I was too scared to be rough and tackle like other Staff and eventually I was sadly let go of that job because they legit said that I was way to gentle when it comes to restraints and that was a safety hazard that could potentially put other staff in danger of being harmed or even myself. So it was bye-bye to me. I was just too afraid to lose my license after I worked so hard for it and just got it a few months ago. But now with a LOT more experience, I'm definitely not afraid and you bet I'd tackle if need be instead of being a softy. Don't get me wrong, I made sure they couldn't walk all over me. I was stern. It was just the restraining and bruise fear. I'll follow suit with the other staff now. They had no fear of leaving bruises when it came to those who want to attack and hurt and even threaten to kill staff and/or others and got very violent. Gotta do what ya gotta do to keep everyone safe. Anywho... I can relate to nearly EVERYTHING you said! They must train and teach us all the same or similar stuff. Do you have to go through MANDT training for 2 days? Man I hated that. Had to do it everyday 2 years for over 2 decades. Welp, I'm glad we have similar work experience! How cool!

[@Ray-pt5bi]

Here there is a very old convent that looks like a Castle , that was used as a psych hospital for decades. It lookes hella haunted. You can visit it once a year, I never took them up on it🙈

[@roxannebatchelder-hryzan5663]

These posts are really awesome, please keep posting them, helpful, insightful,educational, occasionally funny as all hell, just realize this stuff really happens to many people,I appreciate what your sharing big time❤❤❤❤❤

[@shirleyac12]

What a bubbly nice lady. She has a very busy job . Thank you for working with the children 💜

[@mrs.doolittle2180]

My brother worked in a mental health facility in Wisconsin that had a children's ward. He was really great at it.

[@valeriemyers6596]

She is a wonderful psych nurse! I worked in state corrections with psych units. She is fantastic

[@nicholeewy]

Love LOVE Nikki! She's very sweet, smart, and a lovely storyteller :) I would sit down and listen to her stories every day. 29:33 was spot on! I had been through those days when I was a kid and Nikki couldnt have explain it better than anyone!

[@bread9173]

I was in the psych ward a few times during my childhood from 9, 13, 17, and 18 (I was freshly 18 so guess thats why). I was in for depression, anger and su*c*de attempts for all of them. Pretty sure lots of that was because my undiagnosed autism really made my symptoms worse. This nurse is spot on with what happens. I was a quiet and well behaved patient so never had any mean nurses. I didn't really enjoy staying there tho as I was with people who really needed to be there more than me. I also got bullied one time I was there and that triggered me more. I was also in a psych ward in North Carolina (Charlotte) like this woman but not at the old one in Morganton like she described.

[@ADuvall-White]

As someone who was a cutter, cutting is an emotional release! Not everyone who cuts wants to kill themselves.

[@DisabilityPositive]

41:46 40 years ago the police would make victims of abuse testify in open court, plus if alcohol was involved they believed it would not occur again. So it used to be common to drop charges to save the child from more trauma, and for perps to move back in.

[@flowermeerkat6827]

This lady seems so kind and compassionate.

[@JohnnaJoy62]

She is amazing!!! I enjoyed her so much.

[@angietyndall7337]

I work with a Vulnerable Population and there's something called Trauma Informed Care. Even with that and Deescalation Techniques, when one threatens harm, an LSCW is called. If not MCOT, or even the emergency number. Still imo, Mental Health is so under addressed in this country and across the world. In university, I learned that self mutilation relieves emotional pain. Whereas I was told drug use and abuse" helps "one avoid emotional pain and thatwhy people do that, while at university.

[@lorikennedy1127]

I absolutely love your podcast. This is a great way to shine a light on some amazing nurses out there that normally go unnoticed by the general public. Plus the stories are funny and interesting. You make it fun, engaging and you allow your guests to freely talk without being pretentious. This was one of my favorites. Keep them coming. I wish you had one each week.

[@imchris5000]

its worse now because you used to just get bullied at school then you go home and you dont see those people. now it follows you 24/7 via social media

[@YochevedDesigns]

Nikki is an absolute gem! I would love to hang out with her.

[@l_7376]

What a lovely woman.

[@dawncloninger1798]

Yes it affects me also when the psychiatry patients are so much younger

[@andrewbatts7678]

I am a recovering addict, because i have lots of addict behavior on my past record i usually get treated like shit and dismissed. I have several real health issues and am terrified that im gonna have an issue and yall are just gonna stand over me pumping me full of narcan while i die of whatever episode i am suffering from. I see your attitude during a lot of shorts and it leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Last year i basically had gone to and been kicked out of an ER 3 times by nurses and doctors who thought that i was drug seeking. On the 3rd try they finally ran blood work to reveal a hemoglobin of 5.5dc/l. so the hunches and assumptions of doctors and nurses nearly dot me killed by a treatable disease because they were more concerned with catching a faker than doing their job.

[@denisec9870]

I’m sorry you’ve experienced this. My mom used to joke and say “just because I’m paranoid doesn’t mean someone isn’t out to get me”. People with mental illness and addiction can get sick just like anyone else. Unfortunately, the ER does see so much drug seeking behavior they may sometimes let that color the way they look at their patients. It doesn’t make it right. I hope you are doing well now.

[@KayLeeHoward-vc2ph]

We need more psych health nurses and doctors or something mental health care is not very available now adays

[@stephaniwagner637]

Nikki is such a fantastic human ♥️♥️♥️ Thank you for your insight Nurse Nikki!!!

[@MALAND300]

We need more of her!!

[@dru2506]

You're doing the lord's work. Thank you.

[@Prowlsgirl]

There was a great episode of a podcast called Conversation Balloons where a nurse from a detention center spoke on her experiences.

[@heatherhopfinger3942]

Parents do not want to take the time like my mom did to help me that is why I am still here she worked and worked until she found out the problem and an allergist at the lung center in St Louis Mo at the lung center that tested me for food allergies in 2001 my back lit up like a Christmas tree I still go through daily struggles but not like they were I still have to be on meds because of the epileptic seizure in 1999 because I was taken abruptly off one med and put on another one they said if they took me off all the meds despite the food allergies being diagnosed I could have a relapse truth

[@BJKage]

Some kids never grow up from their fiers. My daughter is 28 mom of three and none of the beds in her house has a gap underneath.

[@AshleyMoreno-s4w]

One of my sons went to Residential Treatment 3 times and so many hospitals and medications. He attacked me and hospital staff violently. He had witnessed me being a victim of domestic violence by his father. When I was pregnant with him, the yelling at me by his father and physical abuse. I did not know that would affect an unborn fetus but apparently it does. After his birth, his and his brother’s father never stopped, til I left his father and went to domestic violence shelter and relocation I took him and his brother that were toddlers and left my home through domestic violence program far away and had no idea the effects. My oldest son had Autism Spectrum Disorder and couldn’t talk til over 4-years-old. That actually protected him but My other son was a sponge. He absorbed everything around him. To keep us safe I fled through domestic violence program. Many, many years is the effect of domestic violence. People need to know what it does to their children no matter how young. A lot of behaviors is from domestic violence with their parent can cause a lot of behaviors in children.

[@HelenCamile63]

Bedtime is scary because you’re alone with the demons in your head.

[@dawncloninger1798]

I loved this podcast...psychiatry is so interesting

[@kimberlyroland9394]

Those parents KNOW BETTER...they just don't wanna put the work into the BETTER DECISIONS

[@kellyyork3898]

Thank you for this video.

[@MisakiBlossom]

OKAYBUTLIKE all I can see in my head when she told the story of the shadow coming down the hallway-- Is an old passed war vet just taking a midnight piss "😪😪😴😪 YAWN hey, Lou.. hey, Nick. ..mkay goodnight yall.😴"

[@katelynfe]

Growing up, i was consistently in and out of the m.h care system. Usually had an annual inpatient stay around march each year for 4 years... sometimes twice a year. Was on many many meds that made me more unstable. This was my life until 17 wherein I was taken off all to re-assess me and i was more stable than ever. Flash forward, i am now 21. I have a 3.92 GPA at unc chapel hill. I am double majoring in neuroscience and psyc, minoring in chem. My goal after undergrad is to go to hopkins and get my md in neuropsychiatry and phd in clinical psyc. I used to be called too complex and combative... but the grace of jesus himself striked upon me hahah😂😂

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

Proud of you!!!

[@BriannaElmore-n7y]

As an adult who has had mental issues since I was a young teenager, I can tell you it is a miserable existence. The adults responsible for caring for me, my environment, and my genetic makeup did not make for a kind and healthy mental up bringing. I wish I could have had the support of a psychiatric hospital, but it would have embarrassed my mother, so I just learned to endure myself.

[@bored8321]

Expected case studies, ended up with paranormal level of spooks

[@Smorais209]

Interesting how similar her job is to mine. I’m a teacher in a public high school.

[@GosieKin]

😂

[@kyokoyumi]

Getting such Mr, Ballen vibes I love it :D

[@heatherhopfinger3942]

SteveJoe you should interview Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg about her time studying to be a nurse a psych nurse at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Illinois get her on your channel she will tell you about it

[@amandar.9872]

Restraints and holds are traumatizing, spit bag over the head.....super traumatizing. When someone is escalated that high throwing thing, threating to run, punching, kicking, spitting, fighting......what else can you do? Ive seen that before

[@heatherhopfinger3942]

Alron Mental Health Alton Illinois like what Nikki is talking about yeah it had a graveyard it had different buildings named for trees it had the main hospital that people were admitted to but the thing was they had to go through court hearings that a defense attorney had to interview them and tell the judge their case and he or she would decide to make them a ward of the state or not a lot of people died there

[@ItzBrittKneeBish]

How about interviewing a prior patient along with an employee, it'd be interesting to see both sides.

[@MsPiinkFllamingo]

The children who come to her with an “upset stomach” or this and that probably just want attention. They probably love her because it’s a loving energy. That’s what I think. ❤ Edit: Speaking as a person with lived experience in Psych facilities.

[@amandar.9872]

Grave yard staff is needed for sure! Demons do come with the parinoia and fear at night.

[@yaowsers77]

lmao omg i used to tell the kids when you get in trouble, you get time out. when you get in trouble as an adult, it's called jail. i'm helping you break bad habits now so you don't end up in jail later. you're welcome.

[@emilyschmidt3560]

My mom worked in a state hospital when she was younger. One day, one of the patients was missing her pants. They were red polyester pants, and they had completely disappeared. When the patient pooped, they found the pants. She had picked her pants apart and eaten them thread by thread during the night.

[@heatherhopfinger3942]

Chote in Anna Illinois ia pretty bad people got hurt by the staff down there I had a classmate in there do not know if she made it someplace else or not

[@barbaramiles4573]

I'm a psych patient. Lol

[@resQfurppl]

nothing wrong with getting help when needed 😊

[@barb8335]

I had an adult psych patient who loved, loved Donald Trump. Whenever life flight would land outside of the patient dinning hall; he would think it was President Trump coming to pick him up. He would stand at the window and salute.

[@TattedIrishxxx]

😂😂😂😂

[@JaneDoe-qf1kk]

I did not cut on purpose, any time I hurt myself im in extreme stress and its just impulse.

[@melissagayheart7716]

I wasn't in a psych ward when i was a child, but i never wanted to go to bed I'd do anyhing to stay up longer lol 😂

[@danyalarafat1271]

Rusk Texas I was there twice September 11 it was quiet as we watched it on tvalso Austin state hospital is known to haunted

[@heatherhopfinger3942]

Now I will never forget Memorial Hospital 2 south Belleville Illinois early 1990s three or four girls got a big idea to climb out a window onto a tree and run away from the hospital another person on the adult side when it was Hazelten rehab had shock treatments this Doctor was horrible where do you think they got the Julian Crane character on passions or Alister this guy he died in the early 2000s but before he did he had lawsuits against him and state investigations the thing is someone said there was a child a ghost in the basement of Memorial Hospital and I am thinking he is throwing things there was a video of it I was like what truth

[@christinamarin4875]

lol i finished nursing school and got a job on med surg and never left lol. not sure why ...

[@justagamerj05]

❤❤❤

[@heatherhopfinger3942]

the best structured kid unit I was in was Before Gateway regional hospital was that name it was St Elizabeth medical center Granite City Illinois it had a nice structure like she said breakfast and grooming make your bed get dressed daily affirminations school art class we had pets in the activity room a lop eared bunny and a blind poodle that belonged to our art teacher we had lunch after activity class we went on field trips had levels to work through some kids went to group homes or assisted living after leaving there we had quiet rooms in the back of the unit we had to wash our clothes in a washer dry them in a dryer we had to sign up to use the washer we got an allowance daily a punch card to show our work we had a pool table a tv on the unit we had a counseling room for group sessions we met privately once a week with the counselor and our parents we had arcade machines to play we played cards you got to talk on the phone for 20 minutes when your parent or parents called you got a pass to go off the unit with your parent or parents to shop or go out to eat you had to come back to the unit though this was back in the early 1990s

[@IFBBProYeo]

Did anyone notice her necklace?? 🥰

[@SuperGirl-f6g]

[@gillpoynter2873]

I was a cutter as a teenager and then again 3 years ago (52l The only way I can explain why is i felt bad and when I cut and it bled i felt like the badness came out of me Nuts? Yep what sane person cuts n scars themself on purpose I was eventually sent to psyc ward 2 years ago after an overdose of everything totally nuts hallucinations 3 weeks later released medicated I feel nothing but I would rather feel nothing that feel like that In the uk its very much take your pills and shut your mouth The staff on the unit were actually really nice but when you leave the care stops I actually think GP opinion is as long as i don't hurt anyone else go ahead

[@MaryHernandez-lq8kq]

May be the unit came first and the cemetery came as a by product

[@updownstate]

Patients of any age see every day the cleaning staff stealing the snacks the facility provides for the patients, and the patients see the medical staff laugh along with the cleaning staff as it steals the patients' food and see you'll exactly how much respect anyone holds for us - zero. People who act this way do not have our health at heart. It seems tiny and petty so look at it this way: you have dinner and then nothing more to eat and only water to drink for the next 15 hours. Every day. I don't respect you. What kind of person steals from an incarcerated sick person? And you expect children to trust you. Now there's something to laugh at.

[@groworforage342]

more like kids psych health improves when they aren't going to school. You can see this even on short breaks like single day holidays or spring break. pretty telling..

[@ferretyluv]

Not really. Covid proved that kids do need to go to school.

[@carrie2024]

The kids don't feel safe.

[@CadenceCanCreate]

Sixth ♡

[@Bentheman24]

Nobody cares

[@drumteacher6445]

First

[@Bentheman24]

Nobody cares

[@NimueLynn]

third, im a psychic medium 😭

[@resQfurppl]

really? do you do readings or are you just realizing what’s going on? I’ve been watching a lot of shows about psychic mediums, psychic kids, etc. i’m an impath. sometimes i can physically feel others emotional pain, like heartbreak. it’s kinda scary the first time it happens.

[@NimueLynn]

@@resQfurppl i realized i was a psychic a few years ago, i do tarot reading and i have clairvoyance. im still learning about what i can do, but i can see spirits and hear spirits. they also tend to touch me a lot, a couple of kid spirits follow me around but they very sweet. im experienced, so i know how to protect myself. i can also sense and read energies and auras.

[@Bentheman24]

Nobody cares

[@dramacentral5776]

Second

[@Bentheman24]

Nobody cares

[@annakat3754]

Soooo...first a nurse who smokes. Yuck. Second, she thinks she sees a ghost and abandons a child and another nurse alone without warning them. SMH

[@Uberqueenbee]

You're a perfectionist right..

[@annakat3754]

Nope. Just ethical. @@Uberqueenbee

[@lesleysisler3327]

Drama queen, much? SMH.

[@CanadianBear47]

idk why bullying is a problem look at the world rn. idk why either. r u serious. taken seriously and being heard and seen that would be nice. what happens when parents arnt safe. exactly just send ppl back into situation gl and hf. 28:06 gl and hf. and parents dont understand why u dont trust them anymore. for me i want to cut so that the physical pain can be almost tangible vs the physiological pain. i am a adult for a like 10 years now and idk. it feels like u are out of touch to be still surprised by how unsafe some parents are.

[@jacquesbacques8706]

You can make 10 more video's with this beautiful lady, what a great storyteller she is

[@deloresmull]

Excellent nurse!

[@SoThick]

Sorry to hear, but I do have a question as Im trying to figure out different “ventures” within psych nursing. I want to be a nurse and learn about end of life, and am interested in psyc nursing. What assistance were you looking to get for your son while he was younger?