mycrofft
Still crazy but elsewhere
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So it shouldn't take training to talk to someone and calm them down, but when psych patients get mad it is because you said the wrong thing. That seems a little backwards.
No, it's pretty right on. Anyone can go in and make things worse by opening their mouth.
Plus, like everyone else, folks with a psych diagnosis are individuals, although their general trend of thought may be divergent. I've had good episodes where, if the person is not floridly delusional, we have talked about what's happening same as we would their having twisted an ankle or accidentally cut themselves in the kitchen. As one patient put it, "There's 'crazy', then there's 'really out there' ". Then, once, without proper prelude, I asked about prior illness with a pt who thought we were trying to find out about him for nefarious purposes...:sad:
I think for this thread we are talking about people with pronounced cognitive or sensory derailments or mood disorders (excitement/rage, fear, etc).