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Drawing desert tiles, whilst charging phone, in reception at the hospital before visiting J. An efficient use of spare time. ;)
An odd day. Felt like we were brokering a deal with the doctor in charge of her care. Pragmatism usually wins at the expense of optimism, and maybe at the expense of recovery. Hard to explain. Reluctant gaolers asking prisoner patients to be in control and choose to be free? Informal stays vs. MHA Section, are you safe from yourself? Take responsibility whilst we've taken everything away? If you don'™t get well then maybe you're not working at it hard enough? No therapy, just containment. Keep her safe. This isn't a paranoid rant about social control. This seems real. It feels like being at school in the headmaster'™s office. The questions all seem tortological. We've all been here before. It's like having to retake the worst classes with teachers you no longer have respect for (because they keep failing you). May have to write about it at a later date - with the actual details. Really trying to avoid making generalisations atm. Must keep mind open. People genuinely want what's best.
The worst hand at a game with the highest stakes.
No, it was a better day, some switches have been reset, things will move forward. Onwards and upwards! ;) Thanks for reading.
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