Untold Stories of the Psych Ward: an Old man asks me something I can't put in a youtube title. 

These stories about the geriatric psych population make me sad. My maternal grandmother had schizophrenia, and was institutionalized for much of my mother's childhood (1960s-1970s). At some point, my grandmother was cured of schizophrenia (not sure if cured is the correct term-- the story goes that they gave her some medication that really helped her). I actually never knew she had schizophrenia in all my interactions with her until she died when I was 18. My mom didn't even tell me that my grandmother had schizophrenia until after my grandmother passed away, and that was a huge shock because she just seemed like any other grandmother. All that to say, it is heartbreaking to think that if my grandmother had not gotten better, living in a geriatric ward doped up on tons of medications would have been her fate. Those poor people.

It's so refreshing to see another compassionate dude nurse who isn't afraid to be raw and real. It can really hit you how sad so many patients' situations are. Keep up the great work; love your vids! 👍🏻

wow, hope you never lose the compassion you feel for other humans - thank you for sharing your experience with people most of us will never know

pretty interesting stories of the psych patients and wards + quality of life and the trade offs with that. very god humbling stories.

Love your vids bud!! Been here since the beginning 🎉

the 70s and 80s are retro? I feel so old now.

emotions are good Nick...don't feel bad about being a sentient human being. More men...more humns...should be so compassionate.

I love how candid you are. The re-telling of your experiences, your "in the moment" actions/ reactions, and honest reflection is important for those of us seeking out this information. I asked my onboarding team for any kind of specific scenarios that are likely in our facility and how staff handled it... They just want to give you the standard operating procedures, but not how to practically apply them. Have you ever worked on a children's unit? Or with adolescents? If so, do you have any video material you could point me to? Thanks much, and keep making these videos. They are helpful

Thankyou so much I worked with women from prison end of sentence at a rehab I loved working there it had been my dream job as I had done some counseling training 25 years before and went on to home ed 4 children homesteading first , some of my expressions included realizing not all staff had the client's best interest at heart I really thought people who want to help and not there to. I love how you show such natural emotions that's ya vulnerability your Brilliant

My shrinks, therapist and social workers currently are cold-hearted diabolical ghouls

I really enjoy your videos! could you have a video about new grads going into psych?

hey a 4th video idea - kinda morbid but would u mind making a TIER LIST or like a HIERARCHY of psych meds from S+ tier to like F- tier, perhaps? but like maybe for each class? 5th video idea maybe make a video about the DSM's 370 disorders & diff types of disorders... it seems the only ones people know of are: -depression -ADHD (ADD even tho it was retired in the 4th DSM) -bipolar (types 1 & 2) -OCD -schizophrenia it seems the only meds prescribed are: -stimulants -antidepressants -antipsychotics/neuroleptics/mood stabilizers let me know if you're driven crazy by me giving ideas or if you're engaged on the same level please. thank you. also i watched your latest video and someone quoted a reddit thread about antidepressants causing dementia, do you think there is legitimacy or cherry picking of studies? THANK YOU YOU'RE THE BEST

There are too many heavy meds used in hospital. It is part of "managing dangerous or possibly dangerous situations in the ward".

If I'm strapped strapped in a chair I would non stop panic until I'm out of it including othform of restraints (my dad pend me and I was moving around a lot until he let go) (he pend me because I had a nerves break done and I was yelling at him) (when he sound iratated I sound iratated) we say sorry at end and we don't mean it) (I tried to tell him months ago that I may lose it) (I don't know how to respond iratated when he sound iratated) (I don't want to snap because of it) (I want it to end peacefully) (for the past month or 2 it seems my reaction is getting worse) (I just want to end things peacefully without people sounding iratated)

For like the past five years or so I've been obsessively been thinking about something) (like a couple or a few hours) (normally when I'm alone)

This is why I ask questions about meds and to be honest with you I think most people should not be on involuntarily meds and I understand why people should be there (people not be on meds involatility in my own opinion)

The rhetorical question "Who benefits from it (people being warehoused in that condition)"?? I think we all already know the answer is that the pharmaceutical and hospital industry parasites are making huge amounts of profit (via Medicaid/Medicare, relinquished monthly Social Security Disability or Retirement payments, private insurers, relinquished savings accounts, pensions, trust funds, VA benefits, proceeds from the sale of the patients' homes, etc.) off of torturing these people by inflicting drug-induced psychosis upon them with these VERY EXPENSIVE neurotoxic "anti"psychotic pills.

Maybe add timestamps

I can hold in a bowl movement for days (if I need to go number 1 you should let me go) (sometimes I need to go 5 minutes later) (one time back in school someone said there a trash you can use and I took 2 steps forward and step back 2ed guessing it and end up waiting (that type of stuff may not work for me

Just saying as long as I can breath then I don't want that to happen

Tere should be a way to disable that (if not digital then physical (wires)

About politics (I don't think the system knows what best for people and most of the time the meds that the system put them on makes them worse) (also why has not the jail/prison system change and why is there a insane asylum I think that makes them worse (people say I have a good mind I'm smart even thi think most people are smarter then me (I refuse to believe I'm smarter then most people about how I view things)

I think people with schizophrenia can be helped to recover. Treated inappropriately.

Rational is it's haram to kill innocent humans.

I've worn a helmet after being assaulted by Superman Punch ⛑️ just sayin'