psych ward Archives - Kaleigh Distaffen

How does one put themselves first anyway?

“Do you have any tattoos?” was not a question I expected to be asked in the Psych ER. But there I was–curled up on what Plato would refer to as a couch that’s not ideal, with one of my friends next to me–so unprepared for the question that followed: “Do you have a boyfriend? Because […]

The girl in the brown pajamas

Feb 7, 2019kldistaffen2 Commentsborderline personality, healing, hope, lifestyle, mental health, Prozac and Faithdepression, faith, healing, hope, life, mental illness, partial hospitalization, personal essay, psych ward, trauma, treatment

They take your phone away, lock it up with the rest of your belongings. You can’t have them in the Psych ward. But they do have ginger ale and water; graham crackers and ice cream; visiting hours and showers. They also have a tv. But there’s only so many times you can watch Chopped before […]