What's with all these bi-polar people?

[Howlin Mad Missy]

I could tell you some great stories from people who have worked with those in institutions but I dont have time right now

It really can be like 'medication time' from One Flew Over

I've got a mate who works in a nut house and I've had the pleasure of going in one once to see someone I knew who had lost the plot.

It was like walking into something out of resident evil! Zombies everywhere. Actually scared me a little. Some freaky shit!

I have been in a 'nuthouse' once to visit a relative. Everyone seemed normal. I had a nice roast dinner and apple pie. So did they. Only difference was I could leave and they couldn't. (well, not the ONLY difference, but the only visible one).

Andrew Austin is the man. Great stories about how he took the door of the patients smoking area and the staff smoking area..how rather than trying to coax them to take there meds and take a looong 'play the game' as the other nurses did he used to roll out the trolley and ask them what they wanted today, uppers? downers? these ones are a pretty colour, two?three? how about the whole bottle?

Funny thing was they didnt argue, looked at him like he was a nutter and took their meds no problem but of course you can't act that way (why not)

how you'd get a bunch of people sitting round with the dr's & nurses, all with nothing to say being depressed for an hour. Time's up they all wander outside and start chatting about football like regular folk

how when he was observing a schizo rehab meeting - which was patting a balloon to each other (?) when he took over asked who wanted to go to the pub, they all wanted to go - cant do that they're in schizo rehab- going to the pub in clinical world = bad. patting a balloon = good rehab