You’ve done it again! You’ve brought me back to nearly 40 years ago. I was an inpatient at a local psychiatric hospital following a serious episode of depression. A very dear friend took me back to her house for the day, offering peace and space.
BUT ! Very surprisingly, I couldn’t wait to get back to the ward. For me, at the time, this was because (I now realise) the hospital was my sanctuary, peace and safe place!
Who would have believed this?
For that time being, I felt the hospital was where I wanted to be, indeed, needed to be!
And this was repeated about 8 times over a 20 year period. I have, at last, been able to understand that this extraordinary and unusual feeling made a psychiatric ward my “home” for a few weeks at a time.
I’ve tried, since 7pm to get into the ZOOM session. I’ve failed miserably. I thought I was completely savvy about using Zoom! I’m sorry to have missed this session. Better luck next time!
You’ve done it again! You’ve brought me back to nearly 40 years ago. I was an inpatient at a local psychiatric hospital following a serious episode of depression. A very dear friend took me back to her house for the day, offering peace and space.
BUT ! Very surprisingly, I couldn’t wait to get back to the ward. For me, at the time, this was because (I now realise) the hospital was my sanctuary, peace and safe place!
Who would have believed this?
For that time being, I felt the hospital was where I wanted to be, indeed, needed to be!
And this was repeated about 8 times over a 20 year period. I have, at last, been able to understand that this extraordinary and unusual feeling made a psychiatric ward my “home” for a few weeks at a time.
I look forward to ZOOMing on Tuesday
I’ve tried, since 7pm to get into the ZOOM session. I’ve failed miserably. I thought I was completely savvy about using Zoom! I’m sorry to have missed this session. Better luck next time!
Fantastic. Very thought provoking. Brings to mind the Talking Heads' song 'Naive Melody.' Also like your crediting sleep with superpower.