The comfort of thinking you're going bonkers

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I used to run into this a LOT with alcohol/drug rehab. After many of them had been there for a few days, and they were either coming out of the worst of it, or just getting to the peak of detox, invariably a bunch of them (usually one at a time, but it seemed they had come together to diagnose each other- lol) would be scared to death they were going nuts. They felt absolutely bonkers. And some would go over the edge and get psychotic, and need a temporary transfer to a more secure facility.... but to the ones who were "simply" (nothing simple about it) going through the miserable symptoms of getting well (seems like a cruel contradiction) were ready to sign anything to be hauled off by the white coats,

I used to tell them this..."If you're still worried about going nuts, you aren't". :) When they were acting hinky , and thought it was okee dokee..... THEN we had a problem !!!

Same goes for being a new nurse...if you think you're horrible, there's a great chance that you're doing ok. The REALLY spooky ones don't have a clue :) :D:nurse:

Specializes in RN, BSN, CHDN.

Same goes for being a new nurse...if you think you're horrible, there's a great chance that you're doing ok. The REALLY spooky ones don't have a clue :) :D:nurse:

:yeah:

I was a 'new grad' twice! I was an RN in the UK for 16yrs then I took the NCLEX came to America and hadn't a clue how different it was to nurse over here!

I knew how to look after the pts but the names of everything were different :lol2:

Yikes :eek: Being a new grad twice- that sounds dismal !! :uhoh3:

Specializes in RN, BSN, CHDN.

It was because you are an Expert in your own country and you become a novice in your new country!

I worked nights in Trauma 1 neuro admit floor and NOBODY ever spoke to me!

It was because you are an Expert in your own country and you become a novice in your new country!

I worked nights in Trauma 1 neuro admit floor and NOBODY ever spoke to me!

That's the pits- :( Did they think you were going to figure out US stuff by osmosis?

Same goes for being a new nurse...if you think you're horrible, there's a great chance that you're doing ok. The REALLY spooky ones don't have a clue :) :D:nurse:

how does that saying go?

out of all the things i've lost, i miss my mind the most.

seemed appropriate to post on this thread.:)

leslie

how does that saying go?

out of all the things i've lost, i miss my mind the most.

seemed appropriate to post on this thread.:)

leslie

Yep :bugeyes::bugeyes::bugeyes::bugeyes::vlin::bdyhdclp:

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