psychiatric ward is so fun.

eversince i set foot on that mental institution 3 years ago, i never stopped looking forward to the time when i'd finally get the chance to go on duty there. when i was in my freshman year, we had an excursion in our psychology class. what i saw there made me grateful ang fearful at the same time. grateful that i was blessed with good genes and sane mind. fearful because we'd never know when sanity would leave me. i might be born with a defective recessive gene and when i wake up tomorrow, something might trigger that defect and the next thing i know, i'd be seeing unicorns flying and mermaids swimming in my cup of coffee. yes, it does happen. and it can happen to anyone.

so now, 4th year nako, dun na kami sa psych ward magduduty. nung orientation day, di ako sigurado pero may kutob akong ako yung pinakaexcited saming lahat. yung iba kasi, medyo apprehensive pa kasi nga madali silang natataranta. ako naman, di na makahintay kasi gusto ko na ulit makabisita dun. medyo mahirap din kasing pumunta dun pag hindi school-related activity kasi malayo siya from the city. anyway, when we got there, the place looked pretty much the same. ganun pa rin yung set-up. may isolation A para sa mga worst cases, may isolation B para sa mga moderate cases, at may isolation C sa mga bagong dating at yung medyo tolerable lang. may male at female ward rin para sa mga malapit ng gumaling o para sa mga hindi malala ang sakit. i will show you pics of my experience pag natransfer ko na sa pc.

so yun, iba't ibang klase ang makikita mo dun. may iba dun na tahimik lang, parang depressed. may iba rin na tahimik, pero nakititig lagi sayo, parang may iniisip na gawin sayo, pero di naman sila nanggagalaw, so ok lang. may iba din na normal magsalita pero medyo far out yung sinasabi. yung iba, tawa lang ng tawa, yung iba nagsasalita ng mag isa. yung iba naman, inuulit lang lahat ng sinasabi mo.

interesting talaga silang kausap. di ka mageexpect na ganun ang mga sagot nila. tulad nung last week, we were talking with one patient, medyo matino yung mga sagot niya at first so kala namin ok na siya. he mentioned na teacher siya ng gymnastics. so kala namin yung gymnastics talaga. but then he mentioned na kasali siya sa isang special kung fu org na may 12 disciples. tapos tinuruan daw sila nung ibat ibang walks. duck walk, spider walk, cat walk at elephant walk. tapos may tumbling then fly daw. im not making fun of these people. im just amazed at how their minds work. yung patient naman namin, aware naman siya na may diperensya siya. he said, "baliw ako, kaya iba ang energy ko."