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> (...) the overstretched staff didn’t have much time to support me, and I was often left crying on my own. Sometimes my tears were taken as evidence of ‘non-co
by d33 9y ago
> (...) the overstretched staff didn’t have much time to support me, and I was often left crying on my own. Sometimes my tears were taken as evidence of ‘non-compliance’.
This, on its own, is already outrageous. What could lead to forming this kind of attitude?
- DanBC 9y agoEating disorder is often comorbid with what's called "personality disorder" (usually what's called borderline PD). People with that label experience significant levels of stigma and discrimination from health workers, including mental health workers.
- yipopov 9y agoThat said, it should not be underestimated what an immense strain those people are on mental health workers. I wonder how much time those institutions dedicate to debriefing their own staff, I think that would make a big difference in how the patients are treated as well.
- thirdpoliceman 9y agoMostly I think its just exhaustion and desensitization. I spent a year in a child unit. Pretty much anything you do can be labeled as non-compliance. Staff got very callous out of necessity. Sometimes there were 20+ restraints in a day and once someone has spent hours restraining screaming/violent/suicidal kids, they don't have any patience or sympathy for someone crying in the corner. And basically anything you do can be labelled as non-compliance. I remember a nurse waking me up in the middle of the night to ask me to look at some paperwork. When I got pissed off (as anyone would) she put in the handover that I was being non-compliant. It's shitty but it seems to be a common attitude. Her experience isn't particularly extreme.